NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 22, 2026
Longest word
gladhanding
11 letters
Top scorer
gladhanding
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
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
5
4
2
1
–
–
–
14
D
2
–
1
1
2
–
–
–
6
G
7
1
–
6
4
–
–
1
19
H
4
1
–
3
4
–
–
–
12
I
–
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
3
1
1
3
–
–
–
–
8
N
4
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
7
Σ
22
9
8
17
12
0
0
1
69
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2ag 2ai 2al 4an 4
D
da 4di 2
G
ga 14gl 5
H
ha 11hi 1
I
in 3
L
la 8
N
na 7
All 69 answers
362 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adding6
addling7
again5
aging5
aiding6
ailing6
alga1
algal5
align5
aligning8
anal1
angina6
angling7
annal5
dahlia6
dandling8
dang1
dangling8
dial1
dialing7
gadding7
gaga1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gala1
galangal8
gall1
galling7
gang1
ganging7
gangland8
ganglia7
gangling8
glad1
gladhand8
★gladhandingpangram18
gland5
glia1
haggling8
hail1
hailing7
halal5
hall1
hand1
handing7
★handlingpangram15
hang1
hanging7
hangnail8
★highlandpangram15
inhaling8
inlaid6
inland6
lading6
ladling7
lagging7
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
landing7
naan1
nada1
nagging7
naiad5
nail1
nailing7
nana1