Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, March 06, 2023
Mar 06, 2023, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the N, A, L, I, G, K, F honeycomb (center letter F) feature 36 words, a 200-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: FINAGLING, INFILLING.
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Monday, March 6, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
7/10
Hard72nd percentile
Avg Word Length
6.00
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
78/100
Very RareRarer than 78% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
35 minutes
Typical solveTo reach Genius
2LL
8
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: LAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
17
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 140 ptsVowel Split
32%
Consonant-heavy puzzle69 vowels · 147 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start10 PTS
- 15%Moving Up30 PTS
- 25%Good50 PTS
- 40%Solid80 PTS
- 50%Nice100 PTS
- 60%Great120 PTS
- 65%Amazing130 PTS
- 70%Genius140 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee200 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 36 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, March 6, 2023. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.
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9-Letter Words 2 words
8-Letter Words 5 words
7-Letter Words 8 words
6-Letter Words 7 words
5-Letter Words 4 words
4-Letter Words 10 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 36 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 36 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 36 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 200 ranks in the 52nd percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-03-05.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 36 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 31st percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-03-01.
- The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
- The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
- This puzzle ranks among the Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-03-04.
- The estimated solve time of 30–40 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a challenging solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- affinal
- alfa
- alfaki
- alfin
- alif
- faff
- fagging
- fagin
- fain
- fala
- falanaka
- falk
- falla
- fallal
- fana
- fanal
- fanga
- fanging
- fianna
- figging
- fiking
- fila
- fili
- filla
- fingal
- fingall
- fingallian
- fingan
- fini
- finikin
- finiking
- finn
- finnan
- finning
- flagfall
- flain
- flang
- flanning
- gaffing
- gliff
- gliffing
- infall
- infalling
- infang
- infin
- kafa
- kafila
- kafka
- kaif
- kalif
- niff
*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.