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Spelling Bee Answers for June 8, 2022

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

Words43
Pangrams1
Points possible187
Center letterY
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 8, 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.

DO
GYE
LI

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
29 pts
Solid
47 pts
Nice
75 pts
Great
94 pts
Amazing
131 pts
Genius
159 pts
Queen Bee
187 pts
Total words
43
Pangrams
1
Possible points
187

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
ideology +15 pts

The full word list

All 43 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 8, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters14 words
dyededdyedgyeelyeggyeyedidlyidylillylilylogyoilyyellyogi
5 letters16 words
dillydodgydoggydoilydollyelegygiddygodlygollygoodygooeyidyllleggyoddlyyieldyodel
6 letters7 words
diddlyeyelidgigglygogglygoodlygooglyyelled
7 letters4 words
geologygiddilyyieldedyodeled
8 letters2 words
doggedlyideology

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.

ideology +15doggedly +8geology +7giddily +7yielded +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 8, 2022 has 43 valid words for a total of 187 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 159 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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