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Spelling Bee March 21, 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: E

E
I
L
N
P
U
V

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

49

accepted entries

Total points

190

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

133

70% of total

Center letter

E

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • VULPINE
  • VULPINE

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

3 pts

2%

Moving Up

9 pts

5%

Good

15 pts

8%

Solid

28 pts

15%

Nice

47 pts

25%

Great

76 pts

40%

Amazing

95 pts

50%

Genius

133 pts

70%

Queen Bee

190 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
E 6 words
  • eleven
  • enliven
  • ennui
  • epee
  • even
  • evil
I 1 word
  • innie
L 11 words
  • levee
  • level
  • lien
  • lieu
  • line
  • linen
  • lineup
  • live
  • liven
  • lune
  • lupine
N 4 words
  • nene
  • nine
  • ninepin
  • nipple
P 13 words
  • peel
  • peen
  • peep
  • peeve
  • penile
  • penne
  • pile
  • pileup
  • pine
  • pipe
  • pipeline
  • plie
  • pule
U 5 words
  • uneven
  • unlevel
  • unpen
  • unpile
  • unveil
V 9 words
  • veep
  • veil
  • vein
  • venue
  • venule
  • vile
  • vine
  • vulpine
  • vulpine

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, March 21, 2026 uses the seven letters E, I, L, N, P, U, V, with E as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 49 accepted words for a total of 190 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 133 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.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

Spelling Bee march 21 2026 Answers — Pangram & Word List | AppWalkthrough