NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Longest word
inundating
10 letters
Top scorer
inundating
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
–
1
–
–
4
D
5
2
3
3
1
–
–
14
G
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
2
N
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
3
T
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
6
5
6
6
2
1
1
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ai 1au 2
D
da 5di 6du 3
G
ga 1gu 1
I
in 2
N
na 2nu 1
T
ti 1
U
un 1
All 27 answers
165 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adding6
aiding6
audit5
★auditingpangram15
dang1
data1
dating6
daunt5
★dauntingpangram15
digging7
digit5
ding1
dinging7
dining6
dint1
duding6
dung1
dunning7
gadding7
guiding7
indignant9
★inundatingpangram17
nada1
naiad5
nudging7
tiding6
undid5