Spelling Bee hints and answers for Monday, March 16, 2026
A Monday Bee built around the center letter N: 38 words, 225 points in total and Genius at 157, with one pangram, EXCELLING at the top of the list. The NI- family alone contributes 6 of the 38 words, more than any other family on the board. The words on this board run from 4 to 10 letters in length, and every one of them is listed below.
Hints, in order
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Every word must contain the center letter N. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
There is one pangram today, it is 9 letters long - each one uses every letter in the hive.
Look for word families: words built on NI- (NICE, NIECE, NIGGLE, NIGGLING) do much of the heavy work today.
The pangram
Each uses all seven letters: C, E, G, I, L, N, X.
All 38 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.