NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 17, 2023
Longest word
condolence
10 letters
Top scorer
clowned
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
C
9
11
6
6
4
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1
37
D
1
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1
1
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–
–
3
E
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
L
1
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–
–
1
–
–
2
N
–
1
1
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–
–
–
2
O
1
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–
–
–
–
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1
Σ
12
12
9
8
5
0
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 5cl 5co 27
D
de 3
E
en 2
L
lo 2
N
ne 1no 1
O
on 1
All 47 answers
239 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cell1
celled6
cello5
clod1
clone5
cloned6
clown5
★clownedpangram14
cocoon6
cocooned8
coddle6
coddled7
code1
coded5
codon5
coed1
cold1
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
concede7
conceded8
condo5
condolence10
condone7
condoned8
cone1
coned5
conned6
cooed5
cool1
cooldown8
cooled6
cowed5
cowl1
deco1
decode6
decoded7
encode6
encoded7
loco1
locoweed8
neocon6
nonce5
once1