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Spelling Bee Answers for February 15, 2022

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

Words22
Pangrams1
Points possible94
Center letterG
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published February 15, 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.

LA
YGU
BD

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
8 pts
Good
15 pts
Solid
24 pts
Nice
38 pts
Great
47 pts
Amazing
66 pts
Genius
80 pts
Queen Bee
94 pts
Total words
22
Pangrams
1
Possible points
94

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
ladybug +14 pts

The full word list

All 22 valid Spelling Bee solutions for February 15, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters8 words
algagagagalagallgladgluggullugly
5 letters10 words
algalbaggybuggybulgygabbygaudygaylygulaggullylaggy
6 letters1 word
gladly
7 letters1 word
ladybug
8 letters2 words
gullablylallygag

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.

ladybug +14gullably +8lallygag +8gladly +6algal +5

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for February 15, 2022 has 22 valid words for a total of 94 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 80 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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