January 27, 2023, Friday

Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, January 27, 2023

Jan 27, 2023, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the N, T, A, R, J, I, O honeycomb (center letter N) feature 62 words, a 321-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ANNOTATION, INITIATION, INTONATION, IRRITATION.

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Spelling Bee hive for January 27, 2023 with center letter N and surrounding letters T,A,R,J,I and O

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Friday, January 27, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

69th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.98

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

45/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 45% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

60 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

4×10L6×9L4×8L5×7L10×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 225 pts

29 words4×10L6×9L4×8L5×7L7×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

166 vowels · 205 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start16 PTS
15%Moving Up48 PTS
25%Good80 PTS
40%Solid128 PTS
50%Nice161 PTS
60%Great193 PTS
65%Amazing209 PTS
70%Genius225 PTS
100%Queen Bee321 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 62 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, January 27, 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

24%

23%

15%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2023-01-26

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

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Word Length Distribution

19 words

10 words

14 words

5 words (Pangram)

4 words

6 words

4 words

10L

Share of 62 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

62 words

100%

46 words

74%

43 words

69%

42 words

68%

40 words

65%

34 words

55%

6 words

10%

Share of 62 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts

50 pts

84 pts

42 pts (Pangram)

32 pts

54 pts

40 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1524%

1423%

915%

813%

58%

35%

Share of 62 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 321 ranks in the 93rd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-01-26.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 62 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 92nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-01-26.
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 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-01-26.
The estimated solve time of 51–69 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

aaron
ainoi
aint
aion
airan
airn
aition
anan
anana
ananta
anat
anatron
anatta
anatto
anita
anjan
anna
annat
annatto
annona
annotto
anoa
anoia
anorn
anotia
anotta
anta
antar
antara
antiair
antiar
antiarin
antiattrition
antiriot
antitrinitarian
anton
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
antra
antrin
aonian
arain
aration
arian
ariana
arion
arna
arnatta
arnatto
arni
arnotta
arnotto
aroint
aronia
atonia
attainor
attaint
attn
attorn
inaja
inanition
inia
inion
init
inition
injoin
injoint
inro
inti
intonator
intort
intortion
intr
intrant
introit
intron
ioni
ionian
iran
irani
iranian
irian
irroration
itonia
jain
jaina
jann
jant
jarina
jatni
jina
jinja
jnana
joan
joanna
joinant
joni
jotation
jotnian
naiant
nain
naio
nair
naira
naja
naoi
narr
narra
nataraja
natation
natator
natatoria
nato
natraj
natron
natt
nina
ninon
niton
nitration
nitrator
nitrian
nitta
noint
nona
nonair
nonion
noniron
nonirritant
nonnat
nonrotation
nontan
nontannin
nora
noria
norito
norn
nota
notitia
nritta
oint
onan
ontarian
ontario
oont
orant
oraon
orarian
orarion
oratorian
orion
otiant
rana
ranarian
rann
ratan
ratoon
ratton
rattoon
riant
roin
ronin
ronion
roon
rotan
rotarian
rotatorian
tain
tainan
taino
taintor
tairn
tana
tania
tanna
tano
tanoa
tanoan
tantarara
tanto
tarantara
taratantara
tariana
tarin
tarn
tartana
tartarian
tartarin
tatarian
tina
tinaja
tinta
tionontati
tironian
titania
titanian
titian
titrant
tonation
tonjon
tonn
tonto
toona
toran
torana
tornaria
tornit
toronto
torontonian
tortonian
tran
trant
trianon
triarian
trina
trination
trinitarian
trinitration
trinitrin
trinitro
triratna
tritonia
trojan
tron
trona

*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.