Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, February 17, 2023
Feb 17, 2023, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the P, A, N, I, E, L, B honeycomb (center letter B) feature 55 words, a 276-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: INALIENABLE.
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Friday, February 17, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
5/10
Medium53rd percentile
Avg Word Length
5.69
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
35/100
UncommonRarer than 35% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
45 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
25
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 193 ptsVowel Split
45%
Balanced mix142 vowels · 171 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start14 PTS
- 15%Moving Up41 PTS
- 25%Good69 PTS
- 40%Solid110 PTS
- 50%Nice138 PTS
- 60%Great166 PTS
- 65%Amazing179 PTS
- 70%Genius193 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee276 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 55 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, February 17, 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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11-Letter Words 1 word
10-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 7 words
7-Letter Words 6 words
6-Letter Words 11 words
5-Letter Words 12 words
4-Letter Words 17 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 55 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 55 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 55 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 276 ranks in the 83rd percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-02-16.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 55 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 80th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-02-16.
- 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 harder than average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-02-15.
- The estimated solve time of 38–52 min is slower 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*:
- abba
- abbe
- abbie
- abel
- abele
- abelia
- abelian
- abib
- abie
- abilene
- abilla
- alba
- albainn
- alban
- albania
- albanian
- albe
- albee
- albi
- albian
- albin
- albinal
- alible
- alienable
- alliable
- anabaena
- anba
- annabel
- appellable
- appliable
- baal
- babbie
- babi
- babine
- bable
- bael
- bailable
- baile
- bailie
- baillie
- bain
- bala
- balan
- balei
- bali
- balian
- ballan
- balli
- balneal
- bana
- banaba
- banba
- bani
- bania
- banian
- beal
- beeball
- beebee
- bein
- bela
- belap
- beleap
- belial
- belibel
- bella
- bellabella
- belli
- bena
- benben
- bene
- beni
- benin
- benn
- benne
- benni
- bibb
- bibble
- bibi
- bibl
- bien
- biennale
- bienne
- bilaan
- bilbie
- bilin
- billie
- binal
- bine
- bini
- binna
- biplanal
- blain
- blaine
- blan
- blea
- bleb
- blee
- eben
- enbibe
- iban
- inable
- inappealable
- inappellable
- laban
- labba
- labelable
- labella
- lablab
- leapable
- leban
- lebban
- leben
- libellee
- lienable
- linable
- lineable
- nabal
- nabe
- nabla
- naib
- nebalian
- nebel
- nibbana
- paba
- pabble
- papable
- peba
- penible
- pibal
- planable
- plebian
*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.