NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 20, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, h, i, w, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 214 points |
| Genius Level | 150 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| G | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| H | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 7 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| N | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| W | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Z | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 | Σ | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EG×1 EN×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×3 GI×2 |
| H | HE×4 HI×3 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NE×3 NI×2 |
| W | WE×2 WH×5 WI×9 |
| Z | ZI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EGG×1 ENG×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEN×3 GIG×1 GIN×1 |
| H | HEI×1 HEN×1 HEW×2 HIE×1 HIN×2 |
| I | INN×2 |
| N | NEI×2 NEN×1 NIG×1 NIN×1 |
| W | WEE×1 WEI×1 WHE×2 WHI×3 WIE×1 WIG×1 WIN×5 WIZ×2 |
| Z | ZIG×1 ZIN×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| wh...... † | WH8 | The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge... | GE5 | A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. |
| ge... | GE5 | plural of genius; guardian spirits |
| gi..... | GI7 | gerund of gig (in various senses). The act of engaging in a musical performance, acting in a theatre production, etc. The practice of working at a job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis. The act of catching or fishing with a gig or fizgig. |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gin |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| he... | HE5 | A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space. |
| he.... | HE6 | present participle of hew |
| he.. | HE4 | Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down. |
| hi.... | HI6 | present participle of hie |
| hi... | HI5 | A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc. |
| hi..... | HI7 | present participle of hinge |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in.... | IN6 | A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game. |
| ne... | NE5 | The cry of a horse. |
| ne...... | NE8 | present participle of neigh |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | near, close by |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| we.... | WE6 | Alternative form of wienie |
| we...... | WE8 | present participle of weigh |
| wh.. | WH4 | At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. |
| wh... | WH5 | A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound. |
| wh..... | WH7 | present participle of whine |
| wh...... | WH8 | present participle of whiz |
| wi.... | WI6 | A wiener. |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wig |
| wi.. | WI4 | An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%. |
| wi.. | WI4 | An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wing |
| wi.... | WI6 | present participle of wine |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of win |
| wi... | WI5 | Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. |
| wi...... | WI8 | present participle of wizen |
| zi..... | ZI7 | present participle of zig |
| zi.. | ZI4 | A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest. |
| zi.. | ZI4 | A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string. |
| zi..... | ZI7 | present participle of zing |
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.
- wheezing† (WH8)
- egging (EG6)
- engine (EN6)
- gene (GE4)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- gigging (GI7)
- ginning (GI7)
- heinie (HE6)
- henge (HE5)
- hewing (HE6)
- hewn (HE4)
- hieing (HI6)
- hinge (HI5)
- hinging (HI7)
- innie (IN5)
- inning (IN6)
- neigh (NE5)
- neighing (NE8)
- nene (NE4)
- nigh (NI4)
- nine (NI4)
- weenie (WE6)
- weighing (WE8)
- when (WH4)
- whine (WH5)
- whining (WH7)
- whizzing (WH8)
- wienie (WI6)
- wigging (WI7)
- wine (WI4)
- wing (WI4)
- winging (WI7)
- wining (WI6)
- winning (WI7)
- wizen (WI5)
- wizening (WI8)
- zigging (ZI7)
- zine (ZI4)
- zing (ZI4)
- zinging (ZI7)
Answer Definitions
- wheezing† (noun): The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- genie (noun): A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- genii (noun): plural of genius; guardian spirits
- gigging (noun): gerund of gig (in various senses). The act of engaging in a musical performance, acting in a theatre production, etc. The practice of working at a job, especially one that is freelance or temporary, or done on an on-demand basis. The act of catching or fishing with a gig or fizgig.
- ginning (verb): present participle of gin
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- henge (noun): A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
- hewing (verb): present participle of hew
- hewn (adjective): Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
- hieing (verb): present participle of hie
- hinge (noun): A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- hinging (verb): present participle of hinge
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- inning (noun): A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
- neigh (noun): The cry of a horse.
- neighing (verb): present participle of neigh
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nigh (adjective): near, close by
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- weenie (noun): Alternative form of wienie
- weighing (verb): present participle of weigh
- when (adverb): At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
- whine (noun): A long-drawn, high-pitched complaining cry or sound.
- whining (verb): present participle of whine
- whizzing (verb): present participle of whiz
- wienie (noun): A wiener.
- wigging (verb): present participle of wig
- wine (noun): An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
- wing (noun): An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly
- winging (verb): present participle of wing
- wining (verb): present participle of wine
- winning (verb): present participle of win
- wizen (adjective): Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness.
- wizening (verb): present participle of wizen
- zigging (verb): present participle of zig
- zine (noun): A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.
- zing (noun): A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
- zinging (verb): present participle of zing