NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 7, 2026

Saturday, March 7, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, March 7, 2026 puts R in the center, with W, N, G, B, O, I around it. There are 72 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 R. Tap a word for a short definition.

72Words
375Points
263Genius
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 R.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

20

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

15

7-letter words

14

8-letter words

7

9-letter words

3

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterR
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words72
Points375
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 263 points. Queen Bee is 375.

Genius · 112 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up19
Good30
Solid56
Nice94
Great150
Amazing188
263Genius263
Queen Bee375

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

Pangram Breakdown

BORROWING
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2, R ×2

BROWNING
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 394 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 53th percentile
Total points 60th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7273.515418
Points375353.289260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 7, 2026 hive put R in the center with W, N, G, B, O, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 72 words (375 points). Genius sat at 263.

Pangrams on this date: BORROWING, BROWNING. Top starting letters: B (19), G (18). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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