NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 24, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, r, t, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 113 points |
| Genius Level | 79 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| B | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 |
| T | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 4 | 9 | 5 | - | - | 3 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×1 AR×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BI×1 BR×2 |
| I | IT×1 |
| R | RA×4 RI×2 |
| T | TI×2 TR×2 TU×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 | AIR×1 ARB×1 ARI×1 ATR×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAI×1 BAR×1 BIR×1 BRI×2 |
| I | ITT×1 |
| R | RAB×2 RAI×1 RAR×1 RIB×2 |
| T | TIA×1 TIB×1 TRA×1 TRI×1 TUT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| tr....... † | TR9 | A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water. |
| ai.. | AI4 | (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated. |
| ar....... | AR9 | Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| ba....... | BA9 | The state of being barbarous; brutality |
| bi.... | BI6 | A Mexican dish of stewed meat (usually goat, beef or lamb; sometimes pork or chicken) and spices, typically served like a soup with (or sometimes in) tortillas. |
| br... | BR5 | Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. |
| br.... | BR6 | Like a briar; thorny. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| ra... | RA5 | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. |
| ra... | RA5 | A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A measure of the scarcity of an object. |
| ri.... | RI6 | The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. |
| ri... | RI5 | Pertaining to or having ribs; ribbed. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
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.
- tributary† (TR9)
- airy (AI4)
- arbitrary (AR9)
- aria (AR4)
- atria (AT5)
- bait (BA4)
- barbarity (BA9)
- birria (BI6)
- briar (BR5)
- briary (BR6)
- itty (IT4)
- rabbi (RA5)
- rabbit (RA6)
- raita (RA5)
- rarity (RA6)
- ribbit (RI6)
- ribby (RI5)
- tiara (TI5)
- tibia (TI5)
- trait (TR5)
- tutti (TU5)
Answer Definitions
- tributary† (noun): A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
- airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
- arbitrary (adjective): Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- barbarity (noun): The state of being barbarous; brutality
- birria (noun): A Mexican dish of stewed meat (usually goat, beef or lamb; sometimes pork or chicken) and spices, typically served like a soup with (or sometimes in) tortillas.
- briar (noun): Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
- briary (adjective): Like a briar; thorny.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- rabbi (noun): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- rabbit (noun): A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- raita (noun): A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
- rarity (noun): A measure of the scarcity of an object.
- ribbit (interjection): The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
- ribby (adjective): Pertaining to or having ribs; ribbed.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.