Spelling Bee September 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
Puzzle stats
Total words
49
Total points
216
Pangrams
2
Genius score
151
Center letter
I
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- IMPALPABLE
- IMPALPABLE
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
10 pts
5%
Good
17 pts
8%
Solid
32 pts
15%
Nice
54 pts
25%
Great
86 pts
40%
Amazing
108 pts
50%
Genius
151 pts
70%
Queen Bee
216 pts
100%
All accepted words
- alibi
- amiable
- bail
- bailee
- belie
- bibimbap
- bible
- bilabial
- bile
- bill
- billable
- blimp
- blip
- iamb
- iambi
- imam
- imbibe
- impala
- impale
- impalpable
- impalpable
- impel
- labia
- labial
- labile
- liable
- libel
- libelee
- lima
- limb
- lime
- limp
- mailable
- maim
- mile
- mill
- mime
- pail
- papilla
- papillae
- pile
- pill
- pimp
- pimple
- pipe
- pliable
- plie
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, September 5, 2023 uses the seven letters A, B, E, I, L, M, P, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 49 accepted words for a total of 216 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 151 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.