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Spelling Bee Answers for March 27, 2023

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

Words16
Pangrams1
Points possible47
Center letterF
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 27, 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.

OR
TFI
YM

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
4 pts
Good
8 pts
Solid
12 pts
Nice
19 pts
Great
24 pts
Amazing
33 pts
Genius
40 pts
Queen Bee
47 pts
Total words
16
Pangrams
1
Possible points
47

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
mortify +14 pts

The full word list

All 16 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 27, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters11 words
firmfootformfortfromiffymiffriffriftrooftiff
5 letters3 words
fiftyfortymotif
7 letters2 words
fortifymortify

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.

mortify +14fortify +7fifty +5forty +5motif +5

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 27, 2023 has 16 valid words for a total of 47 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 40 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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