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Spelling Bee Answers for March 25, 2020

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

Words47
Pangrams1
Points possible184
Center letterO
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 25, 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.

MA
JOR
DB

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
15 pts
Good
28 pts
Solid
46 pts
Nice
74 pts
Great
92 pts
Amazing
129 pts
Genius
157 pts
Queen Bee
184 pts
Total words
47
Pangrams
1
Possible points
184

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 1 pangram
doorjamb +15 pts

The full word list

All 47 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 25, 2020, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters21 words
ammoboarbobabombboobboomboordododojodoomdoordormmojomoodmoorodorroadroamroarroodroom
5 letters12 words
adoboarborardorarmoraromaboardbroadbroodbroommajormambomomma
6 letters8 words
aboardabroadbamboobaobabbooboodoodadjojobaramrod
7 letters2 words
barroombombard
8 letters2 words
doorjambmarjoram
9 letters2 words
boardroommajordomo

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.

doorjamb +15boardroom +9majordomo +9marjoram +8barroom +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 25, 2020 has 47 valid words for a total of 184 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 157 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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