March 19, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 19, 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 19, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words54
Max Points281
Pangrams2
Genius197

4 letter answers 17 words

CHICCHINCHIPCLIPEPICHILLINCHLICELIENLINENICENINEPILEPILLPINEPIPEPLIE

5 letter answers 10 words

CELLICHILICHILLCINCHINNIELINENNICHENIECEPIECEPINCH

6 letter answers 13 words

CHICHICHICLECLICHECLINCHCLINICHEINIEHIPPIEICICLELICHENNIPPLEPENCILPENILEPICNIC

7 letter answers 3 words

EPICENEINCLINENINEPIN

8 letter answers 5 words

CHENILLEHELPLINELENIENCELINCHPINPIPELINE

9 letter answers 2 words

CINEPHILEPHILIPPIC

10 letter answers 2 words

INCIPIENCEPENICILLIN

11 letter answers 1 word

PHILHELLENE

12 letter answers 1 word

PHILHELLENIC

Common questions

How many answers in the March 19, 2020 Spelling Bee?

54 valid answers worth 281 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 197 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CINEPHILE, PHILHELLENIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. 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.