March 18, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 18, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for March 18, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words65
Max Points352
Pangrams3
Genius246

4 letter answers 13 words

ACAIARIACIAOCOIRIOTAPAIRPICAPITARIOTROTITORITRIOTRIP

5 letter answers 23 words

ATRIAATTICCACTICARPICIRCACIRRICOATICOCCICROCIOPTICPATIOPICOTPIPITPRIORRAITARATIOTACITTAPIRTIARATOPICTORICTORIITRAIT

6 letter answers 10 words

ACACIAAORTICARCTICCITRICCRITICOCTOPITACTICTIPTOPTRICOTTROPIC

7 letter answers 13 words

AIRPORTAPRICOTCARIOCAPARTITAPATRIOTPICCATAPIRATICPITAPATPORTICOPRIAPICRICOTTATAPIOCATRAITOR

8 letter answers 2 words

ORATORIOPORTRAIT

9 letter answers 4 words

CAPACITORCARPACCIOPATRIOTICTRATTORIA

Common questions

How many answers in the March 18, 2023 Spelling Bee?

65 valid answers worth 352 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 246 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are APRICOT, CAPACITOR, PATRIOTIC. 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.