January 7, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 7, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
words: 227
score: 1,205 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 1
plurals: 1
bingo: yes
B x 143
D x 16
E x 5
G x 26
I x 2
L x 21
O x 14
4L x 44
5L x 45
6L x 75
7L x 40
8L x 13
9L x 6
10L x 3
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| B | 29 | 30 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 143 |
| D | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| G | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 26 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| L | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 21 |
| O | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| tot | 44 | 45 | 75 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 227 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| BD x 1 | BE x 38 | BI x 34 | BL x 18 | BO x 52 |
| DE x 6 | DI x 5 | DO x 5 | ||
| EB x 1 | ED x 1 | EL x 3 | ||
| GE x 1 | GI x 5 | GL x 9 | GO x 11 | |
| ID x 1 | IL x 1 | |||
| LE x 2 | LI x 9 | LO x 10 | ||
| OB x 13 | OL x 1 |
| cmp | 6 | tot |
| B | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 |
| plu | 5 | tot |
| O | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 |
| debut appearances | 16 |
OBLIGED
| word | length | |||
| GOBBLEDEGOO | 11 | |||
| BELIBELLED | 10 | |||
| BIBLIOBLOG | 10 | |||
| LOBLOLLIED | 10 | |||
| BEBLOODED | 9 | |||
| BEDELLIID | 9 | |||
| BEGOGGLED | 9 | |||
| DEBOBBLED | 9 | |||
| ILLEGIBLE | 9 | |||
| LOBELIOID | 9 | |||
| BDELLOID | 8 | |||
| BEDOGGED | 8 | |||
| BEGIGGED | 8 | |||
| BEGILDED | 8 | |||
| BLOODIED | 8 | debut | ||
| DEBELLED | 8 | |||
| DEBOBBLE | 8 | |||
| ELIDIBLE | 8 | |||
| ELIGIBLE | 8 | |||
| ELLOBIID | 8 | |||
| LIBELLED | 8 | |||
| LIBELLEE | 8 | |||
| LIBIDIBI | 8 | |||
| BEBLEED | 7 | |||
| BEBLOOD | 7 | |||
| BELIBEL | 7 | |||
| BELLIED | 7 | debut | ||
| BELLIID | 7 | |||
| BIBBLED | 7 | |||
| BIELDED | 7 | |||
| BILOBED | 7 | |||
| BILOBOL | 7 | |||
| BLEBBED | 7 | |||
| BLEEDED | 7 | |||
| BLEGGED | 7 | |||
| BLOBBED | 7 | |||
| BLODGED | 7 | |||
| BLOGGED | 7 | debut | ||
| BLOODED | 7 | |||
| BOBBLED | 7 | |||
| BOBOLEE | 7 | |||
| BOGGLED | 7 | debut | ||
| BOLILLO | 7 | |||
| BOOBIED | 7 | |||
| BOODIED | 7 | |||
| BOOGIED | 7 | |||
| DEBEIGE | 7 | |||
| DELIBLE | 7 | |||
| DIBBLED | 7 | |||
| GLIBBED | 7 | |||
| GLOBBED | 7 | |||
| GLOBOID | 7 | |||
| GOBBLED | 7 | debut | ||
| GOBIOID | 7 | |||
| LEBLEBI | 7 | |||
| LEGIBLE | 7 | |||
| LIBELED | 7 | debut | ||
| LIBELEE | 7 | |||
| LIBELLE | 7 | |||
| LOBBIED | 7 | debut | ||
| OBLIGED | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| OBLIGEE | 7 | |||
| OLIEBOL | 7 | |||
| BEBLED | 6 | |||
| BEDDED | 6 | |||
| BEDELL | 6 | |||
| BEDOLE | 6 | |||
| BEEBEE | * 6 | |||
| BEEDIE | 6 | |||
| BEGGED | 6 | |||
| BEGILD | 6 | |||
| BEGOLD | 6 | |||
| BEIGEL | 6 | |||
