NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 10, 2023
Longest word
anticipant
10 letters
Top scorer
applicant
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
1
2
2
–
–
1
1
7
C
5
5
4
7
1
1
–
23
I
–
1
3
1
–
–
–
5
L
1
2
2
–
–
–
–
5
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
2
1
1
1
–
–
–
5
T
2
2
2
1
1
1
–
9
Σ
11
13
15
10
2
3
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2al 1an 2ap 1at 1
C
ca 16ci 1cl 6
I
il 2in 2it 1
L
la 3li 2
N
ni 1
P
pa 2pi 3
T
ta 7ti 2
All 55 answers
296 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
alpaca6
antic5
anticipant10
★applicantpangram16
attic5
cacti5
call1
calla5
canal5
cancan6
canna5
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
capital7
captain7
catalpa7
catcall7
catnap6
catnip6
cattail7
cilia5
clan1
clap1
clinic6
clinical8
clinician9
clip1
iliac5
illicit7
incant6
intact6
italic6
lactic6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lilac5
niacin6
pact1
panic5
pica1
piccata7
picnic6
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactician9
talc1
tannic6
tinct5
titanic7