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Spelling Bee Answers for March 31, 2024

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

Words53
Pangrams1
Points possible272
Center letterY
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 31, 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.

AL
EYG
DO

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
22 pts
Good
41 pts
Solid
68 pts
Nice
109 pts
Great
136 pts
Amazing
191 pts
Genius
232 pts
Queen Bee
272 pts
Total words
53
Pangrams
1
Possible points
272

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 1 pangram
lollygagged +18 pts

The full word list

All 53 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 31, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters12 words
allydyaddyededdyedgyeelyeggyeyedladylogyyellyoga
5 letters20 words
allayalleyalloydaddydallydelaydodgydoggydollyelegygaylygodlygollygoodygooeylaggyleggyloyaloddlyyodel
6 letters7 words
deadlygalleygladlygogglygoodlygooglyyelled
7 letters8 words
allayedalloyeddeadeyedelayedgeologylegallyloyallyyodeled
8 letters3 words
doggedlylallygaglollygag
9 letters1 word
allegedly
11 letters2 words
lallygaggedlollygagged

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.

lollygagged +18lallygagged +11allegedly +9doggedly +8lallygag +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 31, 2024 has 53 valid words for a total of 272 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 232 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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