NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 18, 2023
Longest word
capacitor
9 letters
Top scorer
capacitor
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
2
2
3
2
–
–
9
C
2
7
2
1
–
2
14
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
1
1
–
1
–
3
P
3
4
–
7
1
1
16
R
2
2
–
1
–
–
5
T
3
7
4
2
–
1
17
Σ
13
23
10
13
2
4
65
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ai 1ao 1ap 1ar 2at 2
C
ca 5ci 4co 3cr 2
I
io 1
O
oc 1op 1or 1
P
pa 5pi 7po 2pr 2
R
ra 2ri 2ro 1
T
ta 4ti 2to 4tr 7
All 65 answers
352 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
airport7
aortic6
★apricotpangram14
arctic6
aria1
atria5
attic5
cacti5
★capacitorpangram16
carioca7
carpaccio9
carpi5
ciao1
circa5
cirri5
citric6
coati5
cocci5
coir1
critic6
croci5
iota1
octopi6
optic5
oratorio8
pair1
partita7
patio5
patriot7
★patrioticpangram16
pica1
piccata7
picot5
pipit5
piratic7
pita1
pitapat7
portico7
portrait8
priapic7
prior5
raita5
ratio5
ricotta7
riot1
roti1
tacit5
tactic6
tapioca7
tapir5
tiara5
tiptop6
topic5
tori1
toric5
torii5
trait5
traitor7
trattoria9
tricot6
trio1
trip1
tropic6