March 13, 2026, Friday

Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, March 13, 2026

Mar 13, 2026, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, R, C, H, O, T, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 59 words, a 299-point total, 3 Pangrams (2 Perfect Pangrams perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ARTHRITIC, CATHARTIC, TRATTORIA.

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Spelling Bee hive for March 13, 2026 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,R,C,H,O and T

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Friday, March 13, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

65th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.53

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

53/100

Rare

Rarer than 53% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

57 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

3×9L4×8L7×7L9×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 209 pts

29 words3×9L4×8L7×7L5×6L10×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

142 vowels · 184 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start15 PTS
15%Moving Up45 PTS
25%Good75 PTS
40%Solid120 PTS
50%Nice150 PTS
60%Great179 PTS
65%Amazing194 PTS
70%Genius209 PTS
100%Queen Bee299 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 59 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, March 13, 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

39%

20%

15%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-03-12

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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2024-07-20(H)

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Word Length Distribution

16 words

20 words

9 words

7 words (Pangram)

4 words (Pangram)

3 words

Share of 59 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

59 words

100%

43 words

73%

39 words

66%

38 words

64%

36 words

61%

28 words

47%

24 words

41%

Share of 59 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts

100 pts

100

54 pts

63 pts (Pangram)

39 pts (Pangram)

27 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2339%

1220%

915%

712%

35%

23%

Share of 59 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 299 ranks in the 89th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-03-12.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 59 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 88th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-03-12.
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 Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-03-12.
The estimated solve time of 48–66 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

acari
achira
acoria
acratia
acrita
acritarch
acroatic
ahir
aircoach
airt
airth
aitch
aortarctia
aracari
arachic
arati
archai
archit
archtraitor
ariot
arith
arriccio
artic
atactic
ataractic
atocia
atorai
atrichia
atrichic
cacciatora
cahita
caiarara
cair
cairo
carioca
cariri
carotic
carri
carritch
carrocci
carroccio
catacrotic
cataria
cathari
catti
ccitt
chait
chaitra
chati
chatti
chhatri
chiao
chich
chicha
chico
chicot
chih
chiot
chirata
chiro
chirr
chita
chitra
choric
chorio
choroti
chorti
circ
circar
cirrhotic
citator
cithara
coaita
coccic
cocorico
coit
coria
cotraitor
cric
crit
crith
haiti
haori
harari
harico
hathi
hathoric
hati
hatti
hattic
hircarra
hircic
hitchiti
hoit
horatio
hoti
iacchic
iatric
icaria
ictic
iritic
irritator
itatartaric
ithaca
ittria
octic
octoic
octroi
ohia
ohio
oiticica
oraria
oratoric
orchic
orchitic
orthic
orthotactic
otiatric
otic
otitic
rachitic
raia
ratti
riata
ricrac
riroriro
rita
ritratto
rori
roric
tachi
tahiti
taiaha
taihoa
tait
taotai
tarai
tarairi
tari
tartaric
tataric
tchai
tchi
thai
thir
thoria
thoric
tiar
ticca
tiro
titi
titrator
tocharic
toit
toitoi
triac
triact
triarch
triarii
triatic
trica
tricar
trichi
trichitic
trichroic
tricia
tricrotic
trictrac
trior
trit
tritactic
trochaic
trochi
trochitic
troic
trottoir

*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.