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Spelling Bee Answers for March 22, 2024

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words46
Pangrams3
Points possible284
Center letterB
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 22, 2024·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

IL
EBG
NV

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
23 pts
Good
43 pts
Solid
71 pts
Nice
114 pts
Great
142 pts
Amazing
199 pts
Genius
242 pts
Queen Bee
284 pts
Total words
46
Pangrams
3
Possible points
284

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 3 pangrams
believing +16 ptsbevelling +16 ptsbeveling +15 pts

The full word list

All 46 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 22, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters8 words
beenbellbilebillblingibeglibvibe
5 letters12 words
beginbeigebeingbeliebellebevelbiblebilgebingeblingblinilibel
6 letters6 words
benignbiggieebbinggibingnibblevibing
7 letters9 words
beelinebeggingbelievebellingbillingbingingbinninglegiblelibelee
8 letters5 words
bevelingbingeingeligiblelibelingnibbling
9 letters4 words
beginningbelievingbevellingillegible
10 letters2 words
ineligiblenegligible

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

believing +16bevelling +16beveling +15ineligible +10negligible +10

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 22, 2024 has 46 valid words for a total of 284 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 242 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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