NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 5, 2026

Thursday, March 5, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, March 5, 2026 puts O in the center, with A, J, C, L, R, U around it. There are 53 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 O. Tap a word for a short definition.

53Words
235Points
165Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

14

6-letter words

10

7-letter words

8

8-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterO
Vowels3
Rare lettersJ
Words53
Points235
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 165 points. Queen Bee is 235.

Genius · 70 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up12
Good19
Solid35
Nice59
Great94
Amazing118
165Genius165
Queen Bee235

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

Pangram Breakdown

JOCULAR
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 394 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 26th percentile
Total points 25th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5373.515418
Points235353.289260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 5, 2026 hive put O in the center with A, J, C, L, R, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 53 words (235 points). Genius sat at 165.

Pangram on this date: JOCULAR. Top starting letters: C (29), L (7). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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