March 8, 2026, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, March 08, 2026

Mar 08, 2026, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, N, O, T, X, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 63 words, a 393-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: INTOXICATION.

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Spelling Bee hive for March 8, 2026 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,C,N,O,T and X

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Sunday, March 8, 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

92nd percentile

Avg Word Length

6.44

Long words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

84/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 84% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

69 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: X

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×12L2×11L5×10L4×9L5×8L4×7L13×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 275 pts

34 words1×12L2×11L5×10L4×9L5×8L4×7L8×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

192 vowels · 214 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start20 PTS
15%Moving Up59 PTS
25%Good98 PTS
40%Solid157 PTS
50%Nice197 PTS
60%Great236 PTS
65%Amazing255 PTS
70%Genius275 PTS
100%Queen Bee393 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 63 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, March 8, 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

24%

22%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-03-07

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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12-Letter Words 1 word

11-Letter Words 2 words

10-Letter Words 5 words

9-Letter Words 4 words

8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 4 words

6-Letter Words 17 words

5-Letter Words 16 words

4-Letter Words 9 words

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Word Length Distribution

9 words

16 words

17 words

4 words

5 words

4 words

5 words (Pangram)

10L

2 words

11L

1 word (Pangram)

12L

Share of 63 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

63 words

100%

50 words

79%

48 words

76%

47 words

75%

40 words

63%

40 words

63%

11 words

17%

Share of 63 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

9 pts

80 pts

102 pts

102

28 pts

40 pts

36 pts

57 pts (Pangram)

10L

22 pts

11L

19 pts (Pangram)

12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1524%

1422%

1321%

58%

12%

Share of 63 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 393 ranks in the 99th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-03-07.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 63 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 93rd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-03-07.
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 2026-03-07.
The estimated solve time of 59–79 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*:

acacian
acaciin
acacin
acini
acinic
aconitia
aconitic
aconitin
acontia
actin
actinia
actinian
actinic
actinon
ainoi
aint
aion
aition
anatoxin
anicca
aniconic
anionic
anita
anoia
anotia
antiantitoxin
antitax
antitaxation
antitonic
antitoxic
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
aonian
atactic
ataxic
atocia
atonia
atonic
atoxic
attaint
axiation
axin
axion
axonia
axonic
cain
cainian
cainitic
canaanitic
cancion
canion
cantation
cantic
cantico
cantion
cataian
catatoniac
cationic
catoctin
catonian
catonic
catti
caxtonian
ccitt
cincinnati
cincinnatian
cincinni
cinct
cion
cnicin
coaction
coaita
cocain
coccic
coconino
coction
coit
coition
coix
conation
concitation
coni
conia
coniacian
connation
connixation
contaction
cottonian
iconian
ictic
inactinic
inanition
inca
incaic
incan
incitant
incitation
inconcoct
inconcoction
inia
inion
init
inition
inti
intinction
intonaci
intonaco
ioni
ionian
itaconic
itonia
ixia
ixion
ixionian
naiant
nain
naio
naoi
natation
niantic
nici
nicotian
nicotiana
nicotianin
nicotic
nicotin
nicotinian
nicotinic
nictation
nictitant
nictitation
nina
ninon
niton
nitta
nixon
noint
nonactinic
nonaction
nonanoic
noncitation
nonic
nonintoxicant
nonion
nonionic
nontannic
nontannin
nontaxation
nontonic
notitia
octactinian
octic
octoic
octonion
oint
oiticica
oncotic
ontic
otiant
otic
otitic
otoconia
ototoxic
oxonian
taconian
taconic
taction
tain
tainan
taino
tait
tania
tanitic
tannaic
tannaitic
taotai
taxin
taxitic
ticca
tina
tinc
tinction
tinta
tionontati
titania
titanian
titanitic
titi
titian
titianic
toccatina
toit
toitoi
tonation
toxicant
toxication
xinca

*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.