NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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AIJNOT R
67Answers
1Pangrams
325Maximum
228Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
I5
J1
N7
O3
R19
T24

Words by length

422
515
610
78
84
97
101

Two-letter starts

AJ1
AN1
AO1
AR2
AT3
IN2
IR3
JA1
NA2
NI1
NO4
OR3
RA9
RI2
RO8
TA8
TI2
TO7
TR7

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

J … R

Letter pattern

J•••••R

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

janitor

Complete answer list

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A 8

  • ajar
  • annotator
  • aorta
  • aria
  • arrant
  • atria
  • attar
  • attrition

I 5

  • initiator
  • intro
  • iron
  • irritant
  • irritation

J 1

  • janitorPangram

N 7

  • narration
  • narrator
  • nitro
  • noir
  • nonart
  • nori
  • notator

O 3

  • oration
  • orator
  • oratorio

R 19

  • rain
  • raita
  • raja
  • rani
  • rant
  • ratatat
  • ratio
  • ration
  • rattan
  • rioja
  • riot
  • roan
  • roar
  • root
  • rotation
  • rotator
  • roti
  • rotini
  • rotor

T 24

  • tantara
  • tantra
  • tarnation
  • taro
  • tarot
  • tart
  • tartan
  • tartar
  • tiara
  • titration
  • tori
  • torii
  • torn
  • toro
  • tort
  • torta
  • tortoni
  • train
  • trait
  • traitor
  • trattoria
  • trio
  • triton
  • trot

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 28/100, compared with 77 available puzzles through this date.

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