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January 5, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from January 5, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter FEGILNU
Spelling Bee for January 5, 2023

words: 164
score: 1,055 pts
pangrams: 15
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

E x 10
F x 87
G x 14
I x 8
L x 16
N x 8
U x 21

4L x 32
5L x 18
6L x 43
7L x 28
8L x 23
9L x 12
10L x 7
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
E - 2 5 1 - 2 - - 10
F 22 10 21 18 10 2 4 - 87
G 2 2 4 3 2 1 - - 14
I 1 1 3 - 1 2 - - 8
L 3 1 2 4 6 - - - 16
N 4 1 1 1 1 - - - 8
U - 1 7 1 3 5 3 1 21
tot 32 18 43 28 23 12 7 1 164

debut appearances 12

EFFULGING, ENGULFING, FEELINGFUL, FEIGNFUL, FIGULINE, FUELING, FUELLING, FULIGULINE, FULLENING, FUNNELING, FUNNELLING, UNFEELING, UNFUELING, UNFUELLING, UNGUILEFUL

word       length      
UNFULFILLING 12 debut
FEELINGFUL 10 pangram
FULFILLING 10 debut
FULIGULINE 10 pangram
FUNNELLING 10 pangram
UNFEIGNING 10
UNFUELLING 10 pangram
UNGUILEFUL 10 pangram
EFFULGING 9 pangram
ENGULFING 9 pangram, debut
FULLENING 9 pangram
FUNNELING 9 pangram, debut
GUILEFULL 9
INFILLING 9
INGULFING 9
UNFEELING 9 pangram, debut
UNFILLING 9
UNFUELING 9 pangram
UNFULFILL 9
UNGLEEFUL 9
FEIGNFUL 8 pangram
FEIGNING 8
FIGULINE 8 pangram
FLEGGING 8
FLINGING 8
FLUELLEN 8
FLUELLIN 8
FLUFFING 8 debut
FUELLING 8 pangram
FUFFLING 8
GLIFFING 8
GUILEFUL 8 debut
IGNIFUGE 8
LIEFLING 8
LIEGEFUL 8
LIFELINE 8
LIFELING 8
LIFENING 8
LINEFILL 8
NIFFLING 8
UNFELINE 8
UNFILING 8
UNFULFIL 8
EFFULGE 7
FEELING 7 debut
FEENING 7
FELLING 7 debut
FIGGING 7
FILLING 7
FINNIFF 7
FINNING 7
FLEEING 7 debut
FLINGEE 7
FUELING 7 perfect pangram, debut
FUFFING 7
FUGGING 7
FUGLING 7
FUGUING 7
FULFILL 7
FULIGIN 7
FULLING 7
FUNNING 7
GLEEFUL 7
GUFFING 7
GULFING 7
LIFEFUL 7
LUFFING 7
LULLFUL 7
LUNGFUL 7 allowed elsewhere
NIFFING 7
UNFLUNG 7
EEFING 6
EFFELL 6
EFFING 6
ELFING 6
ENGULF 6
FEEING 6
FEELIE 6
FEGELE 6
FELINE 6
FENING 6
FENNEL 6
FEUING 6
FIFING 6
FIGGLE 6
FILING 6
FINIFF 6
FINING 6
FINNIF 6
FLUGEL 6
FUFFLE 6
FULFIL 6
FULLEN 6
FUNGEE 6
FUNGIE 6
FUNGIN 6
FUNNEL 6
GIFFLE 6
GIGFUL 6
GUFFIE 6
GUNFUL 6
INFELL 6
INFILL 6
INGULF 6
LEGFUL 6
LUFFIN 6
NIFFLE 6
UNFEEL 6
UNFILE 6
UNFILL 6
UNFINE 6
UNFUEL 6
UNFULL 6
UNLIFE 6
ELFEN 5
ELFIN 5
FEIGN 5
FIFIE 5
FINIF 5
FLEEN 5
FLING 5
FLUFF 5
FLUNG 5
FUGIE 5
FUGUE 5
FUNGI 5 debut
GLIFF 5
GUNFU 5
INFLU 5
LIFIE 5
NIFLE 5
UNFUN 5
FEEL 4
FEEN 4
FELL 4
FENI 4
FIEF 4
FIFE 4
FIFI 4
FILE 4
FILL 4
FINE 4
FLEE 4
FLEG 4
FLIE 4
FLUE 4
FUEL 4
FUFF 4
FUFU 4
FUGG 4
FUGU 4
FULE 4
FULL 4
FUNG 4
GUFF 4
GULF 4
IFIL 4
LIEF 4
LIFE 4
LUFF 4
NEIF 4
NIEF 4
NIFE 4
NIFF 4

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