March 20, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 20, 2021

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for March 20, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words32
Max Points206
Pangrams2
Genius144

4 letter answers 5 words

BABABAHTBAITBANGBATH

5 letter answers 3 words

BIGHTHABITTIBIA

6 letter answers 5 words

BAAINGBANANABATINGBITINGGIBING

7 letter answers 16 words

ABATINGBAGGINGBAITINGBANGINGBANNINGBATHINGBATTINGBINGINGBINNINGGABBINGGIGABITHABITATINHABITINHIBITNABBINGTABBING

10 letter answers 3 words

INHABITANTINHABITINGINHIBITING

Common questions

How many answers in the March 20, 2021 Spelling Bee?

32 valid answers worth 206 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 144 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are BATHING, INHABITING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. 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.