March 16, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 16, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for March 16, 2023 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words60
Max Points269
Pangram1
Genius188

4 letter answers 22 words

AIDEAMIDDIEDDIETDIMEEDITEMITIDEAIMAMITEMITTYMAIDMAIMMIDIMIMEMITEMITTTIDETIDYTIEDTIMEYETI

5 letter answers 12 words

ADMITAIDEDAIMEDAMITYDEITYDEMITDITTYMEDIAMIMEDTIDEDTIMEDTIMID

6 letter answers 12 words

DAMMITDIADEMDIETEDDIMITYDIMMEDEDDIEDEDITEDIDEATEMAIMEDMIDDAYTATAMITIDIED

7 letter answers 6 words

DAYTIMEEMITTEDIDEATEDIMITATEMEDIATETEATIME

8 letter answers 6 words

ADMITTEDDEMITTEDIMITATEDMEDIATEDMEDITATETIMIDITY

9 letter answers 2 words

IMMEDIATEMEDITATED

Common questions

How many answers in the March 16, 2023 Spelling Bee?

60 valid answers worth 269 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 188 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is DAYTIME. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.