March 22, 2026, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, March 22, 2026

Mar 22, 2026, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, L, H, G, N, I honeycomb (center letter A) feature 69 words, a 362-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: GLADHANDING.

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Spelling Bee hive for March 22, 2026 with center letter A and surrounding letters D,L,H,G,N and I

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Sunday, March 22, 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

5.90

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

83/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 83% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

76 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×11L12×8L17×7L1×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 253 pts

31 words1×11L12×8L17×7L1×6L

Vowel Split

36%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

147 vowels · 260 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start18 PTS
15%Moving Up54 PTS
25%Good91 PTS
40%Solid145 PTS
50%Nice181 PTS
60%Great217 PTS
65%Amazing235 PTS
70%Genius253 PTS
100%Queen Bee362 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 69 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, March 22, 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

28%

20%

17%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-03-21

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-08-06(L)

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Word Length Distribution

22 words

9 words

8 words

17 words

12 words (Pangram)

1 word (Pangram)

11L

Share of 69 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

69 words

100%

56 words

81%

50 words

72%

47 words

68%

47 words

68%

28 words

41%

16 words

23%

Share of 69 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts

45 pts

48 pts

119 pts

119

110 pts (Pangram)

110

18 pts (Pangram)

11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1928%

1420%

1217%

812%

710%

69%

34%

Share of 69 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 362 ranks in the 97th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-03-21.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 69 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 98th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-03-21.
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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-03-20.
The estimated solve time of 65–87 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*:

aahing
aalii
adad
adagial
adai
adda
addn
addnl
adin
adlai
agad
agag
agal
agha
agin
aglaia
agnail
ahaaina
ahind
aladdin
alai
alaihi
alain
alala
alalia
alan
aland
alang
alani
alanin
alannah
algid
algin
alia
alida
alidad
alining
allah
allan
analgia
anan
anana
ananda
anda
andi
anding
anginal
anglian
anhanga
anhinga
anigh
anil
anilid
aniliid
anilin
anna
dada
dadding
daddling
dagga
dagging
daggling
dahl
dahlin
daidling
dail
dain
dalaga
dali
dana
danaan
danagla
danaid
dand
danda
danging
dani
danian
dhai
dhal
diag
dialin
dialling
diana
didna
dinah
gaddang
gaddi
gadi
gadid
gadling
gaggling
gaging
gaia
gail
galah
galahad
galanga
galangin
galgal
gali
galla
gallah
galli
gallian
ganda
gandhi
gandhian
ganga
gangan
ganglial
ghan
ghana
ghanaian
gila
gildhall
gilgai
gilia
gillian
gingal
gingall
gladding
gladii
glagah
gliadin
glial
hadada
hadal
hading
haganah
haggada
haggadah
haggai
hagging
hagigah
haglin
haha
haida
haidan
hain
hainai
hainan
hala
halala
halalah
halid
haling
hallah
hallan
halling
handlaid
hanna
hila
hilda
idalian
idgah
igad
ilia
iliad
iliahi
ilial
ilian
inanga
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
inga
ingang
inia
inial
laang
ladang
ladin
lagan
lagna
lahnda
lalang
lall
lalling
lana
lang
langaha
langhian
langi
liana
liang
lida
lidia
ligan
ligand
lila
lilian
lina
linda
linga
lingala
linha
naga
nagana
naggin
nagnail
nahani
naid
naig
nain
nallah
nanda
nandi
nandina
nanga
ngai
nhan
niall
nidal
nidana
nihal
nilgai
nilghai
nina

*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.