Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
January 5, 2023 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 5, 2023, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter FEGILNU
Spelling Bee for January 5, 2023

words: 48
score: 273 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 3
plurals: 1

E x 3
F x 35
G x 4
I x 2
L x 2
U x 2

4L x 15
5L x 7
6L x 8
7L x 7
8L x 5
9L x 4
10L x 1
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
E - 1 1 - - 1 - - 3
F 12 6 6 6 3 1 1 - 35
G 2 - - 1 1 - - - 4
I - - 1 - - 1 - - 2
L 1 - - - 1 - - - 2
U - - - - - 1 - 1 2
tot 15 7 8 7 5 4 1 1 48

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

plu 5 tot
F 1 1
tot 1 1

ENGULFING, FUELING, FUNNELING, UNFEELING

word       length      
UNFULFILLING 12
FULFILLING 10
ENGULFING 9 pangram
FUNNELING 9 pangram
INFILLING * 9
UNFEELING 9 pangram
FEIGNING 8
FLINGING 8
FLUFFING 8
GUILEFUL 8
LIFELINE * 8
FEELING 7
FELLING 7
FILLING 7
FLEEING 7
FUELING 7 perfect pangram
FULFILL 7
GLEEFUL 7
ENGULF 6
FELINE 6
FENNEL 6
FIFING 6
FILING 6
FINING 6
FUNNEL 6
INFILL * 6
ELFIN 5
FEIGN 5
FLING 5
FLUFF 5
FLUNG 5
FUGUE 5
FUNGI  5
FEEL 4
FELL 4
FIEF 4
FIFE 4
FILE 4
FILL 4
FINE 4
FLEE 4
FLUE 4
FUEL 4
FUGU 4
FULL 4
GUFF 4
GULF 4
LIFE 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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