You’re reading a past puzzle. Jump to the latest →
NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Longest word
flagella
8 letters
Top scorer
flagpole
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
19
5 letters
5
6 letters
0
7 letters
4
8 letters
2

The hints grid

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

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
1
2
F
12
1
2
2
17
G
3
1
4
L
2
1
1
4
O
1
1
P
2
2
Σ
19
5
0
4
2
30

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 2
F
fa 3fe 3fl 9fo 2
G
ga 2go 2
L
le 2lo 2
O
of 1
P
pe 1po 1

All 30 answers

95 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfalfa7
aloof5
falafel7
fall1
falloff7
feel1
fell1
fella5
flag1
flagella8
flagpolepangram15
flap1
flea1
flee1
floe1
flog1
flop1
foal1
fool1
gaff1
gaffe5
golf1
goof1
leaf1
leafage7
loaf1
loofa5
offal5
pelf1
poof1
Blurred so you can’t peek by accident.