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Spelling Bee Answers for July 15, 2021

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

Words58
Pangrams2
Points possible300
Center letterL
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 15, 2021·3 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.

CI
ELN
TM

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
24 pts
Good
45 pts
Solid
75 pts
Nice
120 pts
Great
150 pts
Amazing
210 pts
Genius
255 pts
Queen Bee
300 pts
Total words
58
Pangrams
2
Possible points
300

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 2 pangrams
clementine +17 ptsinclement +16 pts

The full word list

All 58 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 15, 2021, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters17 words
celllentlicelienliltlimelimnlinelintlitemeltmilemilltelltiletilltilt
5 letters11 words
celliclimeelecteliteinletintellicitlimitlinenmeleetitle
6 letters13 words
clientcliniceliciticiclelentillinnetlintellittlemettlemilletnettletelnettittle
7 letters8 words
clementelecteeelemententitleillicitinclinelenientlinemen
8 letters4 words
eclecticleniencelinimenttimeline
9 letters3 words
clienteleinclementintellect
10 letters1 word
clementine
11 letters1 word
entitlement

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.

clementine +17inclement +16entitlement +11clientele +9intellect +9

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 15, 2021 has 58 valid words for a total of 300 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 255 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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