NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 4, 2026

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, March 4, 2026 puts G in the center, with T, E, N, C, I, F around it. There are 55 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 G. Tap a word for a short definition.

55Words
354Points
248Genius
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 G.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

5

5-letter words

7

6-letter words

15

7-letter words

17

8-letter words

8

9-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterG
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words55
Points354
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length6.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 248 points. Queen Bee is 354.

Genius · 106 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up18
Good28
Solid53
Nice89
Great142
Amazing177
248Genius248
Queen Bee354

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

Pangram Breakdown

EFFECTING
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2, F ×2

INFECTING
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 394 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 29th percentile
Total points 56th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5573.515418
Points354353.289260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 4, 2026 hive put G in the center with T, E, N, C, I, F around it. Queen Bee needed all 55 words (354 points). Genius sat at 248.

Pangrams on this date: EFFECTING, INFECTING. Top starting letters: G (17), T (13). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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