March 23, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 23, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for March 23, 2021 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words59
Max Points342
Pangrams3
Genius239
4 letter answers 9 words
ACAICALLCELLCITELACELAICLICETACTTALC
5 letter answers 17 words
ABACIATTICCABALCABLECACTICALLACELEBCELLICILIACLEATECLATELECTILIACLICITLILACTACETTACIT
6 letter answers 13 words
ACACIAACETALACETICCABALACABBIECATTLECELIACELICITICICLEITALICLACTICLAICALTACTIC
7 letter answers 12 words
ACETATEBACILLICALCITECATCALLCATTAILCITABLEELECTEEILLICITLACTATELACTEALLATTICETACTILE
8 letter answers 7 words
BALLETICBIBLICALCALLABLECELIBATECIABATTAECLECTICTACTICAL
9 letter answers 1 word
ELECTABLE
Common questions
How many answers in the March 23, 2021 Spelling Bee?
59 valid answers worth 342 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 239 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BALLETIC, CELIBATE, CITABLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is C. 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.