NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Longest word
irritation
10 letters
Top scorer
janitor
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
Σ
A
2
3
1
–
–
2
–
8
I
1
1
–
–
1
1
1
5
J
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
2
1
1
1
1
1
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7
O
–
–
1
1
1
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–
3
R
9
4
3
2
1
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19
T
8
6
4
3
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3
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24
Σ
22
15
10
8
4
7
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
aj 1an 1ao 1ar 2at 3
I
in 2ir 3
J
ja 1
N
na 2ni 1no 4
O
or 3
R
ra 9ri 2ro 8
T
ta 8ti 2to 7tr 7
All 67 answers
325 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ajar1
annotator9
aorta5
aria1
arrant6
atria5
attar5
attrition9
initiator9
intro5
iron1
irritant8
irritation10
★janitorpangram14
narration9
narrator8
nitro5
noir1
nonart6
nori1
notator7
oration7
orator6
oratorio8
rain1
raita5
raja1
rani1
rant1
ratatat7
ratio5
ration6
rattan6
rioja5
riot1
roan1
roar1
root1
rotation8
rotator7
roti1
rotini6
rotor5
tantara7
tantra6
tarnation9
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tiara5
titration9
tori1
torii5
torn1
toro1
tort1
torta5
tortoni7
train5
trait5
traitor7
trattoria9
trio1
triton6
trot1