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Spelling Bee Answers for July 7, 2022

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

Words66
Pangrams4
Points possible363
Center letterC
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 7, 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.

LI
NCA
EP

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
30 pts
Good
55 pts
Solid
91 pts
Nice
146 pts
Great
182 pts
Amazing
255 pts
Genius
309 pts
Queen Bee
363 pts
Total words
66
Pangrams
4
Possible points
363

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 4 pangrams
capellini +16 ptsappliance +16 ptspinnacle +15 ptspelican +14 pts

The full word list

All 66 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 7, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters16 words
acaiacnecallcanecapecellclanclapclipepiclacelaiclicenicepacepica
5 letters17 words
apacecallacanalcannacelliciliacleaniliaclancelilacniecepanicpeacepecanpencepieceplace
6 letters17 words
acaciaalpacaapiececanapecancancancelcanineceliacclinicenlaceicicleipecaclaicalniacinpalacepencilpicnic
7 letters5 words
epiceneinclinepanaceapelicanpenance
8 letters5 words
allianceclinicalleniencepelliclepinnacle
9 letters3 words
appliancecapelliniclinician
10 letters3 words
cannelliniincipiencepenicillin

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.

appliance +16capellini +16pinnacle +15pelican +14cannellini +10

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 7, 2022 has 66 valid words for a total of 363 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 309 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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