NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Longest word
cocooned
8 letters
Top scorer
conveyed
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
C
1
4
4
3
6
18
D
3
2
1
2
–
8
E
2
2
2
1
–
7
N
6
2
3
–
–
11
O
2
1
–
–
–
3
V
1
–
1
–
–
2
Y
1
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
16
11
12
6
6
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 18
D
de 2do 5dy 1
E
en 5ev 2
N
ne 6no 5
O
od 1on 1ov 1
V
ve 2
Y
ye 1yo 1
All 51 answers
247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cocoon6
cocooned8
codon5
concede7
conceded8
condo5
condone7
condoned8
cone1
coned5
conned6
convene7
convened8
convey6
★conveyedpangram15
convoy6
★convoyedpangram15
coven5
decency7
deny1
done1
donee5
donned6
doyen5
doyenne7
dyne1
encode6
encoded7
ended5
envoy5
envy1
even1
evened6
need1
needed6
needy5
nene1
neocon6
neon1
nodded6
node1
nonce5
none1
noon1
odeon5
once1
oven1
vend1
vended6
yenned6
yond1