March 6, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 6, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for March 6, 2023 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words36
Max Points200
Pangrams2
Genius140

4 letter answers 10 words

FAILFALLFANGFILLFINKFLAGFLAKFLANGAFFNAIF

5 letter answers 4 words

FINALFLAILFLANKFLING

6 letter answers 7 words

FAKINGFIFINGFILIALFILINGFINIALFININGINFILL

7 letter answers 8 words

ALFALFAFAILINGFALLINGFANNINGFILLINGFINKINGFLAKINGKNIFING

8 letter answers 5 words

FLAGGINGFLAILINGFLANGINGFLANKINGFLINGING

9 letter answers 2 words

FINAGLINGINFILLING

Common questions

How many answers in the March 6, 2023 Spelling Bee?

36 valid answers worth 200 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 140 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are FLAKING, FLANKING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is F. 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.