Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, January 07, 2023
Jan 07, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the B, D, L, G, E, I, O honeycomb (center letter B) feature 71 words, a 343-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ILLEGIBLE.
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
10/10
Very Hard98th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.54
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
97/100
Very RareRarer than 97% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
78 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
16
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
36
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 240 ptsVowel Split
42%
Balanced mix167 vowels · 226 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start17 PTS
- 15%Moving Up51 PTS
- 25%Good86 PTS
- 40%Solid137 PTS
- 50%Nice172 PTS
- 60%Great206 PTS
- 65%Amazing223 PTS
- 70%Genius240 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee343 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 71 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, January 7, 2023. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.
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Complete Answers
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9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 2 words
7-Letter Words 13 words
6-Letter Words 21 words
5-Letter Words 15 words
4-Letter Words 19 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 71 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 71 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 71 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 343 ranks in the 96th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-01-06.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 71 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 99th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-01-06.
- The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
- The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
- This puzzle ranks among the Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-01-05.
- The estimated solve time of 66–90 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- bdellid
- bdelloid
- bdle
- bebled
- bebleed
- beblood
- beblooded
- bede
- bedel
- bedell
- bedog
- beebee
- beedi
- begild
- bego
- begob
- begod
- begoggled
- beigel
- beild
- belibel
- belli
- bello
- beloid
- bibb
- bibbed
- bibble
- bibbled
- bibi
- bibl
- bibliog
- biddie
- bidi
- bield
- bielded
- bielid
- bigg
- bigged
- bilbie
- bilbo
- bilged
- billie
- bilo
- bilobe
- bilobed
- biog
- biol
- bldg
- bleb
- blee
- blooie
- bobbie
- bobo
- bobol
- boddle
- bodge
- bodgie
- bodle
- bodo
- bogglebo
- bogie
- bogle
- bogled
- bogo
- boid
- boii
- bolded
- boldo
- bole
- boled
- bolide
- bolled
- boloed
- boobed
- boobie
- boodie
- boodled
- bool
- debbie
- debe
- debeige
- debel
- debile
- deleble
- delible
- dibbed
- dibble
- dibbled
- dieb
- diobol
- dobbed
- dobbie
- dobe
- dobie
- doob
- eboe
- egbo
- elidible
- gebbie
- gibbed
- gibbi
- gibbled
- gibel
- gibli
- glebe
- globed
- globoid
- gobbed
- gobi
- gobiid
- gobioid
- gobo
- ibid
- idigbo
- libbed
- libelled
- libellee
- libidibi
- liebig
- lobi
- lobolo
- loob
- obeli
- obligee
- obol
- obole
- oboli
- odible
*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.