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Spelling Bee Answers for March 30, 2023

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

Words38
Pangrams1
Points possible154
Center letterK
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 30, 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.

BA
LKI
CE

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
13 pts
Good
24 pts
Solid
39 pts
Nice
62 pts
Great
77 pts
Amazing
108 pts
Genius
131 pts
Queen Bee
154 pts
Total words
38
Pangrams
1
Possible points
154

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
clickable +16 pts

The full word list

All 38 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 30, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters18 words
backbakebalkbeakbeckbikebilkcakekalekeelkickkilllacklakeleakleeklicklike
5 letters9 words
abackalackalikebabkablackbleakclackclickkebab
6 letters3 words
alkalicacklekibble
7 letters1 word
likable
8 letters4 words
callbackkickbackkickballlikeable
9 letters3 words
balalaikablackballclickable

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.

clickable +16balalaika +9blackball +9callback +8kickback +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 30, 2023 has 38 valid words for a total of 154 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 131 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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