March 22, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 22, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for March 22, 2026 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words69
Max Points362
Pangrams3
Genius253
4 letter answers 22 words
ALGAANALDANGDIALGAGAGAINGALAGALLGANGGLADGLIAHAILHALLHANDHANGLAIDLAINLANDNAANNADANAILNANA
5 letter answers 9 words
AGAINAGINGALGALALIGNANNALGLANDHALALLANAINAIAD
6 letter answers 8 words
ADDINGAIDINGAILINGANGINADAHLIAINLAIDINLANDLADING
7 letter answers 17 words
ADDLINGANGLINGDIALINGGADDINGGAGGINGGAININGGALLINGGANGINGGANGLIAHAILINGHANDINGHANGINGLADLINGLAGGINGLANDINGNAGGINGNAILING
8 letter answers 12 words
ALIGNINGDANDLINGDANGLINGGALANGALGANGLANDGANGLINGGLADHANDHAGGLINGHANDLINGHANGNAILHIGHLANDINHALING
11 letter answers 1 word
GLADHANDING
Common questions
How many answers in the March 22, 2026 Spelling Bee?
69 valid answers worth 362 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 253 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are GLADHANDING, HANDLING, HIGHLAND. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.