NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 9, 2026

Monday, March 9, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, March 9, 2026 puts B in the center, with A, D, L, I, U, Y around it. There are 52 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.

52Words
232Points
162Genius
2Pangrams
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

2

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

18

6-letter words

9

7-letter words

2

8-letter words

4

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterB
Vowels3
Rare lettersY
Words52
Points232
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 162 points. Queen Bee is 232.

Genius · 70 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up12
Good19
Solid35
Nice58
Great93
Amazing116
162Genius162
Queen Bee232

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

Pangram Breakdown

AUDIBLY
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
ILLAUDABLY
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×3, A ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 394 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 24th percentile
Total points 24th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5273.515418
Points232353.289260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The March 9, 2026 hive put B in the center with A, D, L, I, U, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 52 words (232 points). Genius sat at 162.

Pangrams on this date: AUDIBLY, ILLAUDABLY. Top starting letters: B (37), A (6). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for March 9, 2026