How the Spelling Bee solver works
The New York Times Spelling Bee gives you seven letters arranged in a honeycomb, with one letter in the middle. Every answer must be at least four letters long, may reuse any of the seven letters as often as you like, and must contain the center letter. Type the center letter in the first box and the other six in the second, and the solver checks them against a dictionary of more than 269,000 words, listing every match. Words that use all seven distinct letters are pangrams and are shown first.
Scoring and pangrams
In the official game, four-letter words are worth one point each, longer words score one point per letter, and every pangram adds a seven-point bonus. The solver tallies the maximum score for your letters so you can see how close you are to the top rank. Remember that the NYT uses its own curated answer list, so a few obscure or hyphenated words the solver finds may not be accepted in the app — and vice versa.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I use the Spelling Bee solver?
- Type the required center letter, then the other six letters. The solver lists every word that is at least four letters long, uses only those seven letters, and includes the center letter. Pangrams appear first.
- What is a pangram in Spelling Bee?
- A pangram uses all seven of the puzzle's letters at least once. Every Spelling Bee has at least one, and finding it earns a 7-point bonus.
- Is this Spelling Bee solver free?
- Completely free, with no sign-up. Everything runs in your browser, so your letters are never sent anywhere.