August 15, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 15, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 15, 2022 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words46
Max Points170
Pangrams2
Genius119

4 letter answers 23 words

EAVEELANEVENEVILJEANJELLJIVELANELAVELEANLIENLINELIVENAVENENENINEVALEVANEVEALVEILVEINVILEVINE

5 letter answers 13 words

ALIENALIVEINANEINNIELEAVELEVEELEVELLINENLIVENNAIVENAVELVALVEVENAL

6 letter answers 6 words

ALLELEANNEALELEVENLEAVENLINEALVENIAL

7 letter answers 2 words

ENLIVENJAVELIN

8 letter answers 1 word

JAVELINA

10 letter answers 1 word

VILLANELLE

Common questions

How many answers in the August 15, 2022 Spelling Bee?

46 valid answers worth 170 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 119 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are JAVELIN, JAVELINA. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is E. 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.