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Spelling Bee Answers for February 11, 2023

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words42
Pangrams5
Points possible203
Center letterP
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published February 11, 2023·3 min read

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

ON
EPT
CM

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
17 pts
Good
31 pts
Solid
51 pts
Nice
82 pts
Great
102 pts
Amazing
143 pts
Genius
173 pts
Queen Bee
203 pts
Total words
42
Pangrams
5
Possible points
203

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 5 pangrams
competence +17 ptsnoncompete +17 ptscomponent +16 ptscompetent +16 ptscontempt +15 pts

The full word list

All 42 valid Spelling Bee solutions for February 11, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters20 words
compcoopcopeepeemopenopeopenpeenpeeppentpeonpoempoetpomepompponepooppopetemptope
5 letters6 words
cooptpencepennetempotempttepee
6 letters6 words
moppetpenmenpompompoppetpotentteepee
7 letters4 words
competecompoteconceptpontoon
8 letters2 words
contemptopponent
9 letters2 words
competentcomponent
10 letters2 words
competencenoncompete

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

competence +17noncompete +17competent +16component +16contempt +15

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for February 11, 2023 has 42 valid words for a total of 203 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 173 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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