March 5, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 5, 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 5, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words63
Max Points253
Pangram1
Genius177

4 letter answers 25 words

AMMOANALANONLAMALAMPLOAMLOANMALLMAMAMARMMOANNAANNANAOPALORALPALLPALMPALPPAPAPLANPRAMRAMPROAMROANROAR

5 letter answers 19 words

ALARMANNALAPRONARMORAROMALLAMALLANOMAMMAMANNAMANORMOLARMOMMAMOOLAMORALPAMPAPAPALPAROLPOLARPOPPA

6 letter answers 13 words

AMORALAPOLLOAPPALLMAMMALMAMMONMAROONNAPALMNORMALPALLORPANAMAPARLORPLANARPOPLAR

7 letter answers 2 words

LAMPOONPOMPANO

8 letter answers 3 words

MALAPROPNONPOLARPANORAMA

10 letter answers 1 word

PARANORMAL

Common questions

How many answers in the March 5, 2020 Spelling Bee?

63 valid answers worth 253 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 177 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is PARANORMAL. 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.