Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, March 26, 2023

Mar 26, 2023, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the Y, A, T, E, C, P, F honeycomb (center letter F) feature 18 words, a 70-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: TYPEFACE.

Spelling Bee hive for March 26, 2023 with center letter F and surrounding letters Y,A,T,E,C and P

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Sunday, March 26, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

0/10

Easy

1st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.00

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

4/100

Common

Rarer than 4% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

12 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

8

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

7

words to Genius
1×8L1×7L4×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 49 pts
7 words1×8L1×7L2×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

35 vowels · 55 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start4 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up11 PTS
  • 25%Good18 PTS
  • 40%Solid28 PTS
  • 50%Nice35 PTS
  • 60%Great42 PTS
  • 65%Amazing46 PTS
  • 70%Genius49 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee70 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 18 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, March 26, 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

F
50%
E
17%
T
17%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 4 words

5-Letter Words 3 words

4-Letter Words 9 words

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Word Length Distribution

9 words
4L
9
3 words
5L
3
4 words
6L
4
1 word
7L
1
1 word (Pangram)
8L
1

Share of 18 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

F
18 words
100%
T
15 words
83%
E
14 words
78%
A
13 words
72%
C
8 words
44%
Y
3 words
17%
P
2 words
11%

Share of 18 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

9 pts
9
4L
15 pts
15
5L
24 pts
24
6L
7 pts
7
7L
15 pts (Pangram)
15
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

F
950%
E
317%
T
317%
A
16%
C
16%
P
16%

Share of 18 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 70 ranks in the 1st percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on —.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 18 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 1st percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-02-16.
  • 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 Easy puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-03-24.
  • The estimated solve time of 9–15 min is faster 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*:

  • aface
  • affy
  • atef
  • caff
  • caffa
  • caffeate
  • catface
  • effet
  • facete
  • facette
  • facty
  • faff
  • faffy
  • featy
  • fytte
  • patefy
  • taffety
  • taft
  • teff
  • tepefy
  • yaff

*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.

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