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Spelling Bee Answers for March 30, 2020

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

Words44
Pangrams1
Points possible147
Center letterI
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 30, 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.

RA
TIL
YH

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
12 pts
Good
23 pts
Solid
37 pts
Nice
59 pts
Great
74 pts
Amazing
103 pts
Genius
125 pts
Queen Bee
147 pts
Total words
44
Pangrams
1
Possible points
147

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
hilarity +15 pts

The full word list

All 44 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 30, 2020, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters23 words
airyalitariaarilhailhairhillhilthiyaillyittylairliarliltlilylirarailrialrilltailtalitilltilt
5 letters12 words
atiltatriahairyhillylaityraitariyaltiaratrailtraittrialtrill
6 letters7 words
airilyatrialhiatallariatraritythirtythrill
7 letters1 word
rattail
8 letters1 word
hilarity

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.

hilarity +15rattail +7airily +6atrial +6hiatal +6

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 30, 2020 has 44 valid words for a total of 147 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 125 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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