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Spelling Bee Answers for July 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.

Words44
Pangrams1
Points possible197
Center letterB
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 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.

CE
LBO
KD

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
16 pts
Good
30 pts
Solid
50 pts
Nice
79 pts
Great
99 pts
Amazing
138 pts
Genius
168 pts
Queen Bee
197 pts
Total words
44
Pangrams
1
Possible points
197

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
blocked +14 pts

The full word list

All 44 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 15, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters15 words
beckbellbledblobblocbockbodeboldbollboloboobbooklobelobooboe
5 letters11 words
bellebleedblockblokebloodboccebodedbooedcelebebbedlobed
6 letters10 words
beddedbedeckbelledbobbedbobbleboobooboodlebookedcobblelobbed
7 letters5 words
blobbedblockedbloodedbobbledcobbled
8 letters2 words
bedeckedcookbook
9 letters1 word
cellblock

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.

blocked +14cellblock +9bedecked +8cookbook +8blobbed +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 15, 2022 has 44 valid words for a total of 197 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 168 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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