February 2, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 2, 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 February 2, 2022 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words35
Max Points118
Pangrams2
Genius83

4 letter answers 20 words

COMECOMPLIMELIMOLIMPLOOMMEMEMEMOMICEMILEMILLMIMEMOILMOLEMOLLMOPEPIMPPOEMPOMEPOMP

5 letter answers 8 words

CLIMECLOMPCOMICEMCEEIMPELMELEEMIMEOMIMIC

6 letter answers 5 words

COMPELPIMPLEPOMELOPOMMELPOMPOM

7 letter answers 2 words

COMPILEPOLEMIC

Common questions

How many answers in the February 2, 2022 Spelling Bee?

35 valid answers worth 118 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 83 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are COMPILE, POLEMIC. 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.