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 LI.
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Instructions
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from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
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Spelling Bee for January 5, 2023
words: 164
score: 1,055 pts
pangrams: 15
perfect: 1
plurals: 1
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
EFFULGING, ENGULFING, FEELINGFUL, FEIGNFUL, FIGULINE, FUELING , FUELLING, FULIGULINE, FULLENING, FUNNELING, FUNNELLING, UNFEELING, UNFUELING, UNFUELLING, UNGUILEFUL
UNF ULF ILLING
12
debut
F EELINGF UL
10
pangram
F ULF ILLING
10
debut
F ULIGULINE
10
pangram
F UNNELLING
10
pangram
UNF EIGNING
10
UNF UELLING
10
pangram
UNGUILEF UL
10
pangram
EF F ULGING
9
pangram
ENGULF ING
9
pangram, debut
F ULLENING
9
pangram
F UNNELING
9
pangram, debut
GUILEF ULL
9
INF ILLING
9
INGULF ING
9
UNF EELING
9
pangram, debut
UNF ILLING
9
UNF UELING
9
pangram
UNF ULF ILL
9
UNGLEEF UL
9
F EIGNF UL
8
pangram
F EIGNING
8
F IGULINE
8
pangram
F LEGGING
8
F LINGING
8
F LUELLEN
8
F LUELLIN
8
F LUF F ING
8
debut
F UELLING
8
pangram
F UF F LING
8
GLIF F ING
8
GUILEF UL
8
debut
IGNIF UGE
8
LIEF LING
8
LIEGEF UL
8
LIF ELINE
8
LIF ELING
8
LIF ENING
8
LINEF ILL
8
NIF F LING
8
UNF ELINE
8
UNF ILING
8
UNF ULF IL
8
EF F ULGE
7
F EELING
7
debut
F EENING
7
F ELLING
7
debut
F IGGING
7
F ILLING
7
F INNIF F
7
F INNING
7
F LEEING
7
debut
F LINGEE
7
F UELING
7
perfect pangram, debut
F UF F ING
7
F UGGING
7
F UGLING
7
F UGUING
7
F ULF ILL
7
F ULIGIN
7
F ULLING
7
F UNNING
7
GLEEF UL
7
GUF F ING
7
GULF ING
7
LIF EF UL
7
LUF F ING
7
LULLF UL
7
LUNGF UL
7
allowed elsewhere
NIF F ING
7
UNF LUNG
7
EEF ING
6
EF F ELL
6
EF F ING
6
ELF ING
6
ENGULF
6
F EEING
6
F EELIE
6
F EGELE
6
F ELINE
6
F ENING
6
F ENNEL
6
F EUING
6
F IF ING
6
F IGGLE
6
F ILING
6
F INIF F
6
F INING
6
F INNIF
6
F LUGEL
6
F UF F LE
6
F ULF IL
6
F ULLEN
6
F UNGEE
6
F UNGIE
6
F UNGIN
6
F UNNEL
6
GIF F LE
6
GIGF UL
6
GUF F IE
6
GUNF UL
6
INF ELL
6
INF ILL
6
INGULF
6
LEGF UL
6
LUF F IN
6
NIF F LE
6
UNF EEL
6
UNF ILE
6
UNF ILL
6
UNF INE
6
UNF UEL
6
UNF ULL
6
UNLIF E
6
ELF EN
5
ELF IN
5
F EIGN
5
F IF IE
5
F INIF
5
F LEEN
5
F LING
5
F LUF F
5
F LUNG
5
F UGIE
5
F UGUE
5
F UNGI
† 5
debut
GLIF F
5
GUNF U
5
INF LU
5
LIF IE
5
NIF LE
5
UNF UN
5
F EEL
4
F EEN
4
F ELL
4
F ENI
4
F IEF
4
F IF E
4
F IF I
4
F ILE
4
F ILL
4
F INE
4
F LEE
4
F LEG
4
F LIE
4
F LUE
4
F UEL
4
F UF F
4
F UF U
4
F UGG
4
F UGU
4
F ULE
4
F ULL
4
F UNG
4
GUF F
4
GULF
4
IF IL
4
LIEF
4
LIF E
4
LUF F
4
NEIF
4
NIEF
4
NIF E
4
NIF F
4
† plural noun