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Spelling Bee Answers for July 5, 2022

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

Words26
Pangrams1
Points possible142
Center letterC
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 5, 2022·3 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.

KI
BCA
NG

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
22 pts
Solid
36 pts
Nice
57 pts
Great
71 pts
Amazing
100 pts
Genius
121 pts
Queen Bee
142 pts
Total words
26
Pangrams
1
Possible points
142

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
backing +14 pts

The full word list

All 26 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 5, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters5 words
acaibackbanckicknick
5 letters7 words
abaciabackacingcabincannaicingknack
6 letters7 words
acaciacabanacagingcakingcancancaningniacin
7 letters5 words
backingcabbingcanningkickingnicking
8 letters1 word
kickback
10 letters1 word
knickknack

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.

backing +14knickknack +10kickback +8cabbing +7canning +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 5, 2022 has 26 valid words for a total of 142 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 121 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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