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Spelling Bee Answers for March 7, 2022

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

Words46
Pangrams1
Points possible185
Center letterA
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published March 7, 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.

PR
TAI
YU

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
15 pts
Good
28 pts
Solid
47 pts
Nice
74 pts
Great
93 pts
Amazing
130 pts
Genius
158 pts
Queen Bee
185 pts
Total words
46
Pangrams
1
Possible points
185

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
pituitary +16 pts

The full word list

All 46 valid Spelling Bee solutions for March 7, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters18 words
airyariaartyaurapairpapapartpitapratpraypuparapttapatarptarttauttraptray
5 letters16 words
apartarrayatriaattarpappyparrypartypattyraitarattytapirtarrytattytiaratraityappy
6 letters6 words
apiarypapayapapyriparityraritytartar
7 letters5 words
apparatpartitapitapatratatatrattrap
9 letters1 word
pituitary

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.

pituitary +16apparat +7partita +7pitapat +7ratatat +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for March 7, 2022 has 46 valid words for a total of 185 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 158 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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