NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 16, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, m, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 60 words |
| Total Points | 269 points |
| Genius Level | 188 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 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| D | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 |
| E | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| I | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| M | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| T | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 22 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 60 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 AI×3 AM×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DE×3 DI×8 |
| E | ED×3 EM×2 |
| I | ID×3 IM×4 IT×2 |
| M | MA×3 ME×5 MI×6 |
| T | TA×1 TE×1 TI×9 |
| 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 | ADM×2 AID×2 AIM×1 AMI×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DAM×1 DAY×1 DEI×1 DEM×2 DIA×1 DIE×3 DIM×3 DIT×1 |
| E | EDD×1 EDI×2 EMI×2 |
| I | IDE×3 IMA×1 IMI×2 IMM×1 ITE×1 ITT×1 |
| M | MAI×3 MED×5 MID×2 MIM×2 MIT×2 |
| T | TAT×1 TEA×1 TID×4 TIE×1 TIM×4 |
| Y | YET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| da..... † | DA7 | The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset. |
| ad... | AD5 | To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration |
| ad...... | AD8 | simple past tense and past participle of admit |
| ai.. | AI4 | An assistant. |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aid |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aim |
| am.. | AM4 | In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by. |
| am... | AM5 | Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. |
| da.... | DA6 | Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment. |
| de... | DE5 | Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god. |
| de... | DE5 | To let fall; to depress; to yield. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of demit |
| di.... | DI6 | An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty. |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of diet |
| di.. | DI4 | A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar. |
| di.... | DI6 | A light strong fabric with woven stripes or squares. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dim |
| di... | DI5 | A short, simple verse or song. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ed.. | ED4 | A change to the text of a document. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of edit |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| em..... | EM7 | simple past tense and past participle of emit |
| id.. | ID4 | An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. |
| id.... | ID6 | To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize. |
| id..... | ID7 | simple past tense and past participle of ideate |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| im..... | IM7 | To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. |
| im...... | IM8 | simple past tense and past participle of imitate |
| im....... | IM9 | Happening right away, instantly, with no delay. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.... | MA6 | simple past tense and past participle of maim |
| me... | ME5 | The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue. |
| me..... | ME7 | To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties. |
| me...... | ME8 | simple past tense and past participle of mediate |
| me...... | ME8 | To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study. |
| me....... | ME9 | Planned. |
| mi.... | MI6 | noon; twelve o'clock during the day |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi... | MI5 | simple past tense and past participle of mime |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| te..... | TE7 | The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal). |
| ti.. | TI4 | The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. |
| ti... | TI5 | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tidy |
| ti.. | TI4 | Arranged neatly and in order. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Closely connected or associated. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| ti... | TI5 | simple past tense and past participle of time |
| ti... | TI5 | Lacking in courage or confidence. |
| ti...... | TI8 | The state of being timid; shyness. |
| ye.. | YE4 | An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. |
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.
- daytime† (DA7)
- admit (AD5)
- admitted (AD8)
- aide (AI4)
- aided (AI5)
- aimed (AI5)
- amid (AM4)
- amity (AM5)
- dammit (DA6)
- deity (DE5)
- demit (DE5)
- demitted (DE8)
- diadem (DI6)
- died (DI4)
- diet (DI4)
- dieted (DI6)
- dime (DI4)
- dimity (DI6)
- dimmed (DI6)
- ditty (DI5)
- eddied (ED6)
- edit (ED4)
- edited (ED6)
- emit (EM4)
- emitted (EM7)
- idea (ID4)
- ideate (ID6)
- ideated (ID7)
- imam (IM4)
- imitate (IM7)
- imitated (IM8)
- immediate (IM9)
- item (IT4)
- itty (IT4)
- maid (MA4)
- maim (MA4)
- maimed (MA6)
- media (ME5)
- mediate (ME7)
- mediated (ME8)
- meditate (ME8)
- meditated (ME9)
- midday (MI6)
- midi (MI4)
- mime (MI4)
- mimed (MI5)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- tatami (TA6)
- teatime (TE7)
- tide (TI4)
- tided (TI5)
- tidied (TI6)
- tidy (TI4)
- tied (TI4)
- time (TI4)
- timed (TI5)
- timid (TI5)
- timidity (TI8)
- yeti (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- daytime† (noun): The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
- admit (verb): To allow to enter; to grant entrance (to), whether into a place, into the mind, or into consideration
- admitted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of admit
- aide (noun): An assistant.
- aided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aid
- aimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aim
- amid (preposition): In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
- amity (noun): Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
- dammit (interjection): Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.
- deity (noun): Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
- demit (verb): To let fall; to depress; to yield.
- demitted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of demit
- diadem (noun): An ornamental headband worn as a badge of royalty.
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- diet (noun): The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
- dieted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diet
- dime (noun): A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
- dimity (noun): A light strong fabric with woven stripes or squares.
- dimmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dim
- ditty (noun): A short, simple verse or song.
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- edit (noun): A change to the text of a document.
- edited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edit
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- emitted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of emit
- idea (noun): An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- ideate (verb): To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
- ideated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ideate
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- imitate (verb): To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
- imitated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of imitate
- immediate (adjective): Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- maid (noun): A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- maimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of maim
- media (noun): The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
- mediate (verb): To resolve differences, or to bring about a settlement, between conflicting parties.
- mediated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mediate
- meditate (verb): To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
- meditated (adjective): Planned.
- midday (noun): noon; twelve o'clock during the day
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mime
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- teatime (noun): The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).
- tide (noun): The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
- tided (adjective): Affected by the tide; having a tide.
- tidied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tidy
- tidy (adjective): Arranged neatly and in order.
- tied (adjective): Closely connected or associated.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- timed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of time
- timid (adjective): Lacking in courage or confidence.
- timidity (noun): The state of being timid; shyness.
- yeti (noun): An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.