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Spelling Bee Answers for March 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.

Words25
Pangrams1
Points possible87
Center letterA
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 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.

WY
RAD
IZ

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
7 pts
Good
14 pts
Solid
22 pts
Nice
35 pts
Great
44 pts
Amazing
61 pts
Genius
74 pts
Queen Bee
87 pts
Total words
25
Pangrams
1
Possible points
87

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
wizardry +15 pts

The full word list

All 25 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 15, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters13 words
airyariaaridawayawrydrawdraydyadraidrazzwardwaryyard
5 letters8 words
arrayawarddaddydairydiarydryadradarradii
6 letters2 words
airwaywizard
7 letters1 word
wayward
8 letters1 word
wizardry

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.

wizardry +15wayward +7airway +6wizard +6array +5

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 15, 2022 has 25 valid words for a total of 87 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 74 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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