NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 16, 2023
Longest word
immediate
9 letters
Top scorer
daytime
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
9
Σ
A
2
4
–
–
1
–
7
D
3
3
5
1
1
–
13
E
2
–
2
1
–
–
5
I
4
–
1
2
1
1
9
M
6
2
2
1
2
1
14
T
4
3
2
1
1
–
11
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
22
12
12
6
6
2
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2ai 3am 2
D
da 2de 3di 8
E
ed 3em 2
I
id 3im 4it 2
M
ma 3me 5mi 6
T
ta 1te 1ti 9
Y
ye 1
All 60 answers
269 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★admit5
admitted8
aide1
aided5
aimed5
amid1
amity5
dammit6
★daytimepangram14
deity5
demit5
demitted8
diadem6
died1
diet1
dieted6
dime1
dimity6
dimmed6
ditty5
eddied6
edit1
edited6
emit1
emitted7
idea1
ideate6
ideated7
imam1
imitate7
imitated8
immediate9
item1
itty1
maid1
maim1
maimed6
media5
mediate7
mediated8
meditate8
meditated9
midday6
midi1
mime1
mimed5
mite1
mitt1
tatami6
teatime7
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tidy1
tied1
time1
timed5
timid5
timidity8
yeti1