June 22, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 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 June 22, 2021 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words61
Max Points256
Pangram1
Genius179

4 letter answers 24 words

BABABAILBALDBALLBARBBARDBILLBIRDBLABBLOBBOARBOBABOILBOLABOLDBOLLBOLOBOOBBOORBRADBRIODRABDRIBLOBO

5 letter answers 15 words

ABOILADOBOALIBIARBORBLOODBOARDBRAIDBRIARBROADBROILBROODLABIALABORRABBIRABID

6 letter answers 11 words

ABOARDABROADBAILORBALLADBAOBABBARRIOBOOBOOBRIDALLABIALLIBIDORIBALD

7 letter answers 5 words

AIRBALLARBORIOBOLLARDODDBALLROLLBAR

8 letter answers 5 words

BILABIALBILLIARDBIRADIALLARBOARDRAILBIRD

9 letter answers 1 word

BILLBOARD

Common questions

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

61 valid answers worth 256 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 179 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. 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.