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Spelling Bee hints & answers: Mar 13, 2026 (Puzzle #21904)

This page shows spoiler-layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Mar 13, 2026 (2026-03-13 · Puzzle #21904).

Hive overview

This hive centers on I with six outer letters. It has 59 stored words, 3 pangrams, and about 299 available points before rank thresholds.

A
C
H
I
O
R
T
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This hive has 59 playable words worth about 299 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There are 3 pangrams hidden in this hive.

Show word-count hints

Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

I
4 letters2
5 letters1
6 letters–
7+ letters–
Total3
A
4 letters2
5 letters2
6 letters3
7+ letters2
Total9
C
4 letters6
5 letters9
6 letters3
7+ letters5
Total23
H
4 letters1
5 letters1
6 letters–
7+ letters1
Total3
O
4 letters–
5 letters–
6 letters–
7+ letters2
Total2
R
4 letters3
5 letters2
6 letters1
7+ letters1
Total7
T
4 letters2
5 letters5
6 letters2
7+ letters3
Total12
Σ
4 letters16
5 letters20
6 letters9
7+ letters14
Total59

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

  • Good Start: 0 pts
  • Moving Up: 6 pts
  • Good: 15 pts
  • Solid: 24 pts
  • Nice: 45 pts
  • Great: 75 pts
  • Amazing: 120 pts
  • Genius: 209 pts
  • Queen Bee: 299 pts

Check your current score in the NYT game to see how close you are to each rank.

Show two-letter and length counts

Counts use the available unique accepted answers; they do not add dictionary guesses.

By length: 4 letters: 16 · 5 letters: 20 · 6 letters: 9 · 7 letters: 7 · 8 letters: 4 · 9 letters: 3

By first two letters: AC: 2 · AO: 1 · AR: 4 · AT: 2 · CA: 2 · CH: 11 · CI: 4 · CO: 4 · CR: 2 · HA: 2 · HI: 1 · IC: 1 · IO: 1 · IT: 1 · OR: 2 · RA: 2 · RH: 1 · RI: 3 · RO: 1 · TA: 2 · TH: 1 · TI: 1 · TO: 3 · TR: 5

Pangram 1

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7 letters; worth 14 points. A perfect pangram: each hive letter appears once.

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The pangram starts with C and ends with T: C•••••T.

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CHARIOT

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CHARIOT: 7 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 14 points. Uses all seven letters: A, C, H, I, O, R, T.

Pangram 2

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7 letters; worth 14 points. A perfect pangram: each hive letter appears once.

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The pangram starts with H and ends with T: H•••••T.

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HARICOT

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HARICOT: 7 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 14 points. Uses all seven letters: A, C, H, I, O, R, T.

Pangram 3

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8 letters; worth 15 points. Some hive letters appear more than once.

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The pangram starts with T and ends with C: T••••••C.

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THORACIC

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THORACIC: 8 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 15 points. Uses all seven letters: A, C, H, I, O, R, T.

Reveal full answer list (spoiler)

Full answer list for this hive (alphabetical):

  • ACACIA
    6
    6
    No
  • ACAI
    4
    1
    No
  • AORTIC
    6
    6
    No
  • ARCHAIC
    7
    7
    No
  • ARCTIC
    6
    6
    No
  • ARIA
    4
    1
    No
  • ARTHRITIC
    9
    9
    No
  • ATRIA
    5
    5
    No
  • ATTIC
    5
    5
    No
  • CACTI
    5
    5
    No
  • CATHARTIC
    9
    9
    No
  • CHAI
    4
    1
    No
  • CHAIR
    5
    5
    No
  • CHAOTIC
    7
    7
    No
  • CHARIOT
    7
    14
    Yes
  • CHIA
    4
    1
    No
  • CHIC
    4
    1
    No
  • CHICA
    5
    5
    No
  • CHICHI
    6
    6
    No
  • CHIT
    4
    1
    No
  • CHITCHAT
    8
    8
    No
  • CHOIR
    5
    5
    No
  • CIAO
    4
    1
    No
  • CIRCA
    5
    5
    No
  • CIRRI
    5
    5
    No
  • CITRIC
    6
    6
    No
  • COATI
    5
    5
    No
  • COCCI
    5
    5
    No
  • COCHAIR
    7
    7
    No
  • COIR
    4
    1
    No
  • CRITIC
    6
    6
    No
  • CROCI
    5
    5
    No
  • HAIR
    4
    1
    No
  • HARICOT
    7
    14
    Yes
  • HITCH
    5
    5
    No
  • ICHOR
    5
    5
    No
  • IOTA
    4
    1
    No
  • ITCH
    4
    1
    No
  • ORATORIO
    8
    8
    No
  • ORTHOTIC
    8
    8
    No
  • RAITA
    5
    5
    No
  • RATIO
    5
    5
    No
  • RHOTIC
    6
    6
    No
  • RICH
    4
    1
    No
  • RICOTTA
    7
    7
    No
  • RIOT
    4
    1
    No
  • ROTI
    4
    1
    No
  • TACIT
    5
    5
    No
  • TACTIC
    6
    6
    No
  • THORACIC
    8
    15
    Yes
  • TIARA
    5
    5
    No
  • TORI
    4
    1
    No
  • TORIC
    5
    5
    No
  • TORII
    5
    5
    No
  • TRAIT
    5
    5
    No
  • TRAITOR
    7
    7
    No
  • TRATTORIA
    9
    9
    No
  • TRICOT
    6
    6
    No
  • TRIO
    4
    1
    No

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