April 20, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 20, 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 20, 2022 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words53
Max Points247
Pangram1
Genius173

4 letter answers 15 words

BEEFBELLBLEDBLEWBLOBBLOWBODEBOLDBOLLBOLOBOOBBOWLLOBELOBOOBOE

5 letter answers 14 words

BEDEWBELLEBELOWBLEEDBLOODBODEDBOFFOBOOEDBOWEDBOWELDWEEBEBBEDELBOWLOBED

6 letter answers 16 words

BEDDEDBEEFEDBEFELLBELLEDBELLOWBOBBEDBOBBLEBOOBOOBOODLEBOWLEDBOWWOWFEEBLEFOBBEDLOBBEDWEBBEDWOBBLE

7 letter answers 6 words

BEDEWEDBLOBBEDBLOODEDBOBBLEDELBOWEDWOBBLED

8 letter answers 1 word

BELLOWED

9 letter answers 1 word

BEDFELLOW

Common questions

How many answers in the April 20, 2022 Spelling Bee?

53 valid answers worth 247 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 173 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is BEDFELLOW. 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.