NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 29, 2026

Sunday, March 29, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, March 29, 2026 puts B in the center, with L, N, I, A, C, O around it. There are 90 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 B. Tap a word for a short definition.

90Words
457Points
320Genius
3Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

3

4-letter words

23

5-letter words

24

6-letter words

23

7-letter words

9

8-letter words

9

10-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterB
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words90
Points457
Pangrams3
Longest word10
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 320 points. Queen Bee is 457.

Genius · 137 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start9
Moving Up23
Good37
Solid69
Nice114
Great183
Amazing229
320Genius320
Queen Bee457

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

Pangram Breakdown

ANABOLIC
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

CANNABINOL
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, N ×3

COALBIN
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 393 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 74th percentile
Total points 76th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words9073.615418
Points457353.889260
Pangrams32.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 29, 2026 hive put B in the center with L, N, I, A, C, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 90 words (457 points). Genius sat at 320.

Pangrams on this date: ANABOLIC, CANNABINOL, COALBIN. Top starting letters: B (50), C (18). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for March 29, 2026