NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 9, 2023
Longest word
unequaled
9 letters
Top scorer
unequaled
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
1
1
2
1
1
–
6
D
5
1
5
2
–
–
13
E
–
3
2
1
–
–
6
L
6
–
3
1
–
–
10
N
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Q
1
3
1
2
1
–
8
U
1
2
1
2
2
1
9
Σ
16
10
14
9
4
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 3aq 1
D
de 4du 9
E
el 2en 2eq 2
L
la 2lu 8
N
nu 2
Q
qu 8
U
ul 2un 7
All 54 answers
261 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allude6
alluded7
annual6
annul5
annulled8
aqua1
delude6
deluded7
denude6
denuded7
dual1
dude1
duded5
duel1
dueled6
dull1
dulled6
dune1
dunned6
elude5
eluded6
endue5
endued6
equal5
equaled7
laud1
lauded6
luau1
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
luna1
lune1
lunula6
lunulae7
nude1
null1
quaalude8
quad1
queen5
queened7
quell5
quelled7
queue5
queued6
ulna1
ulnae5
undead6
undue5
unequal7
★unequaledpangram16
unladen7
unleaded8
unneeded8