NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, March 8, 2021
Longest word
happening
9 letters
Top scorer
happening
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
–
4
–
–
–
–
4
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
G
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
H
1
–
2
1
–
1
5
N
2
–
–
3
–
–
5
P
10
3
8
9
–
–
30
Σ
15
7
11
13
0
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1ap 3
E
ep 1
G
ga 2
H
ha 2he 2hi 1
N
na 2ne 1ni 2
P
pa 11pe 9pi 10
All 47 answers
230 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agape5
apian5
aping5
apnea5
epee1
gape1
gaping6
happen6
★happeningpangram16
heap1
★heapingpangram14
hippie6
nape1
napping7
neap1
ninepin7
nipping7
paean5
pagan5
page1
paging6
pain1
paining7
pane1
pang1
panini6
panning7
papa1
peahen6
peeing6
peen1
peep1
peeping7
pegging7
penne5
penning7
pepping7
pigging7
pigpen6
pine1
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
pipe1
piping6
pippin6