March 13, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 13, 2026

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for March 13, 2026 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words59
Max Points299
Pangrams3
Genius209

4 letter answers 16 words

ACAIARIACHAICHIACHICCHITCIAOCOIRHAIRIOTAITCHRICHRIOTROTITORITRIO

5 letter answers 20 words

ATRIAATTICCACTICHAIRCHICACHOIRCIRCACIRRICOATICOCCICROCIHITCHICHORRAITARATIOTACITTIARATORICTORIITRAIT

6 letter answers 9 words

ACACIAAORTICARCTICCHICHICITRICCRITICRHOTICTACTICTRICOT

7 letter answers 7 words

ARCHAICCHAOTICCHARIOTCOCHAIRHARICOTRICOTTATRAITOR

8 letter answers 4 words

CHITCHATORATORIOORTHOTICTHORACIC

9 letter answers 3 words

ARTHRITICCATHARTICTRATTORIA

Common questions

How many answers in the March 13, 2026 Spelling Bee?

59 valid answers worth 299 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 209 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CHARIOT, HARICOT, THORACIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.