NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 30, 2023
Longest word
balalaika
9 letters
Top scorer
clickable
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
–
3
1
–
–
–
4
B
7
3
–
–
–
2
12
C
1
2
1
–
1
1
6
K
4
1
1
–
2
–
8
L
6
–
–
1
1
–
8
Σ
18
9
3
1
4
3
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 3
B
ba 5be 2bi 2bl 3
C
ca 3cl 3
K
ka 1ke 2ki 5
L
la 2le 2li 4
All 38 answers
154 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aback5
alack5
alike5
alkali6
babka5
back1
bake1
balalaika9
balk1
beak1
beck1
bike1
bilk1
black5
blackball9
bleak5
cackle6
cake1
callback8
clack5
click5
★clickablepangram16
kale1
kebab5
keel1
kibble6
kick1
kickback8
kickball8
kill1
lack1
lake1
leak1
leek1
lick1
likable7
like1
likeable8