March 18, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 18, 2021

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for March 18, 2021 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words52
Max Points222
Pangram1
Genius155

4 letter answers 20 words

ACAIAGOGALGABABABAILBALLBLABBOBABOLACALLCIAOCOALCOCACOLAGAGAGALAGALLGLIAGOALLAIC

5 letter answers 15 words

ABACIABOILAIOLIALGALALIBICABALCACAOCALLACILIACOCOAGLIALILIACLABIALILACLOCAL

6 letter answers 8 words

ACACIABAOBABCABALACALICOCLOACAGLOBALLABIALLAICAL

7 letter answers 3 words

BACILLIGLACIALLOGICAL

8 letter answers 4 words

BIBLICALBILABIALBOOGALOOCALLALOO

9 letter answers 1 word

ILLOGICAL

10 letter answers 1 word

BIOLOGICAL

Common questions

How many answers in the March 18, 2021 Spelling Bee?

52 valid answers worth 222 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 155 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is A. 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.