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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 3 recorded puzzles.

  • brig

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • bring

    verb — (ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

    interjection — The sound of a telephone ringing.

    verb — To supply or contribute.

    verb — To occasion or bring about.

    verb — To raise (a lawsuit, charges, etc.) against somebody.

    verb — To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • bringing

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • brining

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    Appeared in 3 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 7 recorded puzzles.

  • grinning

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    Appeared in 7 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 7 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 3 recorded puzzles.

  • ribbon

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • ribboning

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  • rigging

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    Appeared in 7 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 7 recorded puzzles.

  • ringing

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    Appeared in 7 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 474 recorded puzzles
77th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
62nd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 21476 recorded answers

413 today34.3% all-time59 today22.8% all-time611 today20.2% all-time710 today12.2% all-time86 today6.3% 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 47
  2. naan 40
  3. nana 40
  4. onion 33
  5. toot 33
  6. acacia 30
  7. acai 30
  8. loll 30
  9. mama 29
  10. mamma 29
  11. nene 29
  12. mini 28
  13. minim 28
  14. cancan 27
  15. canna 27
  16. imam 26
  17. maim 26
  18. onto 26
  19. toon 26
  20. cocoon 25
  21. lilt 25
  22. till 25
  23. tilt 25
  24. mitt 25
  25. natant 25

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.