NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 1, 2026
Longest word
anagramming
11 letters
Top scorer
affirming
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Σ
A
–
1
4
1
–
1
–
1
8
F
2
–
–
3
–
–
–
–
5
G
2
2
2
1
–
–
1
–
8
I
1
–
1
1
–
2
–
–
5
M
7
8
6
4
2
–
–
–
27
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
12
11
14
12
2
3
1
1
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 2ai 2an 3ar 1
F
fa 2fi 2fr 1
G
ga 3gr 5
I
im 3in 2
M
ma 18mi 9
N
na 1
R
ra 1ri 1
All 56 answers
320 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affirm6
★affirmingpangram16
aiming6
airman6
anagram7
anagramming11
anima5
arming6
farm1
★farmingpangram14
firm1
firming7
★framingpangram14
gamin5
gaming6
gamma5
gram1
gramma6
grammar7
grammarian10
grim1
imaging7
imagining9
imam1
infirm6
infirming9
mafia5
magi1
magma5
maim1
maiming7
main1
mama1
mamma5
managing8
manga5
mania5
manna5
manning7
margin6
marina6
marinara8
marm1
marring7
miff1
miffing7
miming6
mini1
minim5
minima6
mining6
mirin5
miring6
naming6
ramming7
rimming7