NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, March 8, 2026
Longest word
intoxication
12 letters
Top scorer
intoxication
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.4
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
12
Σ
A
2
3
7
–
–
1
1
–
–
14
C
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
–
15
I
3
1
3
–
1
–
3
1
1
13
N
–
–
3
–
2
–
–
–
–
5
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
2
7
3
1
1
1
–
–
–
15
Σ
9
16
17
4
5
4
5
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3an 8at 3
C
ca 6ci 2co 7
I
ic 2in 9io 2
N
na 1ni 1no 3
O
on 1
T
ta 8ti 4to 3
All 63 answers
393 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
action6
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anoxia6
anoxic6
anti1
antic5
antitoxin9
ataxia6
attain6
attic5
cacti5
canonic7
cantina7
catatonia9
catatonic9
cation6
ciao1
citation8
coati5
cocci5
coin1
concoction10
conic5
connotation11
contain7
icon1
iconic6
inaction8
incant6
incantation11
initiation10
intact6
into1
intonation10
★intoxicantpangram17
★intoxicationpangram19
ionic5
iota1
nation6
niacin6
nontoxic8
notation8
notion6
onion5
tacit5
tactic6
tactician9
taint5
tannic6
tannin6
taxation8
taxi1
tinct5
tint1
titan5
titanic7
tonic5
toxic5
toxin5