Spelling Bee hints & answers: Mar 18, 2026 (Puzzle #25294)

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Mar 18, 2026 (2026-03-18 · Puzzle #25294).

Hive overview

This hive centers on R with six outer letters. It has 67 stored words, 1 pangram, and about 325 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 67 playable words worth about 325 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There is 1 pangram hidden in this hive.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

	4	5	6	7+	Σ
R	4 letters9	5 letters4	6 letters3	7+ letters3	Total19
A	4 letters2	5 letters3	6 letters1	7+ letters2	Total8
I	4 letters1	5 letters1	6 letters–	7+ letters3	Total5
J	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters1	Total1
N	4 letters2	5 letters1	6 letters1	7+ letters3	Total7
O	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters1	7+ letters2	Total3
T	4 letters8	5 letters6	6 letters4	7+ letters6	Total24
Σ	4 letters22	5 letters15	6 letters10	7+ letters20	Total67

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 7 pts
Good: 16 pts
Solid: 26 pts
Nice: 49 pts
Great: 81 pts
Amazing: 130 pts
Genius: 227 pts
Queen Bee: 325 pts

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

Reveal full answer list (spoiler)

Full answer list for today's hive (alphabetical):

WordLengthScorePangram

AJAR
4
1
No
ANNOTATOR
9
9
No
AORTA
5
5
No
ARIA
4
1
No
ARRANT
6
6
No
ATRIA
5
5
No
ATTAR
5
5
No
ATTRITION
9
9
No
INITIATOR
9
9
No
INTRO
5
5
No
IRON
4
1
No
IRRITANT
8
8
No
IRRITATION
10
10
No
JANITOR
7
14
Yes
NARRATION
9
9
No
NARRATOR
8
8
No
NITRO
5
5
No
NOIR
4
1
No
NONART
6
6
No
NORI
4
1
No
NOTATOR
7
7
No
ORATION
7
7
No
ORATOR
6
6
No
ORATORIO
8
8
No
RAIN
4
1
No
RAITA
5
5
No
RAJA
4
1
No
RANI
4
1
No
RANT
4
1
No
RATATAT
7
7
No
RATIO
5
5
No
RATION
6
6
No
RATTAN
6
6
No
RIOJA
5
5
No
RIOT
4
1
No
ROAN
4
1
No
ROAR
4
1
No
ROOT
4
1
No
ROTATION
8
8
No
ROTATOR
7
7
No
ROTI
4
1
No
ROTINI
6
6
No
ROTOR
5
5
No
TANTARA
7
7
No
TANTRA
6
6
No
TARNATION
9
9
No
TARO
4
1
No
TAROT
5
5
No
TART
4
1
No
TARTAN
6
6
No
TARTAR
6
6
No
TIARA
5
5
No
TITRATION
9
9
No
TORI
4
1
No
TORII
5
5
No
TORN
4
1
No
TORO
4
1
No
TORT
4
1
No
TORTA
5
5
No
TORTONI
7
7
No
TRAIN
5
5
No
TRAIT
5
5
No
TRAITOR
7
7
No
TRATTORIA
9
9
No
TRIO
4
1
No
TRITON
6
6
No
TROT
4
1
No

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