March 18, 2026, Wednesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Mar 18, 2026, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, J, N, O, R, T honeycomb (center letter R) feature 67 words, a 325-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: IRRITATION.

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Spelling Bee hive for March 18, 2026 with center letter R and surrounding letters A,I,J,N,O and T

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Wednesday, March 18, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

74th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.73

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

54/100

Rare

Rarer than 54% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

64 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

1×10L7×9L4×8L8×7L10×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 227 pts

30 words1×10L7×9L4×8L8×7L9×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

174 vowels · 210 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start16 PTS
15%Moving Up49 PTS
25%Good81 PTS
40%Solid130 PTS
50%Nice163 PTS
60%Great195 PTS
65%Amazing211 PTS
70%Genius227 PTS
100%Queen Bee325 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 67 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, March 18, 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

36%

28%

12%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-03-17

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2026-03-19(R)2025-02-05(I)2023-01-27(N)

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Word Length Distribution

22 words

15 words

10 words

8 words (Pangram)

4 words

7 words

1 word

10L

Share of 67 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

67 words

100%

56 words

84%

48 words

72%

46 words

69%

37 words

55%

34 words

51%

4 words

Share of 67 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts

75 pts

60 pts

63 pts (Pangram)

32 pts

63 pts

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2436%

1928%

812%

710%

57%

34%

11%

Share of 67 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 325 ranks in the 94th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-03-17.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 67 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 96th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-03-17.
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 harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-03-16.
The estimated solve time of 54–74 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*:

aaron
airan
airn
airt
ajari
anatron
anorn
antar
antara
antiair
antiar
antiarin
antiattrition
antiriot
antitrinitarian
antra
antrin
arain
arara
ararao
arati
aration
arian
ariana
arion
ariot
arna
arnatta
arnatto
arni
arnotta
arnotto
aroar
aroint
aronia
atar
atorai
attainor
attorn
inro
intonator
intort
intortion
intr
intrant
introit
intron
iran
irani
iranian
irian
irritator
irroration
ittria
jara
jarina
jarra
jiri
nair
naira
narr
narra
nataraja
natator
natatoria
natraj
natron
nitration
nitrator
nitrian
nonair
noniron
nonirritant
nonrotation
nora
noria
norito
norn
nritta
ontarian
ontario
orant
oraon
oraria
orarian
orarion
oratorian
orion
orra
ottar
raia
rana
ranarian
rann
rata
ratan
rato
ratoon
ratti
ratton
rattoon
riant
riata
riroriro
rita
ritratto
roin
ronin
ronion
roon
rori
rort
rota
rotan
rotarian
rotatorian
roto
rotta
taar
taintor
tairn
tantarara
tara
tarai
tarairi
tarantara
tarata
taratantara
tari
tariana
tarin
tarn
tarr
tartana
tartarian
tartarin
tatar
tatarian
tiar
tiro
tironian
titrant
titrator
tooart
tora
toraja
toran
torana
tornaria
tornit
toronto
torontonian
torot
torr
tortonian
totara
totora
totoro
tran
trant
trianon
triarian
triarii
trina
trination
trinitarian
trinitration
trinitrin
trinitro
trior
triratna
trit
tritonia
troat
trojan
tron
trona
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.