NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 20, 2026

Friday, March 20, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, March 20, 2026 puts M in the center, with E, H, A, C, D, T around it. There are 77 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 M. Tap a word for a short definition.

77Words
321Points
225Genius
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 M.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

30

5-letter words

15

6-letter words

19

7-letter words

10

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words77
Points321
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 225 points. Queen Bee is 321.

Genius · 96 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up16
Good26
Solid48
Nice80
Great128
Amazing161
225Genius225
Queen Bee321

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

Pangram Breakdown

MATCHED
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 393 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 58th percentile
Total points 47th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7773.615418
Points321353.889260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 20, 2026 hive put M in the center with E, H, A, C, D, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 77 words (321 points). Genius sat at 225.

Pangram on this date: MATCHED. Top starting letters: M (37), T (11). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for March 20, 2026