NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Longest word
hellhole
8 letters
Top scorer
hemlock
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.5
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
Σ
C
6
5
2
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–
13
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
5
2
–
1
1
9
K
2
–
–
–
–
2
L
6
–
–
–
–
6
M
4
2
–
–
–
6
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
25
9
2
1
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ch 3cl 2co 7
E
ec 1
H
he 3ho 6
K
ko 2
L
lo 6
M
me 1mo 5
O
ol 1
All 38 answers
104 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cello5
chemo5
chock5
choke5
cloche6
clock5
cock1
cockle6
coho1
coke1
come1
cook1
cool1
echo1
hellhole8
hello5
★hemlockpangram14
hock1
hoke1
hole1
home1
hooch5
hook1
kohl1
kook1
loch1
lock1
loco1
loll1
look1
loom1
memo1
mock1
mohel5
mole1
moll1
mooch5
oleo1