Spelling Bee hints & answers: Mar 22, 2026 (Puzzle #9793)

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Mar 22, 2026 (2026-03-22 · Puzzle #9793).

Hive overview

This hive centers on A with six outer letters. It has 69 stored words, 3 pangrams, and about 362 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 69 playable words worth about 362 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.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

	4	5	6	7+	Σ
A	4 letters2	5 letters5	6 letters4	7+ letters3	Total14
D	4 letters2	5 letters–	6 letters1	7+ letters3	Total6
G	4 letters7	5 letters1	6 letters–	7+ letters11	Total19
H	4 letters4	5 letters1	6 letters–	7+ letters7	Total12
I	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters2	7+ letters1	Total3
L	4 letters3	5 letters1	6 letters1	7+ letters3	Total8
N	4 letters4	5 letters1	6 letters–	7+ letters2	Total7
Σ	4 letters22	5 letters9	6 letters8	7+ letters30	Total69

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 7 pts
Good: 18 pts
Solid: 29 pts
Nice: 54 pts
Great: 91 pts
Amazing: 145 pts
Genius: 253 pts
Queen Bee: 362 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

ADDING
6
6
No
ADDLING
7
7
No
AGAIN
5
5
No
AGING
5
5
No
AIDING
6
6
No
AILING
6
6
No
ALGA
4
1
No
ALGAL
5
5
No
ALIGN
5
5
No
ALIGNING
8
8
No
ANAL
4
1
No
ANGINA
6
6
No
ANGLING
7
7
No
ANNAL
5
5
No
DAHLIA
6
6
No
DANDLING
8
8
No
DANG
4
1
No
DANGLING
8
8
No
DIAL
4
1
No
DIALING
7
7
No
GADDING
7
7
No
GAGA
4
1
No
GAGGING
7
7
No
GAIN
4
1
No
GAINING
7
7
No
GALA
4
1
No
GALANGAL
8
8
No
GALL
4
1
No
GALLING
7
7
No
GANG
4
1
No
GANGING
7
7
No
GANGLAND
8
8
No
GANGLIA
7
7
No
GANGLING
8
8
No
GLAD
4
1
No
GLADHAND
8
8
No
GLADHANDING
11
18
Yes
GLAND
5
5
No
GLIA
4
1
No
HAGGLING
8
8
No
HAIL
4
1
No
HAILING
7
7
No
HALAL
5
5
No
HALL
4
1
No
HAND
4
1
No
HANDING
7
7
No
HANDLING
8
15
Yes
HANG
4
1
No
HANGING
7
7
No
HANGNAIL
8
8
No
HIGHLAND
8
15
Yes
INHALING
8
8
No
INLAID
6
6
No
INLAND
6
6
No
LADING
6
6
No
LADLING
7
7
No
LAGGING
7
7
No
LAID
4
1
No
LAIN
4
1
No
LANAI
5
5
No
LAND
4
1
No
LANDING
7
7
No
NAAN
4
1
No
NADA
4
1
No
NAGGING
7
7
No
NAIAD
5
5
No
NAIL
4
1
No
NAILING
7
7
No
NANA
4
1
No

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