March 19, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 19, 2020
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.