Spelling Bee January 13, 2023 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: U
Puzzle stats
Total words
39
Total points
186
Pangrams
2
Genius score
130
Center letter
U
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- EXULTANT
- EXULTANT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
9 pts
5%
Good
14 pts
8%
Solid
27 pts
15%
Nice
46 pts
25%
Great
74 pts
40%
Amazing
93 pts
50%
Genius
130 pts
70%
Queen Bee
186 pts
100%
All accepted words
- annual
- annul
- attenuate
- attune
- aunt
- exeunt
- extenuate
- exult
- exultant
- exultant
- luau
- lull
- lulu
- luna
- lunate
- lune
- lunette
- lunula
- lunulae
- lute
- luteal
- luxe
- null
- taunt
- taut
- tauten
- textual
- tulle
- tuna
- tune
- tunnel
- tutee
- tutu
- ulna
- ulnae
- ululate
- uneaten
- unlet
- untune
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, January 13, 2023 uses the seven letters A, E, L, N, T, U, X, with U as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 39 accepted words for a total of 186 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 130 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.