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Spelling Bee Answers for March 10, 2023

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words55
Pangrams1
Points possible296
Center letterC
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 10, 2023·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

TA
ICN
LP

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
24 pts
Good
45 pts
Solid
74 pts
Nice
119 pts
Great
148 pts
Amazing
208 pts
Genius
252 pts
Queen Bee
296 pts
Total words
55
Pangrams
1
Possible points
296

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 1 pangram
applicant +16 pts

The full word list

All 55 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 10, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters11 words
acaicallcantclanclapcliplaicpactpicatacttalc
5 letters13 words
anticatticcacticallacanalcannaciliailiaclicitlilacpanictacittinct
6 letters15 words
acaciaalpacacancancatnapcatnipclinicincantintactitaliclacticlaicalniacinpicnictactictannic
7 letters10 words
cantatacantinacapitalcaptaincatalpacatcallcattailillicitpiccatatitanic
8 letters2 words
clinicaltactical
9 letters3 words
applicantcliniciantactician
10 letters1 word
anticipant

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

applicant +16anticipant +10clinician +9tactician +9clinical +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 10, 2023 has 55 valid words for a total of 296 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 252 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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