March 14, 2023, Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Mar 14, 2023, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the U, G, R, M, L, O, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 57 words, a 214-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: MAMMOGRAM.

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Spelling Bee hive for March 14, 2023 with center letter A and surrounding letters U,G,R,M,L and O

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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

44th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.95

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

33/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 33% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

47 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: U

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×9L1×8L5×7L5×6L13×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 150 pts

25 words1×9L1×8L5×7L1×6L17×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

128 vowels · 154 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up32 PTS
25%Good54 PTS
40%Solid86 PTS
50%Nice107 PTS
60%Great128 PTS
65%Amazing139 PTS
70%Genius150 PTS
100%Queen Bee214 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 57 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, March 14, 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.

Common openings

35%

23%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2023-03-13

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2026-08-10(G)

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Word Length Distribution

25 words

20 words

5 words

5 words (Pangram)

1 word

Share of 57 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

57 words

100%

34 words

60%

32 words

56%

31 words

54%

26 words

46%

23 words

40%

16 words

28%

Share of 57 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

25 pts

100 pts

100

30 pts

42 pts (Pangram)

8 pts

9 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2035%

1323%

611%

47%

12%

Share of 57 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 214 ranks in the 59th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-03-13.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 57 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 84th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-03-13.
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 Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is about average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-03-11.
The estimated solve time of 40–54 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aaru
agag
agal
agalma
agama
agao
agau
aggro
agma
agouara
agra
alala
alamo
alar
alarum
algol
algor
algum
allo
alloo
alma
almagra
almug
alula
alular
alur
amal
amala
amamau
amar
amara
amla
amma
amomum
amor
amora
amra
aoul
arara
ararao
araru
argal
argala
argo
argol
armour
aroar
arolla
arrau
arugola
augural
aula
aumaga
aurar
aurum
galago
galgal
galla
gama
gaol
gara
garg
gargol
garo
garoo
garua
garum
gaul
gaum
gaur
gaura
glagol
glaum
glaur
gloam
glumal
goar
gogga
gogmagog
gola
gollar
goma
gooral
gora
goral
gorra
goura
graal
grama
grogram
groma
guam
guama
guara
guaraguao
gugal
gula
gular
gumma
laggar
lall
lalo
lamm
larum
laulau
laur
laura
lola
loma
lora
loral
luggar
lula
maar
maga
magog
mala
malaga
malagma
malam
malar
mallam
mallum
malm
malmag
malo
malum
mamo
maomao
maormor
mara
marg
marga
marl
marla
maror
marram
maru
mgal
mola
molal
molala
molla
mora
morga
mormal
mormaor
morra
morula
morular
muga
muggar
mulga
mulla
mullar
mura
murga
murra
ogallala
ogam
oglala
olam
olga
olla
olomao
omagua
omao
omar
orgal
orra
rall
rama
ramal
ramarama
ramular
raul
romal
roral
ruga
rugal
rugola
rumal
ulama
ulua
ural
urao
urlar
urogram

*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.