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Spelling Bee Answers for March 11, 2020

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words61
Pangrams3
Points possible325
Center letterR
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 11, 2020·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

AN
TRC
IP

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
26 pts
Good
49 pts
Solid
82 pts
Nice
130 pts
Great
163 pts
Amazing
228 pts
Genius
277 pts
Queen Bee
325 pts
Total words
61
Pangrams
3
Possible points
325

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 3 pangrams
participant +18 ptspractician +17 ptspatrician +16 pts

The full word list

All 61 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 11, 2020, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters16 words
ariacarpcartcrapnarcpairpartpratrainranirantrapttarptarttraptrip
5 letters16 words
apartatriaattarcairncaratcarpicircacirriprintraitaricintapirtiaratracttraintrait
6 letters12 words
arcanaarcticarrantcitriccraniacriticnitricrapinirattantantratartantartar
7 letters9 words
apparatattractpartitapiraticpriapicratatatrattraptantaratantric
8 letters3 words
cataractirritantriparian
9 letters2 words
antarcticpatrician
10 letters2 words
attractantpractician
11 letters1 word
participant

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

participant +18practician +17patrician +16attractant +10antarctic +9

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 11, 2020 has 61 valid words for a total of 325 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 277 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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