July 22, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 22, 2021

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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 22, 2021 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words63
Max Points281
Pangram1
Genius197

4 letter answers 23 words

ALITANALCALLCLANCLAPCLIPLAICLAINLILTLINTNAILPAILPALLPALPPILLPLANPLATTAILTALCTALITALLTILLTILT

5 letter answers 14 words

ANNALATILTCALLACANALCILIAILIACLANAILICITLILACNATALPAPALPLAINPLAITPLANT

6 letter answers 9 words

ALPACAAPPALLCLINICITALICLACTICLAICALPALAPAPLAINTPLIANT

7 letter answers 11 words

CAPITALCATALPACATCALLCATTAILILLICITINITIALLANTANAPALATALPAPILLAPINTAILTILAPIA

8 letter answers 4 words

CLINICALPALATIALPLANTAINTACTICAL

9 letter answers 2 words

APPLICANTCLINICIAN

Common questions

How many answers in the July 22, 2021 Spelling Bee?

63 valid answers worth 281 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 197 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is L. 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.