NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Longest word
electable
9 letters
Top scorer
balletic
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
1
2
3
1
–
–
7
B
–
–
–
1
2
–
3
C
3
8
4
4
3
–
22
E
–
2
1
1
1
1
6
I
–
1
2
1
–
–
4
L
3
2
2
3
–
–
10
T
2
2
1
1
1
–
7
Σ
9
17
13
12
7
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ac 5at 1
B
ba 2bi 1
C
ca 12ce 5ci 4cl 1
E
ec 2el 4
I
ic 1il 2it 1
L
la 7li 3
T
ta 7
All 59 answers
342 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
acacia6
acai1
acetal6
acetate7
acetic6
attic5
bacilli7
★balleticpangram15
biblical8
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cable5
cacti5
calcite7
call1
calla5
callable8
catcall7
cattail7
cattle6
celeb5
celiac6
★celibatepangram15
cell1
celli5
ciabatta8
cilia5
★citablepangram14
cite1
cleat5
eclat5
eclectic8
elect5
electable9
electee7
elicit6
icicle6
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
lace1
lactate7
lacteal7
lactic6
laic1
laical6
lattice7
lice1
licit5
lilac5
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactile7
talc1