NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 23, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, l, r, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 130 points |
| Genius Level | 91 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| F | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| R | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×2 AL×1 AU×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×3 FL×6 FO×5 FR×1 FU×1 |
| L | LO×3 |
| O | OF×1 OR×1 OV×2 |
| R | RO×3 |
| U | |
| V | VA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFO×1 AFR×1 ALO×1 AUR×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FAL×1 FAR×1 FAV×1 FLA×2 FLO×4 FOA×1 FOO×1 FOR×1 FOU×2 FRO×1 FUR×1 |
| L | LOA×1 LOL×1 LOO×1 |
| O | OFF×1 ORA×1 OVA×1 OVU×1 |
| R | ROA×1 ROL×1 ROO×1 |
| U | |
| V | VAL×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....... † | FL9 | Full of flavor. |
| af... | AF5 | In a state of collision or entanglement. |
| af.. | AF4 | hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. |
| al... | AL5 | At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. |
| au.... | AU6 | An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively. |
| au..... | AU7 | Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning. |
| fa..... | FA7 | A reduction or decline. |
| fa... | FA5 | Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). |
| fa... | FA5 | A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone). |
| fl.... | FL6 | The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect. |
| fl... | FL5 | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| fl... | FL5 | Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers. |
| fl... | FL5 | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of forum (alternative form of forums). |
| fo.. | FO4 | Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. |
| fo.. | FO4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 4. |
| fr...... | FR8 | Alternative spelling of frou-frou |
| fu... | FU5 | A general uproar or commotion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo... | LO5 | Alternative form of loofah |
| of... | OF5 | The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food. |
| or.. | OR4 | Relating to the mouth. |
| ov.. | OV4 | An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. |
| ov.... | OV6 | Of or pertaining to an oval. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| va... | VA5 | Value; worth. |
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.
- flavorful† (FL9)
- afoul (AF5)
- afro (AF4)
- aloof (AL5)
- aurora (AU6)
- auroral (AU7)
- falloff (FA7)
- farro (FA5)
- favor (FA5)
- flavor (FL6)
- floor (FL5)
- flora (FL5)
- floral (FL6)
- flour (FL5)
- foal (FO4)
- fool (FO4)
- fora (FO4)
- foul (FO4)
- four (FO4)
- froufrou (FR8)
- furor (FU5)
- loaf (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loofa (LO5)
- offal (OF5)
- oral (OR4)
- oval (OV4)
- ovular (OV6)
- roar (RO4)
- roll (RO4)
- roof (RO4)
- valor (VA5)
Answer Definitions
- flavorful† (adjective): Full of flavor.
- afoul (adverb): In a state of collision or entanglement.
- afro (noun): hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- aloof (adverb): At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- aurora (noun): An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
- auroral (adjective): Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning.
- falloff (noun): A reduction or decline.
- farro (noun): Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
- favor (noun): A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- flavor (noun): The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
- floor (noun): The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
- flora (noun): Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
- floral (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
- flour (noun): Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
- foal (noun): A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fora (noun): plural of forum (alternative form of forums).
- foul (adjective): Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- four (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 4.
- froufrou (noun): Alternative spelling of frou-frou
- furor (noun): A general uproar or commotion.
- loaf (noun): (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loofa (noun): Alternative form of loofah
- offal (noun): The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food.
- oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
- oval (noun): An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
- ovular (adjective): Of or pertaining to an oval.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- valor (noun): Value; worth.