NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 6, 2026

Friday, March 6, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, March 6, 2026 puts U in the center, with F, P, D, I, L, E around it. There are 70 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 U. Tap a word for a short definition.

70Words
325Points
228Genius
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 U.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

21

5-letter words

11

6-letter words

26

7-letter words

11

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterU
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words70
Points325
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 228 points. Queen Bee is 325.

Genius · 97 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up16
Good26
Solid49
Nice81
Great130
Amazing163
228Genius228
Queen Bee325

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

Pangram Breakdown

UPFIELD
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 394 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 51th percentile
Total points 48th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7073.515418
Points325353.289260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 6, 2026 hive put U in the center with F, P, D, I, L, E around it. Queen Bee needed all 70 words (325 points). Genius sat at 228.

Pangram on this date: UPFIELD. Top starting letters: P (19), D (18). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for March 6, 2026