Spelling Bee March 18, 2026 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: R
Puzzle stats
Total words
68
Total points
339
Pangrams
2
Genius score
237
Center letter
R
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- JANITOR
- JANITOR
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
6 pts
2%
Moving Up
16 pts
5%
Good
27 pts
8%
Solid
50 pts
15%
Nice
84 pts
25%
Great
135 pts
40%
Amazing
169 pts
50%
Genius
237 pts
70%
Queen Bee
339 pts
100%
All accepted words
- ajar
- annotator
- aorta
- aria
- arrant
- atria
- attar
- attrition
- initiator
- intro
- iron
- irritant
- irritation
- janitor
- janitor
- narration
- narrator
- nitro
- noir
- nonart
- nori
- notator
- oration
- orator
- oratorio
- rain
- raita
- raja
- rani
- rant
- ratatat
- ratio
- ration
- rattan
- rioja
- riot
- roan
- roar
- root
- rotation
- rotator
- roti
- rotini
- rotor
- tantara
- tantra
- tarnation
- taro
- tarot
- tart
- tartan
- tartar
- tiara
- titration
- tori
- torii
- torn
- toro
- tort
- torta
- tortoni
- train
- trait
- traitor
- trattoria
- trio
- triton
- trot
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, March 18, 2026 uses the seven letters A, I, J, N, O, R, T, with R as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 68 accepted words for a total of 339 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 237 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.