NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Longest word
downtown
8 letters
Top scorer
letdown
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
D
3
1
4
2
1
11
E
–
2
–
3
–
5
L
4
1
–
2
–
7
N
9
3
7
3
–
22
O
1
3
–
–
–
4
T
6
5
3
1
–
15
W
3
–
4
–
–
7
Σ
26
15
18
11
1
71
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 5do 6
E
en 5
L
le 4lo 3
N
ne 12no 10
O
od 1ol 1on 1ow 1
T
te 9to 5tw 1
W
we 3wo 4
All 71 answers
301 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★denote6
denoted7
dent1
dented6
detente7
done1
donee5
donned6
down1
downed6
downtown8
ended5
endnote7
endow5
endowed7
entente7
lend1
lent1
lento5
★letdownpangram14
lone1
loon1
lowdown7
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
nene1
neon1
netted6
nettle6
nettled7
newel5
newt1
newton6
nodded6
node1
noel1
none1
nonet5
noodle6
noodled7
noon1
note1
noted5
odeon5
olden5
onto1
owned5
teen1
tend1
tended6
tendon6
tenet5
tenon5
tenoned7
tent1
tented6
tone1
toned5
tonne5
toon1
town1
tween5
wend1
wended6
went1
wont1
wonton6
wooden6
woolen6