NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Longest word
arbitrary
9 letters
Top scorer
tributary
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
A
2
1
–
–
–
1
4
B
1
1
2
–
–
1
5
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
–
3
3
–
–
–
6
T
–
4
–
–
–
1
5
Σ
4
9
5
0
0
3
21
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1ar 2at 1
B
ba 2bi 1br 2
I
it 1
R
ra 4ri 2
T
ti 2tr 2tu 1
All 21 answers
113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airy1
arbitrary9
aria1
atria5
bait1
barbarity9
birria6
briar5
briary6
itty1
rabbi5
rabbit6
raita5
rarity6
ribbit6
ribby5
tiara5
tibia5
trait5
★tributarypangram16
tutti5