May 23, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 23, 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.
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Center letter C: October 3, 2020words: 205
score: 1,185 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 2
compounds: 4
plurals: 9
bingo: yes
A x 30
B x 84
C x 24
E x 7
I x 11
L x 30
M x 19
4L x 43
5L x 39
6L x 56
7L x 27
8L x 21
9L x 12
10L x 2
11L x 4
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 30 |
| B | 30 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84 |
| C | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 24 |
| E | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| L | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 30 |
| M | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 19 |
| tot | 43 | 39 | 56 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 205 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| B | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| I | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| L | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| plu | 5 | 6 | 7 | tot |
| A | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| B | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| tot | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
ABEMACICLIB, ACCLAIMABLE, ALEMBIC, AMICABLE, BACILLAEMIA, BACILLEMIA, CEMBALI, CLAIMABLE, CLIMBABLE, MIMICABLE
| word | length | |||
| BIBBLEBABBLE | 12 | |||
| ABEMACICLIB | 11 | pangram | ||
| ACCLAIMABLE | 11 | pangram | ||
| BACILLAEMIA | 11 | pangram | ||
| IMMALLEABLE | 11 | |||
| BACILLEMIA | 10 | pangram | ||
| EMBALMABLE | 10 | |||
| BALLABILE | 9 | |||
| BALLABILI | 9 | |||
| BIALLELIC | 9 | |||
| BLAMEABLE | 9 | |||
| CLAIMABLE | 9 | pangram | ||
| CLIMBABLE | 9 | pangram | ||
| EMAILABLE | 9 | |||
| IMBECILIC | 9 | |||
| LABELABLE | 9 | |||
| MALLEABLE | 9 | |||
| MIMIAMBIC | 9 | |||
| MIMICABLE | 9 | pangram | ||
| ALLIABLE | 8 | |||
| AMBALAMA | 8 | |||
| AMICABLE | 8 | pangram | ||
| BAILABLE | 8 | |||
| BIBLICAL | 8 | |||
| BILABIAL | 8 | |||
| BILLABLE | 8 | |||
| BLAMABLE | 8 | |||
| CABBALIC | 8 | |||
| CALAMBAC | 8 | |||
| CALLABLE | 8 | |||
| ILLABIAL | 8 | |||
| IMBABALA | 8 | |||
| IMBECILE | 8 | |||
| LACEABLE | 8 | |||
| LIBELLEE | 8 | |||
| LIMBMEAL | * 8 | |||
| MAILABLE | 8 | |||
| MEMEABLE | 8 | |||
| MILLABLE | 8 | |||
| MIMIAMBI | 8 | |||
| AIMABLE | 7 | |||
| ALEMBIC | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| AMABILE | 7 | |||
| AMIABLE | 7 | |||
| BACCALA | 7 | |||
| BACILLI | † 7 | |||
| BAILLIE | 7 | |||
| BEEBALM | * 7 | |||
| BELIBEL | 7 | |||
| BICELLE | 7 | |||
| BILIMBI | 7 | |||
| CABALIC | 7 | |||
| CABBALA | 7 | |||
| CAMBIAL | 7 | |||
| CEMBALI | † 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| EMBLEMA | 7 | |||
