NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 13, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, i, l, o, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 125 points |
| Genius Level | 88 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| I | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 |
| N | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| X | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FE×3 FI×1 FL×1 |
| I | IN×4 |
| L | LE×1 LI×5 LO×4 |
| N | NE×2 NI×1 NO×4 |
| O | OF×1 ON×2 OX×1 |
| X | XE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELF×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FEL×2 FEN×1 FIN×1 FLE×1 |
| I | INF×3 INN×1 |
| L | LEO×1 LIE×1 LIF×1 LIN×2 LIO×1 LOI×1 LON×1 LOO×2 |
| N | NEN×1 NEO×1 NIN×1 NOE×1 NON×2 NOO×1 |
| O | OFF×1 ONI×1 ONL×1 OXE×1 |
| X | XEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fl..... † | FL7 | The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension. |
| el... | EL5 | An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land. |
| fe.... | FE6 | Of or pertaining to cats. |
| fe... | FE5 | A person who has committed a felony. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fi.. | FI4 | Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in... | IN5 | To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| le..... | LE7 | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion. |
| li.. | LI4 | A tendon. |
| li...... | LI8 | A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling. |
| li.. | LI4 | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| li... | LI5 | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.... | LO6 | The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit). |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| of..... | OF7 | Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.... | ON6 | Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service. |
| ox.. | OX4 | plural of ox |
| xe... | XE5 | The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. |
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.
- flexion† (FL7)
- elfin (EL5)
- feline (FE6)
- felon (FE5)
- fennel (FE6)
- fine (FI4)
- infill (IN6)
- infix (IN5)
- info (IN4)
- innie (IN5)
- leonine (LE7)
- lien (LI4)
- lifeline (LI8)
- line (LI4)
- linen (LI5)
- lion (LI4)
- loin (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loonie (LO6)
- nene (NE4)
- neon (NE4)
- nine (NI4)
- noel (NO4)
- none (NO4)
- nonillion (NO9)
- noon (NO4)
- offline (OF7)
- onion (ON5)
- online (ON6)
- oxen (OX4)
- xenon (XE5)
Answer Definitions
- flexion† (noun): The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
- elfin (noun): An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- feline (adjective): Of or pertaining to cats.
- felon (noun): A person who has committed a felony.
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- fine (adjective): Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- infix (verb): To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
- info (noun): information.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- leonine (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
- lien (noun): A tendon.
- lifeline (noun): A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
- line (noun): A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- linen (noun): Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loonie (noun): The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- offline (adjective): Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- online (adjective): Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
- oxen (noun): plural of ox
- xenon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.