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January 5, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 5, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter FEGILNU
Spelling Bee for January 5, 2023

words: 132
score: 1,023 pts
pangrams: 15
perfect: 1
compounds: 5
bingo: yes

E x 10
F x 65
G x 12
I x 7
L x 13
N x 4
U x 21

5L x 18
6L x 43
7L x 28
8L x 23
9L x 12
10L x 7
12L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
E 2 5 1 - 2 - - 10
F 10 21 18 10 2 4 - 65
G 2 4 3 2 1 - - 12
I 1 3 - 1 2 - - 7
L 1 2 4 6 - - - 13
N 1 1 1 1 - - - 4
U 1 7 1 3 5 3 1 21
tot 18 43 28 23 12 7 1 132

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
EE x 1 EF x 4 EL x 3 EN x 2
FE x 14 FI x 13 FL x 12 FU x 26
GI x 2 GL x 3 GU x 7
IG x 1 IN x 6
LE x 1 LI x 8 LU x 4
NI x 4
UN x 21

cmp 6 8 9 tot
I 2 - 1 3
L - 2 - 2
tot 2 2 1 5

debut appearances 12

EFFULGING, ENGULFING, FEELINGFUL, FEIGNFUL, FIGULINE, FUELING, FUELLING, FULIGULINE, FULLENING, FUNNELING, FUNNELLING, UNFEELING, UNFUELING, UNFUELLING, UNGUILEFUL

word       length      
EEFING 6
EFFELL 6
EFFING 6
EFFULGE 7
EFFULGING 9 pangram
ELFEN 5
ELFIN 5
ELFING 6
ENGULF 6
ENGULFING 9 pangram, debut
FEEING 6
FEELIE 6
FEELING 7 debut
FEELINGFUL 10 pangram
FEENING 7
FEGELE 6
FEIGN 5
FEIGNFUL 8 pangram
FEIGNING 8
FELINE 6
FELLING 7 debut
FENING 6
FENNEL 6
FEUING 6
FIFIE 5
FIFING 6
FIGGING 7
FIGGLE 6
FIGULINE 8 pangram
FILING 6
FILLING 7
FINIF 5
FINIFF 6
FINING 6
FINNIF 6
FINNIFF 7
FINNING 7
FLEEING 7 debut
FLEEN 5
FLEGGING 8
FLING 5
FLINGEE 7
FLINGING 8
FLUELLEN 8
FLUELLIN 8
FLUFF 5
FLUFFING 8 debut
FLUGEL 6
FLUNG 5
FUELING 7 perfect pangram, debut
FUELLING 8 pangram
FUFFING 7
FUFFLE 6
FUFFLING 8
FUGGING 7
FUGIE 5
FUGLING 7
FUGUE 5
FUGUING 7
FULFIL 6
FULFILL 7
FULFILLING 10 debut
FULIGIN 7
FULIGULINE 10 pangram
FULLEN 6
FULLENING 9 pangram
FULLING 7
FUNGEE 6
FUNGI 5 debut
FUNGIE 6
FUNGIN 6
FUNNEL 6
FUNNELING 9 pangram, debut
FUNNELLING 10 pangram
FUNNING 7
GIFFLE 6
GIGFUL 6
GLEEFUL 7
GLIFF 5
GLIFFING 8
GUFFIE 6
GUFFING 7
GUILEFUL 8 debut
GUILEFULL 9
GULFING 7
GUNFU 5
GUNFUL 6
IGNIFUGE 8
INFELL * 6
INFILL * 6
INFILLING * 9
INFLU 5
INGULF 6
INGULFING 9
LEGFUL 6
LIEFLING 8
LIEGEFUL 8
LIFEFUL 7
LIFELINE * 8
LIFELING 8
LIFENING 8
LIFIE 5
LINEFILL * 8
LUFFIN 6
LUFFING 7
LULLFUL 7
LUNGFUL 7 allowed elsewhere
NIFFING 7
NIFFLE 6
NIFFLING 8
NIFLE 5
UNFEEL 6
UNFEELING 9 pangram, debut
UNFEIGNING 10
UNFELINE 8
UNFILE 6
UNFILING 8
UNFILL 6
UNFILLING 9
UNFINE 6
UNFLUNG 7
UNFUEL 6
UNFUELING 9 pangram
UNFUELLING 10 pangram
UNFULFIL 8
UNFULFILL 9
UNFULFILLING 12 debut
UNFULL 6
UNFUN 5
UNGLEEFUL 9
UNGUILEFUL 10 pangram
UNLIFE 6

* compound(ish) word

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