NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 21, 2026
Longest word
pipeline
8 letters
Top scorer
vulpine
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
E
3
1
1
1
–
6
I
–
1
–
–
–
1
L
5
4
2
–
–
11
N
2
–
1
1
–
4
P
8
2
2
–
1
13
U
–
1
3
1
–
5
V
5
1
1
1
–
8
Σ
23
10
10
4
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
el 1en 2ep 1ev 2
I
in 1
L
le 2li 7lu 2
N
ne 1ni 3
P
pe 6pi 5pl 1pu 1
U
un 5
V
ve 5vi 2vu 1
All 48 answers
176 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eleven6
enliven7
ennui5
epee1
even1
evil1
innie5
levee5
level5
lien1
lieu1
line1
linen5
lineup6
live1
liven5
lune1
lupine6
nene1
nine1
ninepin7
nipple6
peel1
peen1
peep1
peeve5
penile6
penne5
pile1
pileup6
pine1
pipe1
pipeline8
plie1
pule1
uneven6
unlevel7
unpen5
unpile6
unveil6
veep1
veil1
vein1
venue5
venule6
vile1
vine1
★vulpinepangram14