Spelling Bee Solver

Enter your 7 letters into the honeycomb. The center letter is required in every word.

Center letter (required)

Outer letters (optional)

— or type all 7 letters below —

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Enter all 7 letters — first letter becomes the center

Pangrams (use all 7 letters)

How the Spelling Bee Works

Rules of the NYT Spelling Bee and how our solver helps.

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7 Letters, 1 Required

Words must use the center letter and can reuse any of the 7 letters as many times as needed. Words must be at least 4 letters long.

Find the Pangram

A pangram uses all 7 letters at least once. Every puzzle has at least one. They're worth double points in NYT Spelling Bee.

Maximize Your Score

4-letter words = 1 point. Longer words = 1 point per letter. Pangrams = extra 7-point bonus. Aim for Queen Bee by finding all words.

Spelling Bee FAQ

How does the NYT Spelling Bee scoring work?

4-letter words are worth 1 point each. 5-letter words and longer are worth 1 point per letter (so a 7-letter word = 7 points). Pangrams — words that use all 7 letters at least once — earn an additional 7-point bonus on top of their letter score. The "Queen Bee" achievement means finding every possible word.

What counts as a valid Spelling Bee word?

Valid words must: (1) be at least 4 letters long, (2) use the center letter at least once, (3) use only the 7 given letters (repeats allowed), and (4) be in the NYT's dictionary. Proper nouns, hyphenated words, and obscure terms are generally excluded.

How do I find the pangram quickly?

Look for a word that contains all 7 letters. Check 7-letter words first, then 8-letter words (some pangrams are longer). Our solver highlights pangrams in gold at the top of results. Common pangram patterns involve adding common suffixes (-ING, -ED, -LY, -TION) to combinations of the given letters.