NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 15, 2026

Sunday, March 15, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, March 15, 2026 puts L in the center, with A, I, C, D, R, Y around it. There are 112 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 L. Tap a word for a short definition.

112Words
553Points
387Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

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

2

4-letter words

33

5-letter words

32

6-letter words

15

7-letter words

14

8-letter words

10

9-letter words

3

10-letter words

4

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterL
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words112
Points553
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 387 points. Queen Bee is 553.

Genius · 166 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start11
Moving Up28
Good44
Solid83
Nice138
Great221
Amazing277
387Genius387
Queen Bee553

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

Pangram Breakdown

ACRIDLY
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants
RADICALLY
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, L ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 393 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 91th percentile
Total points 89th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words11273.615418
Points553353.889260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 15, 2026 hive put L in the center with A, I, C, D, R, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 112 words (553 points). Genius sat at 387.

Pangrams on this date: ACRIDLY, RADICALLY. Top starting letters: L (26), A (23). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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