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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

A
E
L
N
T
U
X

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

39

accepted entries

Total points

186

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

130

70% of total

Center letter

U

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • EXULTANT
  • EXULTANT

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

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

Grouped by starting letter
A 5 words
  • annual
  • annul
  • attenuate
  • attune
  • aunt
E 5 words
  • exeunt
  • extenuate
  • exult
  • exultant
  • exultant
L 12 words
  • luau
  • lull
  • lulu
  • luna
  • lunate
  • lune
  • lunette
  • lunula
  • lunulae
  • lute
  • luteal
  • luxe
N 1 word
  • null
T 10 words
  • taunt
  • taut
  • tauten
  • textual
  • tulle
  • tuna
  • tune
  • tunnel
  • tutee
  • tutu
U 6 words
  • 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.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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