July 2, 2022

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

Words66
Max Points334
Pangrams6
Genius234

4 letter answers 25 words

ATOPCAPOCLAPCLIPCLOPCOOPLIPOLOOPOPALPACTPAILPALLPALPPAPAPICAPILLPITAPLATPLOPPLOTPOLLPOLOPOOLPOOPTAPA

5 letter answers 11 words

COOPTOPTICPAPALPATIOPICOTPILOTPIPITPLAITPOLIOPOPPATOPIC

6 letter answers 8 words

ALPACAAPPALLLAPTOPLOLLOPOCTOPIPALAPAPOTATOTIPTOP

7 letter answers 16 words

ALCOPOPCAPITALCAPITOLCATALPACOPILOTOPTICALPALATALPAPILLAPICCATAPICCOLOPITAPATPOLITICTAPIOCATILAPIATOPCOATTOPICAL

8 letter answers 3 words

LOLLIPOPPALATIALPOLITICO

9 letter answers 2 words

OCCIPITALPOLITICAL

10 letter answers 1 word

APOLITICAL

Common questions

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

66 valid answers worth 334 points, including 6 pangrams. Genius requires 234 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are APOLITICAL, CAPITOL, OCCIPITAL, OPTICAL, POLITICAL, TOPICAL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is P. 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.