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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 20, 2023

Longest word
neighing
8 letters
Top scorer
wheezing
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
8
6 letters
9
7 letters
9
8 letters
5

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
E
–
–
2
–
–
2
G
1
2
–
2
–
5
H
1
2
3
1
–
7
I
–
1
1
–
–
2
N
3
1
–
–
1
5
W
3
2
3
4
4
16
Z
2
–
–
2
–
4
Σ
10
8
9
9
5
41

Two-letter pairs

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

E
eg 1en 1
G
ge 3gi 2
H
he 4hi 3
I
in 2
N
ne 3ni 2
W
we 2wh 5wi 9
Z
zi 4

All 41 answers

214 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
egging6
engine6
gene1
genie5
genii5
gigging7
ginning7
heinie6
henge5
hewing6
hewn1
hieing6
hinge5
hinging7
innie5
inning6
neigh5
neighing8
nene1
nigh1
nine1
weenie6
weighing8
★wheezingpangram15
when1
whine5
whining7
whizzing8
wienie6
wigging7
wine1
wing1
winging7
wining6
winning7
wizen5
wizening8
zigging7
zine1
zing1
zinging7
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