Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Jan 11, 2023, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, E, M, N, P, L, I honeycomb (center letter M) feature 46 words, a 190-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ENTITLEMENT.

Spelling Bee hive for January 11, 2023 with center letter M and surrounding letters T,E,N,P,L and I

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

30th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.41

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

22/100

Common

Rarer than 22% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

38 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: N

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

18

words to Genius
1×11L1×10L1×9L4×8L3×7L8×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 133 pts
18 words1×11L1×10L1×9L4×8L3×7L3×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

98 vowels · 151 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start10 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up29 PTS
  • 25%Good48 PTS
  • 40%Solid76 PTS
  • 50%Nice95 PTS
  • 60%Great114 PTS
  • 65%Amazing124 PTS
  • 70%Genius133 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee190 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 46 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, January 11, 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.

Common openings

M
41%
T
17%
L
15%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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11-Letter Words 1 word

10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 3 words

6-Letter Words 8 words

5-Letter Words 6 words

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Word Length Distribution

22 words
4L
22
6 words
5L
6
8 words
6L
8
3 words
7L
3
4 words
8L
4
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1
1 word
10L
1
1 word
11L
1

Share of 46 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

M
46 words
100%
E
37 words
80%
I
32 words
70%
T
29 words
63%
L
20 words
43%
N
19 words
41%
P
12 words
26%

Share of 46 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts
22
4L
30 pts
30
5L
48 pts
48
6L
21 pts
21
7L
32 pts
32
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L
10 pts
10
10L
11 pts
11
11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
1941%
T
817%
L
715%
I
511%
E
49%
P
37%

Share of 46 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 190 ranks in the 47th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-01-09.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 46 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 57th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-01-09.
  • 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 Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-01-10.
  • The estimated solve time of 32–44 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • elem
  • elemi
  • elemin
  • emeline
  • emetin
  • emetine
  • emil
  • emim
  • emittent
  • emmet
  • emmett
  • empt
  • enlimn
  • ilmenite
  • ilmenitite
  • imine
  • immit
  • impellent
  • impen
  • impi
  • implete
  • intime
  • leetmen
  • leme
  • lemel
  • limen
  • limettin
  • limnite
  • limpin
  • meeten
  • mein
  • meinie
  • mele
  • melene
  • melilite
  • melilitite
  • meline
  • melinite
  • mell
  • mellite
  • mene
  • menilite
  • ment
  • milit
  • mille
  • millie
  • millieme
  • millile
  • millime
  • milline
  • millite
  • millmen
  • milt
  • mimetene
  • mimetite
  • mimi
  • mimp
  • minette
  • minie
  • miniment
  • minimi
  • minimill
  • minipill
  • minnie
  • mittent
  • mmmm
  • mneme
  • neem
  • nepmen
  • netmen
  • pellmell
  • pelmet
  • pentimenti
  • petemen
  • pilm
  • pimelite
  • piment
  • pimentel
  • pitmen
  • plim
  • telemen
  • temene
  • temne
  • tempe
  • templet
  • timne
  • tinemen
  • tinmen
  • titmen

*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.

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