NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Longest word
befuddled
9 letters
Top scorer
befouled
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
B
2
2
4
1
2
1
12
D
2
–
3
1
–
–
6
F
15
2
9
4
–
–
30
L
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
20
5
16
6
2
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 7bl 2bo 1bu 2
D
do 3du 3
F
fe 7fl 10fo 8fu 5
L
lu 1
O
of 1
All 50 answers
215 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beef1
beefed6
befell6
befoul6
★befouledpangram15
befuddle8
befuddled9
bluff5
bluffed7
boffo5
buff1
buffed6
doff1
doffed6
doleful7
duff1
duffel6
duffle6
feeble6
feed1
feel1
fell1
felled6
feud1
feuded6
fled1
flee1
floe1
flood5
flooded7
flub1
flubbed7
flue1
fluff5
fluffed7
fobbed6
fold1
folded6
food1
fool1
fooled6
foul1
fouled6
fuddle6
fuddled7
fuel1
fueled6
full1
luff1
offed5