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Spelling Bee Answers for March 6, 2023

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

Words36
Pangrams2
Points possible200
Center letterF
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 6, 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.

IN
AFG
LK

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
16 pts
Good
30 pts
Solid
50 pts
Nice
80 pts
Great
100 pts
Amazing
140 pts
Genius
170 pts
Queen Bee
200 pts
Total words
36
Pangrams
2
Possible points
200

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
flanking +15 ptsflaking +14 pts

The full word list

All 36 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 6, 2023, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

Tap to reveal the full word list
4 letters10 words
failfallfangfillfinkflagflakflangaffnaif
5 letters4 words
finalflailflankfling
6 letters7 words
fakingfifingfilialfilingfinialfininginfill
7 letters8 words
alfalfafailingfallingfanningfillingfinkingflakingknifing
8 letters5 words
flaggingflailingflangingflankingflinging
9 letters2 words
finaglinginfilling

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.

flanking +15flaking +14finagling +9infilling +9flagging +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 6, 2023 has 36 valid words for a total of 200 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 170 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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