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March 12, 2026 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from March 12, 2026, including disallowed words.


Instructions

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center letter CDEILNP
Spelling Bee for March 12, 2026

words: 150
score: 964 pts
pangrams: 6
bingo: yes

C x 43
D x 21
E x 13
I x 19
L x 13
N x 5
P x 36

4L x 22
5L x 23
6L x 33
7L x 24
8L x 28
9L x 11
10L x 5
11L x 2
12L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
C 11 8 11 6 3 1 1 2 - 43
D 1 5 5 4 4 1 1 - - 21
E 2 2 1 2 5 1 - - - 13
I 3 2 5 2 3 2 1 - 1 19
L 1 1 2 4 4 1 - - - 13
N 1 2 - 1 - 1 - - - 5
P 3 3 9 5 9 4 2 - 1 36
tot 22 23 33 24 28 11 5 2 2 150

CILNIDIPINE, INCLIPPED, PELECINID, PENCILED, PENCILLED, PENDICLE

word       length      
CECIL 5
CEDE 4
CEDED 5
CEDI 4
CEDILLE 7
CEIL 4
CEILED 6
CEILI 5
CEINID 6
CELL 4
CELLED 6
CELLI 5
CELLIE 6
CENE 4
CEPE 4
CICINDELID 10
CICINDELINE 11
CICINNI 7
CIEL 4
CIELED 6
CIID 4
CILICE 6
CILL 4
CILNIDIPINE 11 pangram
CINCINNI 8
CINCLID 7
CINE 4
CIPPI 5
CLEEP 5
CLEEPED 7
CLEPE 5
CLEPED 6
CLINE 5
CLINIC 6
CLINICIDE 9
CLINID 6
CLIP 4
CLIPED 6
CLIPEI 6
CLIPPED 7
CLIPPIE 7
CNIDICIN 8
CNIDILIN 8
DECEL 5
DECENE 6
DECIC 5
DECIDE 6
DECIDED 7
DECIDENCE 9
DECILE 6
DECININE 8
DECLINE 7
DECLINED 8
DEICE 5
DEICED 6
DEICIDE 7
DEPENDENCE 10
DEPIECE 7
DEPIECED 8
DICE 4
DICED 5
DICLINIC 8
DIENIC 6
DINIC 5
ECCE 4
ECCLE 5
EDDIC 5
EDENIC 6
ENCLINED 8
ENDPIECE 8
EPIC 4
EPICEDE 7
EPICENE 7
EPICIDIN 8
EPICILLIN 9
EPICLINE 8
EPIPELIC 8
ICED 4
ICELID 6
ICEN 4
ICENED 6
ICICLE 6
ICICLED 7
IDIC 4
ILICIN 6
INCEL 5
INCEND 6
INCENDED 8
INCIDENCE 9
INCIPIENCE 10
INCLE 5
INCLINE 7
INCLINED 8
INCLIPPED 9 pangram
INDEPENDENCE 12
INDICINE 8
LECIDEINE 9
LENIENCE 8
LEPIDIC 7
LICE 4
LICECIDE 8
LICENCE 7
LICENCED 8
LICENCEE 8
LIENIC 6
LINEIC 6
LIPIC 5
LIPIDIC 7
LIPINIC 7
NICE 4
NICEN 5
NICENED 7
NIECE 5
NINEPENCE 9
PEDELEC 7
PEDICEL 7
PEDICELED 9
PEDICELLED 10
PEDICIDE 8
PEDICIID 8
PEDICLE 7
PEDICLED 8
PELECINID 9 pangram
PELLICLE 8
PENCE 5
PENCEL 6
PENCELL 7
PENCIL 6
PENCILED 8 pangram
PENCILLED 9 pangram
PENDENCE 8
PENDICLE 8 pangram
PENICIL 7
PENICILLI 9
PENICILLIN 10
PENICILLINIC 12
PICE 4
PICEID 6
PICEIN 6
PICENE 6
PICI 4
PICID 5
PICINE 6
PICNIC 6
PIECE 5
PIECED 6
PIECEN 6
PIECENED 8
PILICIDE 8
PLEC 4

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