NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 22, 2026

Sunday, March 22, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, March 22, 2026 puts A in the center, with N, D, H, I, L, G around it. There are 143 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 A. Tap a word for a short definition.

143Words
718Points
503Genius
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 A.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

39

5-letter words

29

6-letter words

24

7-letter words

32

8-letter words

19

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterA
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words143
Points718
Pangrams2
Longest word8
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 503 points. Queen Bee is 718.

Genius · 215 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start14
Moving Up36
Good57
Solid108
Nice180
Great287
Amazing359
503Genius503
Queen Bee718

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

Pangram Breakdown

HANDLING
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×2

HIGHLAND
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: H ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 393 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 99th percentile
Total points 98th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words14373.615418
Points718353.889260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 22, 2026 hive put A in the center with N, D, H, I, L, G around it. Queen Bee needed all 143 words (718 points). Genius sat at 503.

Pangrams on this date: HANDLING, HIGHLAND. Top starting letters: A (35), G (31). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for March 22, 2026