July 22, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 22, 2023

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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, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words34
Max Points109
Pangram1
Genius76

4 letter answers 19 words

CELLCOKECOMEECHOHECKHEELHELLHELMHEMEHOLEHOMEKEELLECHLEEKMEEKMEMEMEMOMOLEOLEO

5 letter answers 10 words

CELLOCHECKCHEEKCHEMOCHOKEEMCEEHELLOLEECHMELEEMOHEL

6 letter answers 3 words

CLOCHECOCKLEHECKLE

7 letter answers 1 word

HEMLOCK

8 letter answers 1 word

HELLHOLE

Common questions

How many answers in the July 22, 2023 Spelling Bee?

34 valid answers worth 109 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 76 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is HEMLOCK. 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.