Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, March 07, 2026

Mar 07, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the B, G, I, N, O, R, W honeycomb (center letter R) feature 51 words, a 274-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: BORROWING, RIBBONING.

Spelling Bee hive for March 7, 2026 with center letter R and surrounding letters B,G,I,N,O and W

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Saturday, March 7, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

90th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.86

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

89/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 89% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

56 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

25

words to Genius
2×9L6×8L10×7L7×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 192 pts
25 words2×9L6×8L10×7L7×6L

Vowel Split

32%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

95 vowels · 204 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start14 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up41 PTS
  • 25%Good69 PTS
  • 40%Solid110 PTS
  • 50%Nice137 PTS
  • 60%Great164 PTS
  • 65%Amazing178 PTS
  • 70%Genius192 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee274 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 51 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, March 7, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

B
29%
R
22%
G
20%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 6 words

7-Letter Words 10 words

6-Letter Words 11 words

5-Letter Words 9 words

4-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

13 words
4L
13
9 words
5L
9
11 words
6L
11
10 words
7L
10
6 words (Pangram)
8L
6
2 words (Pangram)
9L
2

Share of 51 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

R
51 words
100%
N
43 words
84%
I
39 words
76%
G
37 words
73%
O
36 words
71%
B
22 words
43%
W
16 words
31%

Share of 51 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts
13
4L
45 pts
45
5L
66 pts
66
6L
70 pts
70
7L
55 pts (Pangram)
55
8L
25 pts (Pangram)
25
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
1529%
R
1122%
G
1020%
W
612%
I
510%
N
36%
O
12%

Share of 51 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 274 ranks in the 83rd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-03-06.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 51 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 72nd percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-03-06.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-03-05.
  • The estimated solve time of 48–64 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • bibiri
  • biri
  • biron
  • birr
  • birring
  • borg
  • borning
  • boro
  • bororo
  • bribri
  • brin
  • brob
  • brog
  • broo
  • broon
  • brrr
  • girn
  • girning
  • giro
  • giron
  • gooroo
  • gorgio
  • gorgonin
  • grig
  • grigri
  • gringo
  • grogging
  • groining
  • inbring
  • inbringing
  • ingrow
  • ingrowing
  • inorb
  • inorg
  • inro
  • inworn
  • iring
  • irwin
  • nigori
  • nonborrowing
  • nongrowing
  • noniron
  • norn
  • orbing
  • oribi
  • orig
  • orion
  • rinning
  • riroriro
  • robbin
  • robinin
  • rognon
  • roin
  • rong
  • ronin
  • ronion
  • roon
  • rori
  • winrow
  • wrig

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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