| ICEBALL | * 7 | |||
| LABELLA | 7 | |||
| LAMBLIA | 7 | |||
| LEBLEBI | 7 | |||
| LIBECCI | † 7 | |||
| LIBELEE | 7 | |||
| LIBELLA | 7 | |||
| LIBELLE | 7 | |||
| MALIMBE | 7 | |||
| MIMABLE | 7 | |||
| MIMIAMB | 7 | |||
| ABELIA | 6 | |||
| ABILLA | 6 | |||
| ALIBLE | 6 | |||
| AMEBAE | † 6 | |||
| AMEBIC | 6 | |||
| BAALIM | † 6 | |||
| BABALA | 6 | |||
| BABBIE | 6 | |||
| BABBLE | 6 | |||
| BAICAI | 6 | |||
| BAILEE | 6 | |||
| BAILIE | 6 | |||
| BAILLI | 6 | |||
| BALLIA | 6 | |||
| BAMMIE | 6 | |||
| BEABLE | 6 | |||
| BECALL | 6 | |||
| BECALM | 6 | |||
| BECAME | 6 | |||
| BECCAL | 6 | |||
| BECLAM | 6 | |||
| BEEBEE | * 6 | |||
| BELACE | 6 | |||
| BELIME | 6 | |||
| BIBBLE | 6 | |||
| BICCIE | 6 | |||
| BILBIE | 6 | |||
| BILLIE | 6 | |||
| BIMBLE | 6 | |||
| CABALA | 6 | |||
| CABBIE | 6 | |||
| CABBLE | 6 | |||
| CALABA | 6 | |||
| CAMBIA | 6 | |||
| CAMBIC | 6 | |||
| CIMBIA | 6 | |||
| EMBALM | 6 | |||
| EMBEAM | 6 | |||
| EMBLEM | 6 | |||
| EMBLIC | 6 | |||
| IAMBIC | 6 | |||
| IMBIBE | 6 | |||
| LABIAE | † 6 | |||
| LABIAL | 6 | |||
| LABILE | 6 | |||
| LABLAB | 6 | |||
| LAMBEL | 6 | |||
| LAMBIC | 6 | |||
| LAMBIE | 6 | |||
| LIABLE | 6 | |||
| LIMBAL | 6 | |||
| LIMBIC | 6 | |||
| MABBLE | 6 | |||
| MABELA | 6 | |||
| MABELE | 6 | |||
| MALBEC | 6 | |||
| ABACA | 5 | |||
| ABACI | † 5 | |||
| ABEAM | 5 | |||
| ABELE | 5 | |||
| ALBIC | 5 | |||
| ALIBI | 5 | |||
| AMBAL | 5 | |||
| AMBLE | 5 | |||
| AMEBA | 5 | |||
| BABEL | 5 | |||
| BACCA | 5 | |||
| BAILA | 5 | |||
| BAILE | 5 | |||
| BAILI | 5 | |||
| BELAM | 5 | |||
| BELIE | 5 | |||
| BELLE | 5 | |||
| BEMBA | 5 | |||
| BIBLE | 5 | |||
| BLAME | 5 | |||
| CABAL | 5 | |||
| CABLE | 5 | |||
| CEBIL | 5 | |||
| CEIBA | 5 | |||
| CELEB | 5 | |||
| CIBAI | 5 | |||
| CLIMB | 5 | |||
| IAMBI | † 5 | |||
| LABBA | 5 | |||
| LABEL | 5 | |||
| LABIA | † 5 | |||
| LAMBA | 5 | |||
| LIBEL | 5 | |||
| LIMBA | 5 | |||
| LIMBI | 5 | |||
| MAMBA | 5 | |||
| MBILA | 5 | |||
| MELBA | 5 | |||
| MILAB | 5 | |||
| ABBA | 4 | |||
| ABBE | 4 | |||
| ABLE | 4 | |||
| ALBA | 4 | |||
| ALBE | 4 | |||
| AMBA | 4 | |||
| AMBE | 4 | |||
| BAAL | 4 | |||
| BABA | 4 | |||
| BABE | 4 | |||
| BAEL | 4 | |||
| BAIL | 4 | |||
| BALE | 4 | |||
| BALL | 4 | |||
| BALM | 4 | |||
| BAMI | 4 | |||
| BEAL | 4 | |||
| BEAM | 4 | |||
| BEEL | 4 | |||
| BELL | 4 | |||
| BEMA | 4 | |||
| BIBB | 4 | |||
| BIBE | 4 | |||
| BIBI | 4 | |||
| BICE | 4 | |||
| BILE | 4 | |||
| BILL | 4 | |||
| BIMA | 4 | |||
| BLAA | 4 | |||
| BLAB | 4 | |||
| BLAE | 4 | |||
| BLAM | 4 | |||
| BLEA | 4 | |||
| BLEB | 4 | |||
| BLEE | 4 | |||
| BLEM | 4 | |||
| BLIM | 4 | |||
| CABA | 4 | |||
| IAMB | 4 | |||
| IMBE | 4 | |||
| LAMB | 4 | |||
| LIMB | 4 | |||
| MABE | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun