NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 25, 2026

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, March 25, 2026 puts L in the center, with N, T, I, Y, E, P around it. There are 84 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.

84Words
372Points
260Genius
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

31

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

27

7-letter words

10

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterL
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words84
Points372
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 260 points. Queen Bee is 372.

Genius · 112 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up19
Good30
Solid56
Nice93
Great149
Amazing186
260Genius260
Queen Bee372

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

Pangram Breakdown

INEPTLY
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants
PENITENTLY
10 letters 17 points 3 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2, N ×2, T ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 393 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 66th percentile
Total points 59th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8473.615418
Points372353.889260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 25, 2026 hive put L in the center with N, T, I, Y, E, P around it. Queen Bee needed all 84 words (372 points). Genius sat at 260.

Pangrams on this date: INEPTLY, PENITENTLY. Top starting letters: L (27), P (20). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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