Spelling Bee January 20, 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: O
Puzzle stats
Total words
49
Total points
150
Pangrams
2
Genius score
105
Center letter
O
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- FLAGPOLE
- FLAGPOLE
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
7 pts
5%
Good
12 pts
8%
Solid
22 pts
15%
Nice
37 pts
25%
Great
60 pts
40%
Amazing
75 pts
50%
Genius
105 pts
70%
Queen Bee
150 pts
100%
All accepted words
- agog
- aloe
- aloof
- apogee
- elope
- falloff
- flagpole
- flagpole
- floe
- flog
- flop
- foal
- fool
- gallop
- galop
- gloop
- glop
- goal
- goggle
- golf
- goof
- googol
- goop
- loaf
- loge
- logo
- loll
- lollop
- loofa
- loop
- lope
- offal
- ogee
- ogle
- oleo
- opal
- paleo
- people
- plop
- pogo
- pole
- poll
- polo
- poof
- pool
- poop
- pope
- poppa
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, January 20, 2023 uses the seven letters A, E, F, G, L, O, P, with O as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 49 accepted words for a total of 150 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 105 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.