NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 26, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, j, o, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 81 points |
| Genius Level | 57 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</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| D | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| J | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| U | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 AN×1 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DO×1 DU×1 |
| J | JO×1 |
| N | NA×3 NO×2 |
| O | |
| R | RA×3 RO×3 RU×1 |
| U | UD×1 UN×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADJ×1 ADO×1 ANO×1 ARO×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAR×1 DON×1 DUN×1 |
| J | JOU×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 NOO×1 NOU×1 |
| O | |
| R | RAD×1 RAN×2 ROA×1 RON×1 ROU×1 RUN×1 |
| U | UDO×1 UND×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad..... † | AD7 | To postpone. |
| ad... | AD5 | To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ar.... | AR6 | Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something). |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| do... | DO5 | One who makes a donation. |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| jo.... | JO6 | A journalist. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| ra... | RA5 | The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ra... | RA5 | Random; arbitrary. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in |
| ro... | RO5 | A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. |
| ro... | RO5 | Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction. |
| ru....... | RU9 | An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
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.
- adjourn† (AD7)
- adorn (AD5)
- anon (AN4)
- around (AR6)
- darn (DA4)
- donor (DO5)
- dunno (DU5)
- journo (JO6)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- radon (RA5)
- rand (RA4)
- rando (RA5)
- roan (RO4)
- rondo (RO5)
- round (RO5)
- runaround (RU9)
- udon (UD4)
- undo (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- adjourn† (verb): To postpone.
- adorn (verb): To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- around (preposition): Forming a circle or closed curve containing (something).
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- journo (noun): A journalist.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- radon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- rando (adjective): Random; arbitrary.
- roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
- rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- round (adjective): Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
- runaround (noun): An evasive explanation in the form of multiple excuses.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.