NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 3, 2023
Longest word
inattentive
11 letters
Top scorer
inactivate
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
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
11
Σ
A
–
1
2
–
1
1
–
–
5
C
2
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
5
E
2
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
I
–
–
2
1
1
3
2
1
10
N
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
T
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
V
6
–
3
2
–
1
–
–
12
Σ
11
6
10
5
3
6
2
1
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2at 1av 2
C
ca 3ci 2
E
ea 1ev 5
I
in 10
N
na 4
T
te 1ti 1
V
va 6ve 2vi 4
All 44 answers
266 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★activate8
active6
attentive9
avian5
aviate6
cava1
cave1
caveat6
civet5
civic5
eave1
even1
event5
evict5
evictee7
evince6
★inactivatepangram17
★inactivepangram15
inattentive11
incentive9
initiative10
invective9
invent6
inventive9
invite6
invitee7
naive5
naivete7
native6
nave1
tentative9
titivate8
vacant6
vacate6
★vaccinatepangram16
vaccine7
vain1
vane1
vein1
vent1
vice1
vine1
vitiate7
vivace6