NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Longest word
tattletale
10 letters
Top scorer
vegetable
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
10
Σ
A
1
3
1
–
–
–
–
5
B
6
3
4
–
1
1
–
15
E
–
1
1
2
–
–
–
4
G
2
–
–
1
1
–
–
4
L
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
5
2
3
–
1
–
1
12
V
–
1
1
1
1
1
–
5
Σ
15
11
11
4
4
2
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 3ag 2
B
ba 4be 9bl 2
E
ea 2el 2
G
ga 2ge 2
L
la 2le 1
T
ta 7te 5
V
va 1ve 4
All 48 answers
231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abate5
abet1
ablate6
agate5
aglet5
bagatelle9
ballet6
bate1
battle6
beat1
beatable8
beet1
beetle6
begat5
beget5
belate6
belt1
beta1
blat1
bleat5
eaglet6
eatable7
elate5
elevate7
galette7
gate1
gelt1
gettable8
late1
latte5
legate6
tabla5
table5
tablet6
tale1
tall1
tattle6
tattletale10
teabag6
teal1
teat1
tell1
telltale8
valet5
★vegetablepangram16
vegetal7
vegetate8
velvet6