NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Longest word
monodrama
9 letters
Top scorer
dormant
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
1
–
–
5
D
10
2
2
3
–
–
17
M
1
3
1
2
–
1
8
N
1
1
–
–
–
1
3
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
3
3
3
–
–
–
9
T
2
–
–
2
–
–
4
Σ
18
12
7
8
0
2
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3ar 2
D
da 4do 10dr 3
M
ma 3mo 5
N
na 1no 2
O
od 1
R
ra 6ro 3
T
ta 1to 2tr 1
All 47 answers
208 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adamant7
adman5
adorn5
ardor5
armada6
damn1
darn1
dart1
data1
dodo1
donor5
doodad6
doom1
door1
doorman7
doormat7
dorm1
★dormantpangram14
dotard6
dram1
drama5
drat1
madam5
madman6
matador7
monad5
mondo5
monodrama9
mood1
★mordantpangram14
nada1
nomad5
nonrandom9
odor1
radar5
radon5
ramada6
ramrod6
rand1
random6
road1
rondo5
rood1
tandoor7
toad1
tornado7
trod1