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Spelling Bee Answers for March 31, 2022

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

Words30
Pangrams1
Points possible123
Center letterI
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 31, 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.

CH
LIE
YF

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
10 pts
Good
19 pts
Solid
31 pts
Nice
50 pts
Great
62 pts
Amazing
87 pts
Genius
105 pts
Queen Bee
123 pts
Total words
30
Pangrams
1
Possible points
123

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
chiefly +14 pts

The full word list

All 30 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 31, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters11 words
chicfieffifefilefillhilliffyillylicelifelily
5 letters10 words
cellichiefchilichillclifffichefilchfillyhillyicily
6 letters8 words
chichichiclechiclychillycicelyclichecyclicicicle
7 letters1 word
chiefly

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.

chiefly +14chichi +6chicle +6chicly +6chilly +6

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 31, 2022 has 30 valid words for a total of 123 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 105 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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