Thursday, March 5, 2026
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The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, March 5, 2026 puts O in the center, with A, J, C, L, R, U around it. There are 53 valid words. The pangram is JOCULAR. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes O. Tap a word for a short definition.

Today's Difficulty Medium ★★★
Scoring Guide
Nice: 94+ pts Amazing: 118+ pts Genius: 165+ pts 👑 Queen Bee: 235 pts

Pangrams

JOCULAR14pts

Pangram Meanings

JOCULAR Click to load definition

All Valid Words(53)

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4 Letters

ARCO1pts CALO1pts COAL1pts COCA1pts COCO1pts COLA1pts COOL1pts CROC1pts LOCA1pts LOCO1pts LOLL1pts LOUR1pts OLLA1pts ORAL1pts ORCA1pts ORRA1pts ROAR1pts ROLL1pts

5 Letters

CACAO5pts CAROL5pts CLARO5pts CLOUR5pts COALA5pts COCOA5pts COLOR5pts CORAL5pts CRUOR5pts JOUAL5pts JUROR5pts LOCAL5pts LORAL5pts OCCUR5pts

6 Letters

ACAJOU6pts AURORA6pts CLOACA6pts COCCAL6pts COLLAR6pts COLOUR6pts COOCOO6pts CORRAL6pts OCULAR6pts ROCOCO6pts

7 Letters

AURORAL7pts CARACOL7pts CLOACAL7pts COROLLA7pts CURACAO7pts CURACOA7pts JOCULAR14pts LOCULAR7pts

8 Letters

CALLALOO8pts CARCAJOU8pts ORACULAR8pts
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