NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, March 15, 2026

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ACDIRY L
62Answers
2Pangrams
296Maximum
208Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
C9
D10
I8
L14
R13

Words by length

422
515
68
78
84
92
102
111

Two-letter starts

AC4
AI1
AL2
AR1
CA3
CI1
CL2
CY3
DA3
DI5
DR2
IC1
ID5
IL2
LA7
LI4
LY3
RA10
RI3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

A … Y

Letter pattern

A•••••Y

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

acridly

Pangram 2
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

R … Y

Letter pattern

R•••••••Y

A × 2, L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

radically

Complete answer list

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A 8

  • acidly
  • acridlyPangram
  • acrylic
  • acyclic
  • airily
  • allay
  • ally
  • aril

C 9

  • call
  • calla
  • carryall
  • cilia
  • clad
  • clay
  • cyclic
  • cyclical
  • cyclically

D 10

  • daily
  • dally
  • daylily
  • dial
  • diddly
  • dill
  • dilly
  • dillydally
  • drill
  • dryly

I 8

  • icily
  • idly
  • idyl
  • idyll
  • idyllic
  • idyllically
  • iliac
  • illy

L 14

  • lacy
  • lady
  • laic
  • laical
  • laid
  • lair
  • lard
  • liar
  • lilac
  • lily
  • lira
  • lyric
  • lyrical
  • lyrically

R 13

  • racial
  • racially
  • racily
  • radial
  • radially
  • radical
  • radicallyPangram
  • rail
  • railcar
  • rally
  • rial
  • rill
  • riyal

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 28/100, compared with 74 available puzzles through this date.

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