NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 21, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, o, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 247 points |
| Genius Level | 173 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| D | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 |
| E | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 |
| N | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 11 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| V | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Y | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 16 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×18 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×2 DO×5 DY×1 |
| E | EN×5 EV×2 |
| N | NE×6 NO×5 |
| O | OD×1 ON×1 OV×1 |
| V | VE×2 |
| Y | YE×1 YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×2 COD×1 CON×14 COV×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×1 DEN×1 DON×3 DOY×2 DYN×1 |
| E | ENC×2 END×1 ENV×2 EVE×2 |
| N | NEE×3 NEN×1 NEO×2 NOD×2 NON×2 NOO×1 |
| O | ODE×1 ONC×1 OVE×1 |
| V | VEN×2 |
| Y | YEN×1 YON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co...... † | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of convey |
| co...... † | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of convoy |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of cocoon |
| co... | CO5 | A handbell used for summoning monks. |
| co..... | CO7 | To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of concede |
| co... | CO5 | Clipping of condominium. |
| co..... | CO7 | To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of condone |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co... | CO5 | segregated or delineated by traffic cones |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of con |
| co..... | CO7 | To come together; to meet; to unite. |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of convene |
| co.... | CO6 | To move (something) from one place to another. |
| co.... | CO6 | One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels. |
| co... | CO5 | A formal group or assembly of witches. |
| de..... | DE7 | The quality of being decent; propriety. |
| de.. | DE4 | To disallow or reject. |
| do.. | DO4 | Having completed or finished an activity. |
| do... | DO5 | Someone who receives a gift from a donor. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of don |
| do... | DO5 | A commander in charge of ten men. |
| do..... | DO7 | A female doyen. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn. |
| en.... | EN6 | To convert (plain text) into code. |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of encode |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en... | EN5 | A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador. |
| en.. | EN4 | Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of even |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne... | NE5 | In need; poor. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| 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. |
| no.... | NO6 | simple past tense and past participle of nod |
| no.. | NO4 | A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| od... | OD5 | An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
| ov.. | OV4 | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| ve.. | VE4 | To hawk or to peddle merchandise. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vend |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yen |
| yo.. | YO4 | further; more distant |
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.
- conveyed† (CO8)
- convoyed† (CO8)
- cocoon (CO6)
- cocooned (CO8)
- codon (CO5)
- concede (CO7)
- conceded (CO8)
- condo (CO5)
- condone (CO7)
- condoned (CO8)
- cone (CO4)
- coned (CO5)
- conned (CO6)
- convene (CO7)
- convened (CO8)
- convey (CO6)
- convoy (CO6)
- coven (CO5)
- decency (DE7)
- deny (DE4)
- done (DO4)
- donee (DO5)
- donned (DO6)
- doyen (DO5)
- doyenne (DO7)
- dyne (DY4)
- encode (EN6)
- encoded (EN7)
- ended (EN5)
- envoy (EN5)
- envy (EN4)
- even (EV4)
- evened (EV6)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- needy (NE5)
- nene (NE4)
- neocon (NE6)
- neon (NE4)
- nodded (NO6)
- node (NO4)
- nonce (NO5)
- none (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- odeon (OD5)
- once (ON4)
- oven (OV4)
- vend (VE4)
- vended (VE6)
- yenned (YE6)
- yond (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- conveyed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of convey
- convoyed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of convoy
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- cocooned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cocoon
- codon (noun): A handbell used for summoning monks.
- concede (verb): To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
- conceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of concede
- condo (noun): Clipping of condominium.
- condone (verb): To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- condoned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of condone
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- coned (adjective): segregated or delineated by traffic cones
- conned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of con
- convene (verb): To come together; to meet; to unite.
- convened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of convene
- convey (verb): To move (something) from one place to another.
- convoy (noun): One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
- coven (noun): A formal group or assembly of witches.
- decency (noun): The quality of being decent; propriety.
- deny (verb): To disallow or reject.
- done (adjective): Having completed or finished an activity.
- donee (noun): Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
- donned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of don
- doyen (noun): A commander in charge of ten men.
- doyenne (noun): A female doyen.
- dyne (noun): A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- encode (verb): To convert (plain text) into code.
- encoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of encode
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- envoy (noun): A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- envy (noun): Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of even
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- needy (adjective): In need; poor.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- 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.
- nodded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nod
- node (noun): A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- odeon (noun): An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- oven (noun): A chamber used for baking or heating.
- vend (verb): To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
- vended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vend
- yenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yen
- yond (adjective): further; more distant