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Spelling Bee Answers for March 28, 2023

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

Words43
Pangrams2
Points possible206
Center letterU
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 28, 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.

AC
TUO
RL

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
17 pts
Good
31 pts
Solid
52 pts
Nice
83 pts
Great
103 pts
Amazing
145 pts
Genius
176 pts
Queen Bee
206 pts
Total words
43
Pangrams
2
Possible points
206

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 2 pangrams
calculator +17 ptscoloratura +17 pts

The full word list

All 43 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 28, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters16 words
auraautocaulcullcultcurlcurtloutluaululllulurouttauttourtouttutu
5 letters9 words
auralcloutcourtoccuroutroruraltrouttutorultra
6 letters5 words
actualauroracutoutoccultocular
7 letters7 words
accrualauroralcalloutcuracaocuratorrollouttactual
8 letters4 words
actuatorautocratculturaloracular
10 letters2 words
calculatorcoloratura

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.

calculator +17coloratura +17actuator +8autocrat +8cultural +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 28, 2023 has 43 valid words for a total of 206 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 176 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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