April 16, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 16, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 16, 2022 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words55
Max Points257
Pangrams2
Genius180
4 letter answers 20 words
FALLFATEFAUNFEATFEELFEETFELLFELTFETAFETEFLANFLATFLEAFLEEFLUEFUELFULLLEAFLEFTTUFT
5 letter answers 8 words
FATALFAULTFAUNAFELLAFETALFLEETFLUFFFLUTE
6 letter answers 13 words
EFFETEFALLENFATTENFAUNAEFAUNALFENNELFETTLEFLAUNTFLAUTAFLUENTFUNNELTUFFETUNFELT
7 letter answers 9 words
ALFALFAFALAFELFATEFULFELLATEFLANNELFLATTENLEAFLETTAFFETATUNEFUL
8 letter answers 3 words
AFFLUENTEFFLUENTFLATFEET
9 letter answers 2 words
FLATULENTUNTUNEFUL
Common questions
How many answers in the April 16, 2022 Spelling Bee?
55 valid answers worth 257 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 180 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are AFFLUENT, FLATULENT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is F. 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.