April 29, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 29, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 29, 2022 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words49
Max Points223
Pangram1
Genius156

4 letter answers 17 words

AMMOCAMICAMOCAMPCOMACOMPIMAMMAIMMAINMAMAMICAMINIMOANMONOMOONPIMPPOMP

5 letter answers 14 words

AMINOAMNIOANIMACAMPOCOMICCOMMAMAMMAMANIAMANICMANNAMIMICMINIMMOMMAPAMPA

6 letter answers 9 words

CAIMANCOMMONMAMMONMANIACMINIMAMINIONNONCOMPANAMAPOMPOM

7 letter answers 3 words

AMMONIAMINICAMPOMPANO

8 letter answers 2 words

CINNAMONMINICAMP

9 letter answers 2 words

COMPANIONMONOMANIA

10 letter answers 2 words

MONOMANIACNINCOMPOOP

Common questions

How many answers in the April 29, 2022 Spelling Bee?

49 valid answers worth 223 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 156 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is COMPANION. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is M. 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.