September 17, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 17, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 17, 2023 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words59
Max Points271
Pangrams2
Genius190
4 letter answers 20 words
ALTOANALCALLCLANCLOTCOALCOLACOLTCOOLLOANLOCOLOLLLOONLOOTORALROLLTALCTALLTOLLTOOL
5 letter answers 19 words
ALLOTALTARANNALATOLLCALLACANALCAROLCOLONCOLORCORALLLANOLOCALLOTTONATALOCTALTALONTONALTOTALTROLL
6 letter answers 7 words
AORTALATONALCANOLACARNALCLOACACOLLARCORRAL
7 letter answers 7 words
CATCALLCONTROLCOOLANTCOROLLACORONALLANTANALOCATOR
8 letter answers 3 words
CALLALOOCOLORANTNONLOCAL
9 letter answers 3 words
ALLOCATORCOLCANNONCONTRALTO
Common questions
How many answers in the September 17, 2023 Spelling Bee?
59 valid answers worth 271 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 190 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are COLORANT, CONTRALTO. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is L. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.