NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 9, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, l, n, q |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 54 words |
| Total Points | 261 points |
| Genius Level | 183 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| D | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| E | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| L | 6 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Q | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| U | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | Σ | 16 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 54 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×2 AN×3 AQ×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×4 DU×9 |
| E | EL×2 EN×2 EQ×2 |
| L | LA×2 LU×8 |
| N | NU×2 |
| Q | QU×8 |
| U | UL×2 UN×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×2 ANN×3 AQU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEL×2 DEN×2 DUA×1 DUD×2 DUE×2 DUL×2 DUN×2 |
| E | ELU×2 END×2 EQU×2 |
| L | LAU×2 LUA×1 LUL×3 LUN×4 |
| N | NUD×1 NUL×1 |
| Q | QUA×2 QUE×6 |
| U | ULN×2 UND×2 UNE×2 UNL×2 UNN×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| un....... † | UN9 | Unmatched, superlative, the best ever done, record setting. |
| al.... | AL6 | To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion. |
| al..... | AL7 | simple past tense and past participle of allude |
| an.... | AN6 | Happening once every year. |
| an... | AN5 | To formally revoke the validity of. |
| an...... | AN8 | simple past tense and past participle of annul |
| aq.. | AQ4 | The compound water. |
| de.... | DE6 | To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. |
| de..... | DE7 | Being affected by delusions. |
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| du.. | DU4 | Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components. |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du... | DU5 | simple past tense and past participle of dude. |
| du.. | DU4 | Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duel |
| du.. | DU4 | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dull |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| el... | EL5 | To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill. |
| el.... | EL6 | simple past tense and past participle of elude |
| en... | EN5 | To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb. |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of endue |
| eq... | EQ5 | The same in all respects. |
| eq..... | EQ7 | simple past tense and past participle of equal |
| la.. | LA4 | Praise or glorification. |
| la.... | LA6 | simple past tense and past participle of laud |
| lu.. | LU4 | An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.... | LU6 | simple past tense and past participle of lull |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail. |
| lu..... | LU7 | plural of lunula |
| nu.. | NU4 | Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| qu...... | QU8 | Alternative letter-case form of Quaalude |
| qu.. | QU4 | A serving of four shots of espresso. |
| qu... | QU5 | The wife, consort, or widow of a king. |
| qu..... | QU7 | simple past tense and past participle of queen |
| qu... | QU5 | To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit. |
| qu..... | QU7 | simple past tense and past participle of quell |
| qu... | QU5 | A line of people, vehicles or other objects, in which one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back). |
| qu.... | QU6 | simple past tense and past participle of queue |
| ul.. | UL4 | The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. |
| ul... | UL5 | plural of ulna |
| un.... | UN6 | Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life. |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un..... | UN7 | Not the same. |
| un..... | UN7 | Not carrying anything; unburdened. |
| un...... | UN8 | Without lead. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- unequaled† (UN9)
- allude (AL6)
- alluded (AL7)
- annual (AN6)
- annul (AN5)
- annulled (AN8)
- aqua (AQ4)
- delude (DE6)
- deluded (DE7)
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- dual (DU4)
- dude (DU4)
- duded (DU5)
- duel (DU4)
- dueled (DU6)
- dull (DU4)
- dulled (DU6)
- dune (DU4)
- dunned (DU6)
- elude (EL5)
- eluded (EL6)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- equal (EQ5)
- equaled (EQ7)
- laud (LA4)
- lauded (LA6)
- luau (LU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulled (LU6)
- lulu (LU4)
- luna (LU4)
- lune (LU4)
- lunula (LU6)
- lunulae (LU7)
- nude (NU4)
- null (NU4)
- quaalude (QU8)
- quad (QU4)
- queen (QU5)
- queened (QU7)
- quell (QU5)
- quelled (QU7)
- queue (QU5)
- queued (QU6)
- ulna (UL4)
- ulnae (UL5)
- undead (UN6)
- undue (UN5)
- unequal (UN7)
- unladen (UN7)
- unleaded (UN8)
- unneeded (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- unequaled† (adjective): Unmatched, superlative, the best ever done, record setting.
- allude (verb): To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion.
- alluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of allude
- annual (adjective): Happening once every year.
- annul (verb): To formally revoke the validity of.
- annulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of annul
- aqua (noun): The compound water.
- delude (verb): To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- deluded (adjective): Being affected by delusions.
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- dual (adjective): Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- duded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dude.
- duel (noun): Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
- dueled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duel
- dull (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- dulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dull
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- elude (verb): To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- eluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elude
- endue (verb): To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.
- endued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endue
- equal (adjective): The same in all respects.
- equaled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of equal
- laud (noun): Praise or glorification.
- lauded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of laud
- luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lull
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- luna (noun): A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- lunula (noun): Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- lunulae (noun): plural of lunula
- nude (adjective): Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- quaalude (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Quaalude
- quad (noun): A serving of four shots of espresso.
- queen (noun): The wife, consort, or widow of a king.
- queened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of queen
- quell (verb): To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
- quelled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of quell
- queue (noun): A line of people, vehicles or other objects, in which one at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and which newcomers join at the opposite end (the back).
- queued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of queue
- ulna (noun): The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
- ulnae (noun): plural of ulna
- undead (adjective): Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life.
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unequal (adjective): Not the same.
- unladen (adjective): Not carrying anything; unburdened.
- unleaded (adjective): Without lead.
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.