March 16, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 16, 2020

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for March 16, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words49
Max Points164
Pangram1
Genius115

4 letter answers 26 words

EGGYEPEEGENEGENTGONENENENEONNONENOPENOTEOGEEOPENPEENPEEPPENTPEONPOETPONEPOPETEENTENTTONETOPETOTETYPEYEGG

5 letter answers 14 words

GOOEYNETTYNONETPENNEPENNYPEONYPEPPYPETTYTEENYTENETTENONTEPEETONNEYENTE

6 letter answers 5 words

EGGNOGGOTTENPEYOTEPOTENTTEEPEE

7 letter answers 1 word

ENTENTE

8 letter answers 3 words

GENOTYPEONTOGENYOPPONENT

Common questions

How many answers in the March 16, 2020 Spelling Bee?

49 valid answers worth 164 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 115 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is GENOTYPE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is E. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.