March 22, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 22, 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 22, 2020 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words65
Max Points260
Pangrams2
Genius182

4 letter answers 30 words

AFARAFROFARMFARTFORAFORMFORTFRATFROMMARMMARTMOORMORNNORMRAFTRANTROAMROANROARROOFROOMROOTROTOTAROTARTTORNTOROTORTTRAMTROT

5 letter answers 11 words

AORTAARMORAROMAATTARFARROFRONTMANORMORONMOTORROTORTAROT

6 letter answers 13 words

ARRANTFORMATMANTRAMARMOTMAROONMATRONMORTARNONARTORATORRATTANTANTRATARTANTARTAR

7 letter answers 6 words

AFFRONTFORMANTNOTATORRATATATROTATORTANTARA

8 letter answers 4 words

FRONTMANMOONROOFMOTORMANNARRATOR

9 letter answers 1 word

ANNOTATOR

Common questions

How many answers in the March 22, 2020 Spelling Bee?

65 valid answers worth 260 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 182 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are FORMANT, FRONTMAN. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is R. 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.