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Spelling Bee Answers for July 25, 2022

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

Words53
Pangrams2
Points possible231
Center letterE
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 25, 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.

IM
NEC
HA

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
19 pts
Good
35 pts
Solid
58 pts
Nice
93 pts
Great
116 pts
Amazing
162 pts
Genius
197 pts
Queen Bee
231 pts
Total words
53
Pangrams
2
Possible points
231

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
mechanic +15 ptsmachine +14 pts

The full word list

All 53 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 25, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters21 words
acheacmeacneahemamencamecaneeachhememacemanemeanmememicemienmimeminenamenenenicenine
5 letters13 words
animecachechimeemceeenemahencehennainaneinniemeccamincenicheniece
6 letters10 words
anemiaanemiccaninechancecinemaheinieicemanicemenmeaniemenace
7 letters3 words
enchainenhancemachine
8 letters4 words
eminencehenchmanhenchmenmechanic
9 letters2 words
echinaceaimminence

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.

mechanic +15machine +14echinacea +9imminence +9eminence +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 25, 2022 has 53 valid words for a total of 231 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 197 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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