September 17, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 17, 2023

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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.