NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 9, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, i, l, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 129 points |
| Genius Level | 90 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| B | 10 | 8 | 4 | - | 1 | 23 |
| D | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AL×1 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×9 BI×5 BL×2 BU×7 |
| D | DA×1 |
| I | |
| L | LA×3 LU×1 |
| U | |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABL×1 ALI×1 AUD×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×2 BAD×1 BAI×1 BAL×4 BAU×1 BIA×1 BID×1 BIL×3 BLA×2 BUB×2 BUD×1 BUI×1 BUL×3 |
| D | DAU×1 |
| I | |
| L | LAB×2 LAU×1 LUL×1 |
| U | |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| au..... † | AU7 | In context of possibility of being heard; in an audible manner. |
| ab.. | AB4 | In an able manner; with great ability. |
| al... | AL5 | The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. |
| ba... | BA5 | In a bad manner. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Having no hair, fur or feathers. |
| ba.... | BA6 | In a bald (blunt, matter-of-fact, unembellished, or lacking supporting details) manner. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second. |
| bi... | BI5 | A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle. |
| bi... | BI5 | A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody. |
| bi...... | BI8 | Articulated with both lips. |
| bi.. | BI4 | Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. |
| bi... | BI5 | A billy club. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Tending to blab or gossip a lot. |
| bu... | BU5 | Brother; used as term of familiar address. |
| bu.... | BU6 | Full of bubbles. |
| bu... | BU5 | A friend or casual acquaintance. |
| bu... | BU5 | To form (something) by combining materials or parts. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. |
| bu.. | BU4 | An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| bu... | BU5 | A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege. |
| da.. | DA4 | Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction. |
| la... | LA5 | The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina. |
| la.... | LA6 | Of or pertaining to the lips or labia. |
| la...... | LA8 | In a laudable manner. |
| lu..... | LU7 | A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep. |
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.
- audibly† (AU7)
- ably (AB4)
- alibi (AL5)
- baba (BA4)
- baby (BA4)
- badly (BA5)
- bail (BA4)
- bald (BA4)
- baldly (BA6)
- ball (BA4)
- ballad (BA6)
- baud (BA4)
- bialy (BI5)
- biddy (BI5)
- bilabial (BI8)
- bill (BI4)
- billy (BI5)
- blab (BL4)
- blabby (BL6)
- bubba (BU5)
- bubbly (BU6)
- buddy (BU5)
- build (BU5)
- bulb (BU4)
- bull (BU4)
- bully (BU5)
- daub (DA4)
- labia (LA5)
- labial (LA6)
- laudably (LA8)
- lullaby (LU7)
Answer Definitions
- audibly† (adverb): In context of possibility of being heard; in an audible manner.
- ably (adverb): In an able manner; with great ability.
- alibi (noun): The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- baby (noun): A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- badly (adverb): In a bad manner.
- bail (noun): Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
- bald (adjective): Having no hair, fur or feathers.
- baldly (adverb): In a bald (blunt, matter-of-fact, unembellished, or lacking supporting details) manner.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- ballad (noun): A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
- baud (noun): A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
- bialy (noun): A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
- biddy (noun): A woman, especially an old woman; especially one regarded as fussy or mean or a gossipy busybody.
- bilabial (adjective): Articulated with both lips.
- bill (noun): Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- billy (noun): A billy club.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blabby (adjective): Tending to blab or gossip a lot.
- bubba (noun): Brother; used as term of familiar address.
- bubbly (adjective): Full of bubbles.
- buddy (noun): A friend or casual acquaintance.
- build (verb): To form (something) by combining materials or parts.
- bulb (noun): Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
- bull (noun): An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- bully (noun): A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
- daub (noun): Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
- labia (noun): The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
- labial (adjective): Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
- laudably (adverb): In a laudable manner.
- lullaby (noun): A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.