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Contents
NYT Spelling Bee May 20, 2023 Hints
Letters in the Puzzle:
HACIRTU
Words: 38
Score: 164 pts
Pangrams: 1
Perfect Pangrams: 1
Bingo: no
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Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 5 |
| C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| H | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 10 |
| I | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| R | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Σ | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| Σ = Total | |||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 5
C x 17
H x 10
I x 1
R x 1
T x 4
Total words by length:
4L x 15
5L x 10
6L x 6
7L x 3
8L x 1
9L x 3
Two Letter List
AR – 4 AT – 1
CA – 3 CH – 13 CR – 1
HA – 6 HI – 1 HU – 3
IT – 1
RI – 1
TA – 1 TH – 2 TR – 1
NYT Spelling Bee May 20, 2023 Answers
Below, you’ll find answers to the NYT Spelling Bee May 20, 2023 puzzle game. The puzzle contains 38 words with one pangram, one of which is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: HAIRCUT
PERFECT PANGRAMS: HAIRCUT
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 164 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHIC | 4 | 1 | |
| CHICHI | 6 | 6 | |
| ARHAT | 5 | 5 | |
| HART | 4 | 1 | |
| HATH | 4 | 1 | |
| THAT | 4 | 1 | |
| HUTCH | 5 | 5 | |
| ARCH | 4 | 1 | |
| CHAR | 4 | 1 | |
| CHURCH | 6 | 6 | |
| HURRAH | 6 | 6 | |
| CHIT | 4 | 1 | |
| HITCH | 5 | 5 | |
| ITCH | 4 | 1 | |
| HAIR | 4 | 1 | |
| ATTACH | 6 | 6 | |
| CATCH | 5 | 5 | |
| CHAT | 4 | 1 | |
| HATCH | 5 | 5 | |
| THATCH | 6 | 6 | |
| TACH | 4 | 1 | |
| HURT | 4 | 1 | |
| TRUTH | 5 | 5 | |
| CHART | 5 | 5 | |
| HATHA | 5 | 5 | |
| ARCHAIC | 7 | 7 | |
| ARTHRITIC | 9 | 9 | |
| CATARRH | 7 | 7 | |
| CATHARTIC | 9 | 9 | |
| CHAI | 4 | 1 | |
| CHAIR | 5 | 5 | |
| CHIA | 4 | 1 | |
| CHICA | 5 | 5 | |
| CHITCHAT | 8 | 8 | |
| RICH | 4 | 1 | |
| CRUTCH | 6 | 6 | |
| HAIRCUT | 7 | 14 | perfect pangram |
| CHIHUAHUA | 9 | 9 |