| BELIED | 6 | debut | ||
| BELLED | 6 | |||
| BIBBED | 6 | |||
| BIBBLE | 6 | |||
| BIGGED | 6 | |||
| BIGGIE | 6 | |||
| BIGOLI | 6 | |||
| BILBIE | 6 | |||
| BILBOE | 6 | |||
| BILGED | 6 | |||
| BILLED | 6 | debut | ||
| BILLIE | 6 | |||
| BILLIO | 6 | |||
| BILOBE | 6 | |||
| BIOBED | 6 | |||
| BIOGEL | 6 | |||
| BIOOIL | 6 | |||
| BLODGE | 6 | |||
| BOBBED | 6 | |||
| BOBBLE | 6 | |||
| BOBBOL | 6 | |||
| BODDLE | 6 | |||
| BODGED | 6 | |||
| BODGIE | 6 | |||
| BODIED | 6 | |||
| BOEGOE | 6 | |||
| BOGGED | 6 | |||
| BOGGLE | 6 | debut | ||
| BOILED | 6 | debut | ||
| BOILIE | 6 | |||
| BOLDED | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| BOLEDO | 6 | |||
| BOLIDE | 6 | |||
| BOLLED | 6 | |||
| BOLOED | 6 | |||
| BOOBED | 6 | |||
| BOOBIE | 6 | |||
| BOOBOO | 6 | |||
| BOODIE | 6 | |||
| BOODLE | 6 | |||
| BOOGIE | 6 | |||
| DIBBED | 6 | |||
| DIBBLE | 6 | |||
| DIOBOL | 6 | |||
| DOBBED | 6 | |||
| DOBBIE | 6 | |||
| DOOBIE | 6 | |||
| EDIBLE | 6 | debut | ||
| GEBIID | 6 | |||
| GIBBED | 6 | |||
| GLOBED | 6 | |||
| GLOBIE | 6 | |||
| GOBBED | 6 | |||
| GOBBLE | 6 | debut | ||
| GOBIID | 6 | |||
| GOOGOB | 6 | |||
| IDIGBO | 6 | |||
| LIBBED | 6 | |||
| LIBIDO | 6 | |||
| LOBBED | 6 | |||
| LOBOLO | 6 | |||
| OBLIGE | 6 | debut | ||
| OBLOID | 6 | |||
| OBOLID | 6 | |||
| OBOLOI | 6 | |||
| BEDEL | 5 | |||
| BEDOG | 5 | |||
| BEEDI | 5 | |||
| BEGOB | 5 | |||
| BEGOD | 5 | |||
| BEIGE | 5 | |||
| BEILD | 5 | |||
| BELID | 5 | |||
| BELIE | 5 | |||
| BELLE | 5 | |||
| BELLO | 5 | |||
| BIBLE | 5 | |||
| BIDED | 5 | |||
| BIELD | 5 | |||
| BILBO | 5 | |||
| BILGE | 5 | |||
| BLEED | 5 | |||
| BLIGE | 5 | |||
| BLOOD | 5 | |||
| BOBBE | 5 | |||
| BOBOL | 5 | |||
| BODED | 5 | |||
| BODGE | 5 | |||
| BODLE | 5 | |||
| BOGGO | 5 | |||
| BOGIE | 5 | |||
| BOGLE | 5 | |||
| BOLDO | 5 | |||
| BOOED | 5 | |||
| BOOID | 5 | |||
| DEBEL | 5 | |||
| DOBIE | 5 | |||
| EBBED | 5 | |||
| GIBED | 5 | |||
| GIBEL | 5 | |||
| GIBLI | 5 | |||
| GLEBE | 5 | |||
| GLOBE | 5 | debut | ||
| GOBBO | 5 | |||
| LIBEL | 5 | |||
| LOBED | 5 | |||
| OBELI | † 5 | |||
| OBOLE | 5 | |||
| OBOLI | 5 | |||
| OBOLO | 5 | |||
| BEDE | 4 | |||
| BEEL | 4 | |||
| BELL | 4 | |||
| BIBB | 4 | |||
| BIBE | 4 | |||
| BIBI | 4 | |||
| BIDE | 4 | |||
| BIDI | 4 | |||
| BIGG | 4 | |||
| BILE | 4 | |||
| BILL | 4 | |||
| BILO | 4 | |||
| BLEB | 4 | |||
| BLED | 4 | |||
| BLEE | 4 | |||
| BLEG | 4 | |||
| BLOB | 4 | |||
| BLOG | 4 | |||
| BOBO | 4 | |||
| BODE | 4 | |||
| BOID | 4 | |||
| BOIL | 4 | |||
| BOLD | 4 | |||
| BOLE | 4 | |||
| BOLI | 4 | |||
| BOLL | 4 | |||
| BOLO | 4 | |||
| BOOB | 4 | |||
| BOOL | 4 | |||
| DIEB | 4 | |||
| DOOB | 4 | |||
| GIBE | 4 | |||
| GLIB | 4 | |||
| GLOB | 4 | |||
| GOBI | 4 | |||
| GOBO | 4 | |||
| GOOB | 4 | |||
| LOBE | 4 | |||
| LOBI | 4 | |||
| LOBO | 4 | |||
| LOOB | 4 | |||
| OBBO | 4 | |||
| OBOE | 4 | |||
| OBOL | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun