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Sunday, March 1, 2026

Welcome to today’s New York Times Spelling Bee hints and answers. Today’s puzzle features a substantially larger than average board today, promising plenty of opportunities with a center letter of “M”. With a total of 56 words to find resulting in 320 total possible points, we are looking at a massively high scoring ceiling. Impressively, there are 3 pangrams to uncover. Whether you’re stuck looking for those elusive final few words to reach Genius rank, or simply seeking a gentle nudge to get the ball rolling, you’re in the right place. Dive into our comprehensive two-letter lists, explore our word length grid, and uncover targeted Merriam-Webster definitions tailored specifically to help you without giving the entire game away immediately. Good luck mastering the hive!

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Puzzle Stats

Total Words :

56

Total Pangrams :

3

Total Points:

320

Genius Score :

224

Pangram

Finding the nyt pangram is key to reaching “Genius” status.
Below is progressive reveal to help you achieve it.

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NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Grid

Maximize your score without ruining the fun.

The grid shows how many words start with each letter, broken down by word length.

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Σ
A 1 4 1 1 1 8
F 2 3 5
G 2 2 2 1 1 8
I 1 1 1 2 5
M 7 8 6 4 2 27
N 1 1
R 2 2
Σ 12 11 14 12 2 3 1 1 56

Knowing the first two letters of a missing word is often the perfect clue. Here is the two letter list for today’s puzzle.

  • AF 2
  • AI 2
  • AN 3
  • AR 1
  • FA 2
  • FI 2
  • FR 1
  • GA 3
  • GR 5
  • IM 3
  • IN 2
  • MA 18
  • MI 9
  • NA 1
  • RA 1
  • RI 1

Dictionary Clues for Todays List.

AF

  1. AF6 — to state as a fact usually forcefully; to state clearly and strongly; allege; assert; aver sounds like firm
  2. AF9 — to state as a fact usually forcefully; to state clearly and strongly; alleging; asserting; averring sounds like offering, suffering, unnerving

AI

  1. AI6 — to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal; to have in mind as a purpose or goal; bending; casting; directing sounds like king, mere, mill, min, mink
  2. AI6 — one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft; aviator; birdman; flier; pilot sounds like ch******

AN

  1. AN7sounds like diagram
  2. AN11
  3. AN5sounds like alma, asthma, edema, prima

AR

  1. AR6 — as in preparing, fortifying; fortifying; preparing; allocating; allotting sounds like ch******

FA

  1. FA4 — a piece of land and its buildings used to grow crops or raise livestock; estate; farmstead; grange; ranch sounds like arm, charm, form, harm
  2. FA7 — the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; agriculture; husbandry sounds like arming, charming

FI

  1. FI4 — a commercial or industrial activity or organization; business; company; concern; enterprise sounds like af****, fame, fern, foam, fur
  2. FI7 — to become physically firm or solid; concrete; congeal; freeze; harden sounds like arming, beaming, bombing, booming, burning

FR

  1. FR7 — the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form; architecture; armature; cadre; configuration sounds like flaming, phrasing

GA

  1. GA5 — as in urchin, guttersnipe; guttersnipe; hobbledehoy; imp; squirt
  2. GA6
  3. GA5

GR

  1. GR4sounds like cram, dram
  2. GR6sounds like gamma
  3. GR7 — general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based; ABC(s); alphabet; basics; elements sounds like glamor, glamour
  4. GR10 — general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based; ABC(s); alphabet; basics; elements sounds like agrarian
  5. GR4 — harsh and threatening in manner or appearance; difficult to endure; showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one’s purpose; austere; dour sounds like brim

IM

  1. IM7 — as in visualization, envisaging; envisaging; visualization; concoction; fable sounds like bridging, damaging, missing, rummaging
  2. IM9 — as in theory, assumption; assumption; conjecture; hypothesis; predetermination sounds like maddening
  3. IM4sounds like mom

IN

  1. IN6 — lacking bodily strength; asthenic; debilitated; delicate; down-and-out
  2. IN9

MA

  1. MA5 — a group involved in secret or criminal activities; cabal; conspiracy; crew; gang sounds like aria, coffee, toffee
  2. MA4 — a person skilled in using supernatural forces; charmers; conjurers; enchanters; mages sounds like algae, balmy, bobby, body, cagey
  3. MA5sounds like alma, asthma, dogma, gamma
  4. MA4 — to cause severe or permanent injury to; cripple; disable; incapacitate; lame sounds like aim, came, dame, fame, game
  5. MA7 — as in mayhem, mutilation; crippling; mayhem; mutilation; force sounds like gaming
  6. MA4 — coming before all others in importance; arch; big; capital; cardinal sounds like arraign, bane, cane, chain, feign
  7. MA4 — a female human parent; ma; mammy; mater; mom sounds like comma, mom
  8. MA5 — a female human parent; ma; mammy; mater; mom sounds like comma, mom
  9. MA8 — as in overseeing, controlling; controlling; directing; officiating; overseeing sounds like menacing, paneling
  10. MA5sounds like mega, mingle, saga
  11. MA5 — a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life; something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned; aberration; dementia; derangement
  12. MA5 — a source of great satisfaction; something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing; delectation; delight; feast
  13. MA7sounds like meaning, tanning
  14. MA6 — the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something; border; borderline; bound; boundary
  15. MA6 — an area of water where privately owned boats (such as yachts) are kept; basin; dock; moorage; mooring sounds like arena
  16. MA8sounds like canard, monarch, regard, regatta, sonata
  17. MA4sounds like arm, charm, farm, harm
  18. MA7 — to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable; to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of; blemishing; darkening; poisoning sounds like bearing, caring, chairing, daring, derring

MI

  1. MI4 — the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity; dudgeon; huff; offense; peeve sounds like mere, muff, myth, riff, tiff
  2. MI7 — as in exasperating, irritating; affronting; aggravating; annoying; burning (up)
  3. MI6 — to use (someone or something) as the model for one’s speech, mannerisms, or behavior; aping; copycatting; copying; emulating
  4. MI4 — a very small automobile; compact; coupe; intermediate; limousine sounds like genie, many, mealy, mean, meaner
  5. MI5 — as in tiny, minuscule; bitty; inappreciable; infinitesimal; little bitty
  6. MI6 — as in semblances, modicums; hoots; iotas; jots; minims sounds like cinema, edema, mania
  7. MI6 — to place hidden explosive devices in or under; booby-trapping sounds like dining, fining, meaning, shining
  8. MI5sounds like grin
  9. MI6 — to make dirty; to place in conflict or difficulties; befouling; begriming; bemiring sounds like bring, earring, mooring, ring, wring

NA

  1. NA6 — as in nomination, assignment; appointment; assignment; designation; nomination sounds like gaming, numbing

RA

  1. RA7 — to come into usually forceful contact with something; to fit (people or things) into a tight space; to proceed or move quickly; banging; bashing sounds like jamming

RI

  1. RI7 — as in surrounding, encircling; bounding; circumjacent; embracing; encircling

The Complete Word List (Spoiler Alert!)

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  • farm
  • firm
  • gram
  • grim
  • imam
  • magi
  • maim
  • main
  • mama
  • marm
  • miff
  • mini

  • affirm
  • affirming
  • aiming
  • airman
  • anagram
  • anagramming
  • anima
  • arming
  • farming
  • firming
  • framing
  • gamin
  • gaming
  • gamma
  • gramma
  • grammar
  • grammarian
  • imaging
  • imagining
  • infirm
  • infirming
  • mafia
  • magma
  • maiming
  • mamma
  • managing
  • manga
  • mania
  • manna
  • manning
  • margin
  • marina
  • marinara
  • marring
  • miffing
  • miming
  • minim
  • minima
  • mining
  • mirin
  • miring
  • naming
  • ramming
  • rimming

Valid dictionary words not in today’s official answers

Today’s puzzle have total of 75 valid dictionary words that are excluded. If you found a valid dictionary word that wasn’t accepted, it’s likely due to the New York Times Spelling Bee’s strict editorial criteria. Sam Ezersky, the puzzle’s editor, manually curates the daily word list to balance difficulty and fairness.

  • Obscure or Highly Technical Words: Medical, legal, and intensely specific scientific jargon is frequently omitted to keep the puzzle accessible to a general audience.
  • Offensive Language: Vulgar or derogatory words are universally banned.
  • Proper Nouns: Capitalized names of people or places are never allowed.
  • Hyphenated Words: Multi-word combinations containing hyphens are excluded.
  • Letter S / Plurals: The letter “S” is generally never included on a Spelling Bee board to avoid making the game too simple by tacking plurals onto every word.

  • AGAMA
  • AGAMI
  • AGMA
  • AMAIN
  • AMARNA
  • AMIA
  • AMIGA
  • AMIN
  • AMIR
  • AMMAN
  • AMNIA
  • ANIMI
  • FAMING
  • FIRMAN
  • FRAIM
  • GAGMAN
  • GAMA
  • GAMMING
  • GIGMAN
  • GNAMMA
  • GRAMA
  • GRANNAM
  • GRIMING
  • IMARI
  • INARM
  • INARMING
  • INFAMING
  • INFIMA
  • INFIRMARIAN
  • INGRAM
  • MAAING
  • MAAR
  • MAFFIA
  • MAGAININ
  • MAGG
  • MAGGING
  • MAGIAN
  • MAINING
  • MAIR
  • MANA
  • MANAIA
  • MANANA
  • MANG
  • MANGANIN
  • MANGING
  • MANI
  • MANNAN
  • MARA
  • MARAGING
  • MARARI
  • MARG
  • MARGARIN
  • MARGINING
  • MARIA
  • MARIGRAM
  • MARRAM
  • MARRI
  • MGANGA
  • MIGG
  • MINA
  • MINAR
  • MING
  • MINGIMINGI
  • MINGING
  • MIRI
  • NAAM
  • NAMMA
  • NIMMING
  • NIRAMIAI
  • RAGMAN
  • RAMI
  • RAMIN
  • RIMA
  • RIMING
  • RINGMAN