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Spelling Bee May 5, 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: I

C
D
I
M
N
O
U

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

28

accepted entries

Total points

157

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

109

70% of total

Center letter

I

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • CONDOMINIUM
  • CONDOMINIUM

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

3 pts

2%

Moving Up

7 pts

5%

Good

12 pts

8%

Solid

23 pts

15%

Nice

39 pts

25%

Great

62 pts

40%

Amazing

78 pts

50%

Genius

109 pts

70%

Queen Bee

157 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
C 8 words
  • cocci
  • coin
  • comic
  • communion
  • condominium
  • condominium
  • conic
  • cumin
D 3 words
  • dino
  • dominion
  • domino
I 4 words
  • icon
  • iconic
  • idiom
  • ionic
M 8 words
  • midi
  • mimic
  • mind
  • mini
  • minim
  • minimum
  • minion
  • modicum
N 1 word
  • nuncio
O 2 words
  • odium
  • onion
U 2 words
  • undid
  • union

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, May 5, 2023 uses the seven letters C, D, I, M, N, O, U, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 28 accepted words for a total of 157 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 109 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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