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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ABRTUYI

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Words
21
Points
113
Genius
79
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • airy

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • arbitrary

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • aria

    noun — A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.

    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • atria

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • bait

    noun — Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

    noun — Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something

    verb — To attract with bait; to entice.

    verb — To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.

    noun — Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.

    verb — To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • barbarity

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • birria

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • briar

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • briary

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • itty

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • rabbi

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • rabbit

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • raita

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • rarity

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • ribbit

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • ribby

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • tiara

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • tibia

    noun — The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone

    noun — The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.

    noun — The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.

    noun — A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • trait

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • tributary

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  • tutti

    noun — A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing

    adjective — All together; with all playing at once.

    adverb — All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ai×1
  • ar×2
  • at×1
  • ba×2
  • bi×1
  • br×2
  • it×1
  • ra×4
  • ri×2
  • ti×2
  • tr×2
  • tu×1

Words by first letter and length

4569Σ
a 21·1 4
b 1121 5
i 1··· 1
r ·33· 6
t ·4·1 5
Σ 4953 21

The numbers

Genius today takes 79 points of 113 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
9th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
2nd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

44 today34.5% all-time59 today22.8% all-time65 today20.0% all-time712.1% all-time86.3% all-time93 today2.5% 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
a Sunday, March 22, 2026 Sunday, March 22, 2026
b Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Monday, March 9, 2026
i ● Sunday, March 22, 2026 Friday, March 13, 2026
r Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Wednesday, March 18, 2026
t Friday, March 20, 2026 Monday, February 9, 2026
u Monday, March 23, 2026 Monday, March 23, 2026
y Thursday, March 19, 2026 Saturday, February 7, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 27
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 24
  8. mamma 24
  9. cocoon 23
  10. nene 23
  11. acacia 22
  12. acai 22
  13. bill 22
  14. loon 22
  15. aria 21
  16. onto 21
  17. toon 21
  18. cancan 21
  19. canna 21
  20. neon 21
  21. none 21
  22. olio 21
  23. anon 20
  24. lull 19
  25. lulu 19

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.