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January 5, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 5, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LU.


Instructions

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center letter FEGILNU
Spelling Bee for January 5, 2023

words: 164
score: 1,055 pts
pangrams: 15
perfect: 1
compounds: 5
bingo: yes

E x 10
F x 87
G x 14
I x 8
L x 16
N x 8
U x 21

4L x 32
5L x 18
6L x 43
7L x 28
8L x 23
9L x 12
10L x 7
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
E - 2 5 1 - 2 - - 10
F 22 10 21 18 10 2 4 - 87
G 2 2 4 3 2 1 - - 14
I 1 1 3 - 1 2 - - 8
L 3 1 2 4 6 - - - 16
N 4 1 1 1 1 - - - 8
U - 1 7 1 3 5 3 1 21
tot 32 18 43 28 23 12 7 1 164

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
EE x 1 EF x 4 EL x 3 EN x 2
FE x 18 FI x 19 FL x 16 FU x 34
GI x 2 GL x 3 GU x 9
IF x 1 IG x 1 IN x 6
LE x 1 LI x 10 LU x 5
LUF x 3 LUL x 1 LUN x 1
NE x 1 NI x 7
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
FEEL 4
FEELIE 6
FEELING 7 debut
FEELINGFUL 10 pangram
FEEN 4
FEENING 7
FEGELE 6
FEIGN 5
FEIGNFUL 8 pangram
FEIGNING 8
FELINE 6
FELL 4
FELLING 7 debut
FENI 4
FENING 6
FENNEL 6
FEUING 6
FIEF 4
FIFE 4
FIFI 4
FIFIE 5
FIFING 6
FIGGING 7
FIGGLE 6
FIGULINE 8 pangram
FILE 4
FILING 6
FILL 4
FILLING 7
FINE 4
FINIF 5
FINIFF 6
FINING 6
FINNIF 6
FINNIFF 7
FINNING 7
FLEE 4
FLEEING 7 debut
FLEEN 5
FLEG 4
FLEGGING 8
FLIE 4
FLING 5
FLINGEE 7
FLINGING 8
FLUE 4
FLUELLEN 8
FLUELLIN 8
FLUFF 5
FLUFFING 8 debut
FLUGEL 6
FLUNG 5
FUEL 4
FUELING 7 perfect pangram, debut
FUELLING 8 pangram
FUFF 4
FUFFING 7
FUFFLE 6
FUFFLING 8
FUFU 4
FUGG 4
FUGGING 7
FUGIE 5
FUGLING 7
FUGU 4
FUGUE 5
FUGUING 7
FULE 4
FULFIL 6
FULFILL 7
FULFILLING 10 debut
FULIGIN 7
FULIGULINE 10 pangram
FULL 4
FULLEN 6
FULLENING 9 pangram
FULLING 7
FUNG 4
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
GUFF 4
GUFFIE 6
GUFFING 7
GUILEFUL 8 debut
GUILEFULL 9
GULF 4
GULFING 7
GUNFU 5
GUNFUL 6
IFIL 4
IGNIFUGE 8
INFELL * 6
INFILL * 6
INFILLING * 9
INFLU 5
INGULF 6
INGULFING 9
LEGFUL 6
LIEF 4
LIEFLING 8
LIEGEFUL 8
LIFE 4
LIFEFUL 7
LIFELINE * 8
LIFELING 8
LIFENING 8
LIFIE 5
LINEFILL * 8
LUFF 4
LUFFIN 6
LUFFING 7
LULLFUL 7
LUNGFUL 7 allowed elsewhere
NEIF 4
NIEF 4
NIFE 4
NIFF 4
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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