February 23, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — February 23, 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 23, 2022 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words39
Max Points183
Pangram1
Genius128

4 letter answers 12 words

BODECEDECODECOEDDEBTDECODEEDDODODOJODOTETEEDTOED

5 letter answers 8 words

BODEDBOOEDCEDEDCODEDCOOEDDOTEDEBBEDTOTED

6 letter answers 13 words

BEDDEDBOBBEDBOOTEDDECOCTDECODEDEEDEDDEJECTDETECTDOTTEDJETTEDJOBBEDJOTTEDTOOTED

7 letter answers 2 words

DECODEDEJECTED

8 letter answers 4 words

DECOCTEDDEJECTEDDETECTEDOBJECTED

Common questions

How many answers in the February 23, 2022 Spelling Bee?

39 valid answers worth 183 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 128 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is D. 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.