NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 15, 2026
Longest word
idyllically
11 letters
Top scorer
radically
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
2
1
2
3
–
–
–
–
8
C
3
2
1
–
2
–
1
–
9
D
2
5
1
1
–
–
1
–
10
I
3
3
–
1
–
–
–
1
8
L
9
2
1
1
–
1
–
–
14
R
3
2
3
2
2
1
–
–
13
Σ
22
15
8
8
4
2
2
1
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ai 1al 2ar 1
C
ca 3ci 1cl 2cy 3
D
da 3di 5dr 2
I
ic 1id 5il 2
L
la 7li 4ly 3
R
ra 10ri 3
All 62 answers
296 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acidly6
★acridlypangram14
acrylic7
acyclic7
airily6
allay5
ally1
aril1
call1
calla5
carryall8
cilia5
clad1
clay1
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
daily5
dally5
daylily7
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
drill5
dryly5
icily5
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
idyllic7
idyllically11
iliac5
illy1
lacy1
lady1
laic1
laical6
laid1
lair1
lard1
liar1
lilac5
lily1
lira1
lyric5
lyrical7
lyrically9
racial6
racially8
racily6
radial6
radially8
radical7
★radicallypangram16
rail1
railcar7
rally5
rial1
rill1
riyal5