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March 17, 2026 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from March 17, 2026, including disallowed words.


Instructions

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center letter FBDELOU
Spelling Bee for March 17, 2026

words: 132
score: 645 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1

B x 36
D x 19
E x 5
F x 64
L x 6
O x 2

4L x 38
5L x 21
6L x 38
7L x 23
8L x 9
9L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
B 5 6 12 6 5 2 36
D 6 2 6 2 2 1 19
E - 4 1 - - - 5
F 22 8 18 14 2 - 64
L 4 - 1 1 - - 6
O 1 1 - - - - 2
tot 38 21 38 23 9 3 132

BEFOULED, BODEFUL

word       length      
BEDFUL 6
BEEF 4
BEEFED 6
BEFELL 6
BEFLOOD 7
BEFOE 5
BEFOLD 6
BEFOOL 6
BEFOOLED 8
BEFOUL 6
BEFOULED 8 pangram
BEFUDDLE 8
BEFUDDLED 9
BLOODFED 8
BLOODFEED 9
BLUFF 5
BLUFFED 7
BODEFUL 7 perfect pangram
BOEUF 5
BOFF 4
BOFFED 6
BOFFO 5
BOOBFED 7
BOOBFEED 8
BOOF 4
BOOFED 6
BOUFFE 6
BOUFFED 7
BUFF 4
BUFFE 5
BUFFED 6
BUFFEL 6
BUFFLE 6
BUFFLED 7
BUFFO 5
BUFO 4
DEBUFF 6
DEBUFFED 8
DEEDFUL 7
DEEF 4
DEFFO 5
DEFO 4
DEFUEL 6
DEFUELED 8
DEFUELLED 9
DELF 4
DOFF 4
DOFFED 6
DOLEFUL 7
DOUF 4
DUFF 4
DUFFED 6
DUFFEL 6
DUFFLE 6
DUFFO 5
EFFED 5
EFFELL 6
EFOLD 5
ELFED 5
EUFOD 5
FEDDLE 6
FEDDLED 7
FEEB 4
FEEBLE 6
FEED 4
FEEL 4
FELL 4
FELLED 6
FELLOE 6
FEOFF 5
FEOFFED 7
FEOFFEE 7
FEUD 4
FEUDED 6
FEUED 5
FLED 4
FLEE 4
FLEED 5
FLOB 4
FLOBBED 7
FLOE 4
FLOOD 5
FLOODED 7
FLOODFUL 8
FLOOF 5
FLOOFED 7
FLUB 4
FLUBBED 7
FLUBDUB 7
FLUE 4
FLUED 5
FLUFF 5
FLUFFED 7
FOBBED 6
FOLD 4
FOLDED 6
FOOD 4
FOODFUL 7
FOOF 4
FOOFED 6
FOOFOO 6
FOOL 4
FOOLED 6
FOUD 4
FOUL 4
FOULE 5
FOULED 6
FUBBED 6
FUDDLE 6
FUDDLED 7
FUEL 4
FUELED 6
FUELLED 7
FUFF 4
FUFFED 6
FUFFLE 6
FUFFLED 7
FUFU 4
FULE 4
FULL 4
FULLDO 6
FULLED 6
FULLFED 7
FULLFEED 8
LOFE 4
LOFF 4
LOOF 4
LUFF 4
LUFFED 6
LULLFUL 7
OFFED 5
OOFF 4

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