NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, March 11, 2020
Longest word
participant
11 letters
Top scorer
participant
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Σ
A
1
3
3
2
–
1
1
–
11
C
3
5
3
–
1
–
–
–
12
I
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
N
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
3
1
–
3
–
1
1
1
10
R
4
2
2
2
1
–
–
–
11
T
4
5
3
2
–
–
–
–
14
Σ
16
16
12
9
3
2
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 1ap 2ar 4at 4
C
ca 6ci 3cr 3
I
ir 1
N
na 1ni 1
P
pa 5pi 1pr 4
R
ra 9ri 2
T
ta 8ti 1tr 5
All 61 answers
325 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★antarctic9
apart5
apparat7
arcana6
arctic6
aria1
arrant6
atria5
attar5
attract7
attractant10
cairn5
carat5
carp1
carpi5
cart1
cataract8
circa5
cirri5
citric6
crania6
crap1
critic6
irritant8
narc1
nitric6
pair1
part1
★participantpangram18
partita7
★patricianpangram16
piratic7
★practicianpangram17
prat1
priapic7
print5
rain1
raita5
rani1
rant1
rapini6
rapt1
ratatat7
rattan6
rattrap7
ricin5
riparian8
tantara7
tantra6
tantric7
tapir5
tarp1
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tiara5
tract5
train5
trait5
trap1
trip1