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Spelling Bee Answers for July 14, 2023

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

Words41
Pangrams1
Points possible136
Center letterM
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 14, 2023·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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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.

AX
IML
BO

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
11 pts
Good
21 pts
Solid
34 pts
Nice
55 pts
Great
68 pts
Amazing
96 pts
Genius
116 pts
Queen Bee
136 pts
Total words
41
Pangrams
1
Possible points
136

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 1 pangram
mailbox +14 pts

The full word list

All 41 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 14, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters22 words
ammobalmblambombboomiambimamlamalamblimalimblimoloamloommailmaimmallmamamaximillmoilmoll
5 letters11 words
axiombloomiambilimbollamamambamambomammamaximmommamoola
6 letters4 words
abloombamboomammalmaxima
7 letters4 words
boomboxmailboxmaxillamaximal

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.

mailbox +14boombox +7maxilla +7maximal +7abloom +6

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 14, 2023 has 41 valid words for a total of 136 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 116 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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