NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 14, 2026

Saturday, March 14, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, March 14, 2026 puts R in the center, with O, U, G, B, F, L around it. There are 36 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

36Words
124Points
87Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

19

5-letter words

9

6-letter words

5

7-letter words

1

8-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterR
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words36
Points124
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length4.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 87 points. Queen Bee is 124.

Genius · 37 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start2
Moving Up6
Good10
Solid19
Nice31
Great50
Amazing62
87Genius87
Queen Bee124

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

Pangram Breakdown

BULLFROG
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 393 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 8th percentile
Total points 4th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words3673.615418
Points124353.889260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 14, 2026 hive put R in the center with O, U, G, B, F, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 36 words (124 points). Genius sat at 87.

Pangram on this date: BULLFROG. Top starting letters: B (12), F (12). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for March 14, 2026