NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 27, 2023

Mar 27, 2023 · 5 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 27, 2023

Game Summary

Center Letter	F
Outer Letters	i, m, o, r, t, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	16 words
Total Points	47 points
Genius Level	33 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
F	5	2	-	1	8
I	1	-	-	-	1
M	1	1	-	1	3
O	-	-	-	-	-
R	3	-	-	-	3
T	1	-	-	-	1
Y	-	-	-	-	-
Σ	11	3	-	2	16

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

F	FI×2 FO×5 FR×1
I	IF×1
M	MI×1 MO×2
O
R	RI×2 RO×1
T	TI×1
Y

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

F	FIF×1 FIR×1 FOO×1 FOR×4 FRO×1
I	IFF×1
M	MIF×1 MOR×1 MOT×1
O
R	RIF×2 ROO×1
T	TIF×1
Y

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)
mo..... ^†	MO7	To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
fi...	FI5	Half of a 'Benjamin?'
fi..	FI4	A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
fo..	FO4	A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
fo..	FO4	To do with shape. The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold. Regularity, beauty, or elegance. The inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists. Characteristics not involving atomic components. (Can we add an example for this sense?) A long bench with no back. The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body. The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
fo..	FO4	A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
fo.....	FO7	To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
fo...	FO5	The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.
fr..	FR4	Used to indicate source or provenance.
if..	IF4	Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
mi..	MI4	A small argument; a quarrel.
mo...	MO5	A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
ri..	RI4	A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
ri..	RI4	A chasm or fissure.
ro..	RO4	The external covering at the top of a building.
ti..	TI4	A small argument; a petty quarrel.

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.

mortify^† (MO7)
fifty (FI5)
firm (FI4)
foot (FO4)
form (FO4)
fort (FO4)
fortify (FO7)
forty (FO5)
from (FR4)
iffy (IF4)
miff (MI4)
motif (MO5)
riff (RI4)
rift (RI4)
roof (RO4)
tiff (TI4)

Answer Definitions

mortify^† (verb): To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
fifty (numeral): Half of a 'Benjamin?'
firm (noun): A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
form (noun): To do with shape. The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold. Regularity, beauty, or elegance. The inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists. Characteristics not involving atomic components. (Can we add an example for this sense?) A long bench with no back. The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body. The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
fort (noun): A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
fortify (verb): To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
forty (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one.
from (preposition): Used to indicate source or provenance.
iffy (adjective): Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
miff (noun): A small argument; a quarrel.
motif (noun): A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
rift (noun): A chasm or fissure.
roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.