NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 13, 2026
Longest word
arthritic
9 letters
Top scorer
thoracic
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
A
2
2
3
1
–
1
9
C
6
9
3
3
1
1
23
H
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
I
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
O
–
–
–
–
2
–
2
R
3
2
1
1
–
–
7
T
2
5
2
1
1
1
12
Σ
16
20
9
7
4
3
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ao 1ar 4at 2
C
ca 2ch 11ci 4co 4cr 2
H
ha 2hi 1
I
ic 1io 1it 1
O
or 2
R
ra 2rh 1ri 3ro 1
T
ta 2th 1ti 1to 3tr 5
All 59 answers
299 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
aortic6
archaic7
arctic6
aria1
arthritic9
atria5
attic5
cacti5
cathartic9
chai1
chair5
chaotic7
★chariotpangram14
chia1
chic1
chica5
chichi6
chit1
chitchat8
choir5
ciao1
circa5
cirri5
citric6
coati5
cocci5
cochair7
coir1
critic6
croci5
hair1
★haricotpangram14
hitch5
ichor5
iota1
itch1
oratorio8
orthotic8
raita5
ratio5
rhotic6
rich1
ricotta7
riot1
roti1
tacit5
tactic6
★thoracicpangram15
tiara5
tori1
toric5
torii5
trait5
traitor7
trattoria9
tricot6
trio1