NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 24, 2026

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, March 24, 2026 puts I in the center, with A, U, Y, T, B, R around it. There are 41 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 I. Tap a word for a short definition.

41Words
200Points
140Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

12

5-letter words

15

6-letter words

7

7-letter words

2

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterI
Vowels3
Rare lettersY
Words41
Points200
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 140 points. Queen Bee is 200.

Genius · 60 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up10
Good16
Solid30
Nice50
Great80
Amazing100
140Genius140
Queen Bee200

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

Pangram Breakdown

RUBAIYAT
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

TRIBUTARY
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2, R ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 393 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 13th percentile
Total points 16th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4173.615418
Points200353.889260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 24, 2026 hive put I in the center with A, U, Y, T, B, R around it. Queen Bee needed all 41 words (200 points). Genius sat at 140.

Pangrams on this date: RUBAIYAT, TRIBUTARY. Top starting letters: B (12), R (9). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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