Complete word list, pangram, and stats for today’s NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 19 valid words listed below.
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Every NYT Spelling Bee puzzle uses the same scoring system. Four-letter words are worth exactly 1 point each. Words with five or more letters score 1 point per letter — so a six-letter word earns 6 points. Pangrams, which use all 7 letters at least once, earn a 7-point bonus on top of their letter count. A seven-letter pangram is worth 14 points total.
Genius rank requires 70% of the maximum possible points for that day. Since every puzzle has a different set of available words, the Genius threshold changes daily. The stats at the top of this page show today’s exact Genius cutoff alongside the total word count and maximum score.
Queen Bee — the highest rank — means you found every valid word in the puzzle for 100% of maximum points. Most daily puzzles have between 20 and 50 valid words. Reaching Genius at 70% is the realistic daily goal for most players; Queen Bee is a special achievement.
Start with the center letter as your anchor. Every valid word must contain it, so build outward from there. Try every suffix you know: -ING, -ED, -ER, -LY, -NESS, -TION, -MENT. A single root word often yields three or four valid entries through suffix sweeping alone.
Hunt the pangram early. Look for long words — seven letters or more — that include the center letter and work through all available letters. Common pangram endings include -TION, -MENT, -ICAL, -LING, -ATED, and -NESS. Finding the pangram early often unlocks a large share of the total points in one move.
If you’re stuck, use our Spelling Bee Solver to enter today’s letters and see every valid word with pangrams labeled and definitions on tap. Or use Hints Mode for a gentler nudge that shows how many words start with each letter without revealing them.