NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 11, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, l, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 238 points |
| Genius Level | 167 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| D | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| H | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 28 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| T | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 17 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | - | 2 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AH×1 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×4 |
| E | ET×1 EY×1 |
| H | HA×10 HE×18 |
| L | LA×3 LE×2 |
| T | TE×4 TH×4 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AHE×1 ATH×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEA×4 |
| E | ETH×1 EYE×1 |
| H | HAL×5 HAT×5 HEA×11 HEE×4 HEL×2 HEY×1 |
| L | LAT×3 LET×2 |
| T | TEE×3 TEL×1 THA×1 THE×3 |
| Y | YEA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| de..... † | DE7 | Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death. |
| he...... † | HE8 | In a heated manner. |
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| at..... | AT7 | A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. |
| de...... | DE8 | A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadhead |
| de... | DE5 | The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. |
| et... | ET5 | The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To limp; move with a limping gait. |
| ha.... | HA6 | simple past tense and past participle of halt |
| ha.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha... | HA5 | Disliked; odious; reviled. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| ha.... | HA6 | Wearing a hat; wearing a specified type of hat. |
| he.. | HE4 | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| he.... | HE6 | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top. |
| he... | HE5 | Intoxicating or stupefying. |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heal |
| he.... | HE6 | The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. |
| he..... | HE7 | Enjoying good health; well; free from disease or disorder. |
| he.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heat |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he.... | HE6 | A period of success, popularity, or power; prime. |
| la.. | LA4 | A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. |
| la... | LA5 | To invite; bid; ask. |
| la.... | LA6 | simple past tense and past participle of lathe |
| le.... | LE6 | Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal. |
| le...... | LE8 | In a lethal manner, in manner which is or will be fatal. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| te........ | TE10 | Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| ye.. | YE4 | yes. |
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.
- deathly† (DE7)
- heatedly† (HE8)
- ahead (AH5)
- athlete (AT7)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- death (DE5)
- ethyl (ET5)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- halt (HA4)
- halted (HA6)
- hate (HA4)
- hated (HA5)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- hatted (HA6)
- head (HE4)
- headed (HE6)
- heady (HE5)
- heal (HE4)
- healed (HE6)
- health (HE6)
- healthy (HE7)
- heat (HE4)
- heated (HE6)
- heath (HE5)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heel (HE4)
- heeled (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- heyday (HE6)
- lath (LA4)
- lathe (LA5)
- lathed (LA6)
- lethal (LE6)
- lethally (LE8)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teethed (TE7)
- telehealth (TE10)
- that (TH4)
- thee (TH4)
- theta (TH5)
- they (TH4)
- yeah (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- deathly† (adjective): Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
- heatedly† (adverb): In a heated manner.
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- athlete (noun): A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- deadhead (noun): A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
- deadheaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadhead
- death (noun): The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
- ethyl (noun): The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
- halted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of halt
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hated (adjective): Disliked; odious; reviled.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- hatted (adjective): Wearing a hat; wearing a specified type of hat.
- head (noun): The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- headed (adjective): Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- heady (adjective): Intoxicating or stupefying.
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- healed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heal
- health (noun): The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- healthy (adjective): Enjoying good health; well; free from disease or disorder.
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heat
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- heyday (noun): A period of success, popularity, or power; prime.
- lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- lathe (verb): To invite; bid; ask.
- lathed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lathe
- lethal (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- lethally (adverb): In a lethal manner, in manner which is or will be fatal.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- telehealth (noun): Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- yeah (particle): yes.