March 29, 2026, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, March 29, 2026

Mar 29, 2026, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, N, I, C, L, O, B honeycomb (center letter B) feature 50 words, a 221-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: CANNONBALL.

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Spelling Bee hive for March 29, 2026 with center letter B and surrounding letters A,N,I,C,L and O

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Sunday, March 29, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

45th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.36

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

35/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 35% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

41 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: I, O

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L4×8L3×7L13×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 155 pts

23 words1×10L4×8L3×7L10×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

117 vowels · 151 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up33 PTS
25%Good55 PTS
40%Solid88 PTS
50%Nice111 PTS
60%Great133 PTS
65%Amazing144 PTS
70%Genius155 PTS
100%Queen Bee221 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 50 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, March 29, 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

66%

14%

10%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

18 words

11 words

13 words

3 words

4 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

Share of 50 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

50 words

100%

31 words

62%

30 words

60%

28 words

56%

22 words

44%

21 words

42%

16 words

32%

Share of 50 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts

55 pts

78 pts

21 pts

39 pts (Pangram)

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3366%

714%

510%

36%

24%

Share of 50 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 221 ranks in the 62nd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-03-27.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 50 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 69th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-03-27.
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 Medium 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 2026-03-27.
The estimated solve time of 35–47 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

abac
abaca
abanic
abba
abib
abilao
abilla
abilo
abolla
aboon
alba
albainn
alban
albania
albanian
albi
albian
albin
albinal
albinic
albion
anba
baal
babi
babion
baboo
babool
bacalao
bacillian
baconian
baconic
bailo
bain
baioc
baiocco
bala
balan
balanic
balao
balboa
balcon
bali
balian
ballan
balli
ballo
ballon
balolo
balon
bana
banaba
banba
banca
bancal
banco
bani
bania
banian
bianca
bibb
bibi
bibl
biblic
biconic
biconical
bilaan
bilbo
bilic
bilin
billon
bilo
binal
bini
binna
bino
biol
bion
blain
blan
blanc
blanco
bobac
bobo
bobol
boca
bocaccio
bocal
bocca
boccaccio
boccia
bocconia
boii
bona
bonaci
boni
bono
bononian
boobialla
bool
boolian
caaba
caba
cabalic
caballo
caban
cabbala
cabiai
cabob
caboclo
calaba
caliban
cannabic
cannabin
cannabinol
cannibalic
caoba
cibol
cibola
coalbin
cobb
cobia
cobol
coccobacilli
cocobola
cocobolo
colobi
iban
ibilao
laban
labba
lablab
lobal
lobi
lobola
lobolo
loob
nabal
nabaloi
nabla
nabobical
naib
nibbana
niobic
oban
obconic
obconical
obia
obol
oboli
oliban

*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.