NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 21, 2026

Saturday, March 21, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, March 21, 2026 puts E in the center, with P, I, U, N, L, V around it. There are 75 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 E. Tap a word for a short definition.

75Words
308Points
216Genius
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 E.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

29

5-letter words

15

6-letter words

21

7-letter words

9

8-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterE
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words75
Points308
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 216 points. Queen Bee is 308.

Genius · 92 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up15
Good25
Solid46
Nice77
Great123
Amazing154
216Genius216
Queen Bee308

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

Pangram Breakdown

VULPINE
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 393 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 56th percentile
Total points 44th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7573.615418
Points308353.889260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 21, 2026 hive put E in the center with P, I, U, N, L, V around it. Queen Bee needed all 75 words (308 points). Genius sat at 216.

Pangram on this date: VULPINE. Top starting letters: P (22), L (16). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for March 21, 2026