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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 6, 2023

Longest word
finagling
9 letters
Top scorer
flanking
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word

Words by length

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

4 letters
10
5 letters
4
6 letters
7
7 letters
8
8 letters
5
9 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
9
Σ
A
1
1
F
8
4
6
6
5
1
30
G
1
1
I
1
1
2
K
1
1
N
1
1
Σ
10
4
7
8
5
2
36

Two-letter pairs

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

A
al 1
F
fa 7fi 11fl 12
G
ga 1
I
in 2
K
kn 1
N
na 1

All 36 answers

200 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
alfalfa7
fail1
failing7
faking6
fall1
falling7
fang1
fanning7
fifing6
filial6
filing6
fill1
filling7
finagling9
final5
finial6
fining6
fink1
finking7
flag1
flagging8
flail5
flailing8
flak1
flakingpangram14
flan1
flanging8
flank5
flankingpangram15
fling5
flinging8
gaff1
infill6
infilling9
knifing7
naif1
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