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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 2, 2023

Longest word
opponent
8 letters
Top scorer
potency
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
18
5 letters
10
6 letters
4
7 letters
4
8 letters
1

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
3
1
1
5
E
1
1
2
N
1
1
O
1
1
2
P
9
8
3
2
22
T
3
1
1
5
Σ
18
10
4
4
1
37

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

C
co 5
E
ec 1ep 1
N
no 1
O
op 2
P
pe 11po 11
T
te 2to 1ty 2

All 37 answers

135 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
concept7
coop1
coopt5
cope1
copy1
ecotype7
epee1
nope1
open1
opponent8
peen1
peep1
pence5
penne5
penny5
pent1
peon1
peony5
peppy5
petty5
peyote6
poet1
pone1
pontoon7
pony1
poop1
pope1
poppet6
poppy5
potencypangram14
potent6
potty5
teepee6
tepee5
tope1
type1
typo1
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