NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, March 19, 2020
Longest word
philhellenic
12 letters
Top scorer
philhellenic
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word
Words by length
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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
12
Σ
C
4
4
5
–
1
1
–
–
–
15
E
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
H
1
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
4
I
1
1
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
5
L
3
1
1
–
2
–
–
–
–
7
N
2
2
1
1
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–
–
–
–
6
P
5
2
3
–
1
1
1
1
1
15
Σ
17
10
13
3
5
2
2
1
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 1ch 8ci 2cl 4
E
ep 2
H
he 2hi 2
I
ic 1in 4
L
le 1li 6
N
ni 6
P
pe 3ph 3pi 8pl 1
All 54 answers
281 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★celli5
chenille8
chic1
chichi6
chicle6
chili5
chill5
chin1
chip1
cinch5
★cinephilepangram16
cliche6
clinch6
clinic6
clip1
epic1
epicene7
heinie6
helpline8
hill1
hippie6
icicle6
inch1
incipience10
incline7
innie5
lenience8
lice1
lichen6
lien1
linchpin8
line1
linen5
nice1
niche5
niece5
nine1
ninepin7
nipple6
pencil6
penicillin10
penile6
philhellene11
★philhellenicpangram19
philippic9
picnic6
piece5
pile1
pill1
pinch5
pine1
pipe1
pipeline8
plie1