NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, March 20, 2026
Longest word
meathead
8 letters
Top scorer
matched
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
A
2
–
–
1
–
3
C
1
–
–
–
–
1
D
2
–
2
–
–
4
E
–
2
1
1
–
4
H
1
–
3
–
–
4
M
12
9
3
4
2
30
T
4
2
3
–
1
10
Σ
22
13
12
6
3
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ah 1
C
ca 1
D
da 2de 2
E
ed 2em 2
H
ha 2he 2
M
ma 18me 12
T
ta 2te 5th 3
All 56 answers
232 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★academe7
acme1
ahem1
came1
dame1
dammed6
deem1
deemed6
edamame7
edema5
emcee5
emceed6
hamate6
hammed6
heme1
hemmed6
macadam7
mace1
maced5
machete7
madam5
madame6
made1
mahatma7
mama1
mamma5
match5
matcha6
★matchedpangram14
mate1
mated5
math1
matte5
matted6
mead1
meat1
meathead8
mecca5
meet1
meme1
memed5
meta1
metadata8
mete1
meted5
meth1
tame1
tamed5
team1
teamed6
teammate8
teem1
teemed6
them1
theme5
themed6