April 12, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 12, 2022

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 12, 2022 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words45
Max Points189
Pangrams2
Genius132

4 letter answers 20 words

ABLEABLYBABABABEBABYBALEBALLBELLBEVYBLABBLOBBOBABOLABOLLBOLOBOOBLOBELOBOOBEYOBOE

5 letter answers 10 words

ABBEYABOVEBABELBELAYBELLEBELLYBEVELBOOBYLABELLOBBY

6 letter answers 6 words

BABBLEBAOBABBLABBYBLOBBYBOBBLEBOOBOO

7 letter answers 5 words

BALLBOYBELLBOYEYEBALLLOVABLELOVABLY

8 letter answers 3 words

LOBLOLLYLOVEABLELOVEABLY

10 letter answers 1 word

VOLLEYBALL

Common questions

How many answers in the April 12, 2022 Spelling Bee?

45 valid answers worth 189 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 132 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are LOVEABLY, VOLLEYBALL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.