NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 31, 2026

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, March 31, 2026 puts L in the center, with I, O, Y, C, U, D around it. There are 72 valid words. 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 L. Tap a word for a short definition.

72Words
284Points
199Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes L.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

29

5-letter words

23

6-letter words

10

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterL
Vowels3
Rare lettersY
Words72
Points284
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 199 points. Queen Bee is 284.

Genius · 85 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up14
Good23
Solid43
Nice71
Great114
Amazing142
199Genius199
Queen Bee284

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 284 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

CLOUDILY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 51th percentile
Total points 36th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7274.715418
Points284359.189260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 31, 2026 hive put L in the center with I, O, Y, C, U, D around it. Queen Bee needed all 72 words (284 points). Genius sat at 199.

Pangram on this date: CLOUDILY. Top starting letters: C (27), D (16). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for March 31, 2026