NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 1, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, g, i, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 56 words |
| Total Points | 320 points |
| Genius Level | 224 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| F | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| G | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| M | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 27 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×2 AI×2 AN×3 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×2 FI×2 FR×1 |
| G | GA×3 GR×5 |
| I | IM×3 IN×2 |
| M | MA×18 MI×9 |
| N | NA×1 |
| R | RA×1 RI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×2 AIM×1 AIR×1 ANA×2 ANI×1 ARM×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FAR×2 FIR×2 FRA×1 |
| G | GAM×3 GRA×4 GRI×1 |
| I | IMA×3 INF×2 |
| M | MAF×1 MAG×2 MAI×3 MAM×2 MAN×5 MAR×5 MIF×2 MIM×1 MIN×4 MIR×2 |
| N | NAM×1 |
| R | RAM×1 RIM×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| af....... † | AF9 | present participle of affirm |
| fa..... † | FA7 | The business of cultivating land, raising stocks etc. |
| fr..... † | FR7 | present participle of frame |
| af.... | AF6 | To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. |
| ai.... | AI6 | present participle of aim |
| ai.... | AI6 | A pilot of an aircraft. |
| an..... | AN7 | A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. |
| an......... | AN11 | present participle and gerund of anagram |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| ar.... | AR6 | present participle and gerund of arm |
| fa.. | FA4 | A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A business partnership; the name under which it trades. |
| fi..... | FI7 | Of beauty products, intended to make the skin firmer. |
| ga... | GA5 | A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy. |
| ga.... | GA6 | present participle of game |
| ga... | GA5 | The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). |
| gr.. | GR4 | A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g. |
| gr.... | GR6 | grandmother |
| gr..... | GR7 | A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language. |
| gr........ | GR10 | A person who studies grammar. |
| gr.. | GR4 | Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. |
| im..... | IM7 | present participle of image |
| im....... | IM9 | Something imagined; a figment of the imagination. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| in.... | IN6 | Weak or ill, not in good health. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of infirm |
| ma... | MA5 | A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion. |
| ma.. | MA4 | plural of mage |
| ma... | MA5 | The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma..... | MA7 | present participle of maim |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma...... | MA8 | present participle of manage |
| ma... | MA5 | A comic originating in Japan. |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma..... | MA7 | present participle of man |
| ma.... | MA6 | The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A harbour for small boats. |
| ma...... | MA8 | Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma..... | MA7 | present participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A small argument; a quarrel. |
| mi..... | MI7 | present participle of miff |
| mi.... | MI6 | present participle of mime |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| mi.... | MI6 | The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth. |
| mi... | MI5 | A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking. |
| mi.... | MI6 | present participle of mire |
| na.... | NA6 | The process of giving names to things. |
| ra..... | RA7 | present participle and gerund of ram |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rim |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- affirming† (AF9)
- farming† (FA7)
- framing† (FR7)
- affirm (AF6)
- aiming (AI6)
- airman (AI6)
- anagram (AN7)
- anagramming (AN11)
- anima (AN5)
- arming (AR6)
- farm (FA4)
- firm (FI4)
- firming (FI7)
- gamin (GA5)
- gaming (GA6)
- gamma (GA5)
- gram (GR4)
- gramma (GR6)
- grammar (GR7)
- grammarian (GR10)
- grim (GR4)
- imaging (IM7)
- imagining (IM9)
- imam (IM4)
- infirm (IN6)
- infirming (IN9)
- mafia (MA5)
- magi (MA4)
- magma (MA5)
- maim (MA4)
- maiming (MA7)
- main (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- managing (MA8)
- manga (MA5)
- mania (MA5)
- manna (MA5)
- manning (MA7)
- margin (MA6)
- marina (MA6)
- marinara (MA8)
- marm (MA4)
- marring (MA7)
- miff (MI4)
- miffing (MI7)
- miming (MI6)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- mining (MI6)
- mirin (MI5)
- miring (MI6)
- naming (NA6)
- ramming (RA7)
- rimming (RI7)
Answer Definitions
- affirming† (verb): present participle of affirm
- farming† (noun): The business of cultivating land, raising stocks etc.
- framing† (verb): present participle of frame
- affirm (verb): To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
- aiming (verb): present participle of aim
- airman (noun): A pilot of an aircraft.
- anagram (noun): A word or phrase that is created by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.
- anagramming (verb): present participle and gerund of anagram
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- arming (verb): present participle and gerund of arm
- farm (noun): A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
- firm (noun): A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- firming (adjective): Of beauty products, intended to make the skin firmer.
- gamin (noun): A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy.
- gaming (verb): present participle of game
- gamma (noun): The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- gram (noun): A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
- gramma (noun): grandmother
- grammar (noun): A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
- grammarian (noun): A person who studies grammar.
- grim (adjective): Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- imaging (verb): present participle of image
- imagining (noun): Something imagined; a figment of the imagination.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- infirm (adjective): Weak or ill, not in good health.
- infirming (verb): present participle of infirm
- mafia (noun): A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
- magi (noun): plural of mage
- magma (noun): The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- maiming (verb): present participle of maim
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- managing (verb): present participle of manage
- manga (noun): A comic originating in Japan.
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manning (verb): present participle of man
- margin (noun): The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
- marina (noun): A harbour for small boats.
- marinara (adjective): Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- marring (verb): present participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling.
- miff (noun): A small argument; a quarrel.
- miffing (verb): present participle of miff
- miming (verb): present participle of mime
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- mining (noun): The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
- mirin (noun): A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking.
- miring (verb): present participle of mire
- naming (noun): The process of giving names to things.
- ramming (verb): present participle and gerund of ram
- rimming (verb): present participle of rim