NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, March 28, 2026
Longest word
embankment
10 letters
Top scorer
embankment
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
–
–
1
2
1
–
6
B
5
–
4
1
–
1
–
11
E
–
2
1
2
–
–
1
6
K
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
M
2
3
1
1
–
–
–
7
N
5
–
2
1
–
–
–
8
T
3
3
1
–
1
–
–
8
Σ
19
9
10
6
3
2
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2am 1an 3
B
ba 6be 5
E
ea 1em 3en 2
K
ka 1ke 2kn 1
M
ma 4me 3
N
na 5ne 3
T
ta 3te 5
All 50 answers
225 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abatement9
abetment8
amen1
ante1
antenna7
antennae8
banana6
bane1
bank1
bantam6
battement9
batten6
bean1
beaten6
been1
bent1
betaken7
eaten5
emanate7
embank6
★embankmentpangram17
enema5
entente7
katana6
keen1
kente5
knee1
manatee7
mane1
manna5
manta5
mean1
meant5
mentee6
naan1
name1
nana1
nankeen7
natant6
neat1
neaten6
nene1
taken5
tank1
tanka5
teen1
tenant6
tenement8
tenet5
tent1