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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Words
51
Points
274
Genius
191
Pangrams
2

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  • boor

    noun — A peasant.

    noun — A Boer, white South African of Dutch or Huguenot descent.

    noun — A yokel, country bumpkin.

    noun — An uncultured person.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • boring

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  • born

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • boron

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • borrow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • borrowing

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  • bribing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • brig

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • bring

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • bringing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • brining

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • brio

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • brow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • brown

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • browning

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  • gorging

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • gorgon

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • goring

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • grin

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • grinning

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • grog

    noun — (original meaning) An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.

    noun — (by extension) Any alcoholic beverage.

    noun — A glass or serving of an alcoholic beverage.

    noun — An alcoholic beverage made with hot water or tea, sugar and rum, sometimes also with lemon or lime juice and spices, particularly cinnamon.

    noun — A type of pre-fired clay that has been ground and screened to a specific particle size.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • groin

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • grow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • growing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • grown

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • ignoring

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • inborn

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • ingrown

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • iron

    noun — A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel.

    verb — To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

    adjective — Made of the metal iron.

    noun — A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe.

    noun — Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron.

    noun — A tool or appliance made of metal, which is heated and then used to transfer heat to something else; most often a thick piece of metal fitted with a handle and having a flat, roughly triangular bottom, which is heated and used to press wrinkles from clothing, and now usually containing an electrical heating apparatus.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • ironing

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • nigiri

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • noir

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • nori

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • origin

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • ribbing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • ribbon

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • ribboning

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  • rigging

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • rigor

    noun — Short for rigor mortis.

    noun — Severity or strictness.

    noun — Harshness, as of climate.

    noun — A trembling or shivering response.

    noun — Character of being unyielding or inflexible.

    noun — Shrewd questioning.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • ring

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • ringing

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • robbing

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  • robin

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • robing

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  • rowing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • wiring

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • worn

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • wring

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • wringing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • wrong

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • wronging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • bo×6
  • br×9
  • go×3
  • gr×7
  • ig×1
  • in×2
  • ir×2
  • ni×1
  • no×2
  • or×1
  • ri×7
  • ro×4
  • wi×1
  • wo×1
  • wr×4

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
b 532221 15
g 32221· 10
i 1·121· 5
n 2·1··· 3
o ··1··· 1
r 1234·1 11
w 121·2· 6
Σ 139111062 51

The numbers

Genius today takes 191 points of 274 available. The average answer runs 5.9 letters.

Total points vs. all 437 recorded puzzles
78th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
64th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19762 recorded answers

413 today34.4% all-time59 today22.9% all-time611 today20.1% all-time710 today12.0% all-time86 today6.2% all-time92 today2.6% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
b Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Sunday, February 1, 2026
g Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Wednesday, March 4, 2026
i Friday, March 6, 2026 Saturday, February 28, 2026
n Wednesday, March 4, 2026 Monday, March 2, 2026
o Thursday, March 5, 2026 Thursday, March 5, 2026
r ● Thursday, March 5, 2026 Tuesday, February 3, 2026
w Wednesday, February 25, 2026 Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 45
  2. naan 35
  3. nana 35
  4. toot 32
  5. onion 31
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 28
  8. mamma 28
  9. acacia 26
  10. acai 26
  11. nene 26
  12. mini 25
  13. minim 25
  14. cocoon 24
  15. imam 24
  16. maim 24
  17. onto 24
  18. toon 24
  19. loon 24
  20. olio 24
  21. lilt 23
  22. till 23
  23. tilt 23
  24. aria 23
  25. mitt 23

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.