March 6, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — March 6, 2021

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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 6, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words29
Max Points124
Pangram1
Genius87

4 letter answers 11 words

CHICCHIPCHITHICKITCHKICKKITHPICKPITHTICKTIKI

5 letter answers 10 words

CHICKCOCCIHIPPOHITCHOPTICPICOTPIPITPITCHTHICKTOPIC

6 letter answers 4 words

CHICHIOCTOPIPHOTICTIPTOP

7 letter answers 1 word

COCKPIT

8 letter answers 2 words

PHOTOPICTICKTOCK

9 letter answers 1 word

TOOTHPICK

Common questions

How many answers in the March 6, 2021 Spelling Bee?

29 valid answers worth 124 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 87 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is TOOTHPICK. 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.