May 21, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 21, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 21, 2022 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words54
Max Points243
Pangram1
Genius170
4 letter answers 18 words
BEEFBIFFDOFFFEEDFEELFELLFIEFFIFEFILEFILLFLEDFLEEFLOEFOILFOLDFOODFOOLLIFE
5 letter answers 9 words
BOFFOFELIDFIELDFIFEDFILEDFLIEDFLOODFOLIOOFFED
6 letter answers 19 words
BEEFEDBEFELLBELIEFBIFFEDBIFOLDDEFIEDDEFILEDOFFEDFEEBLEFELLEDFIBBEDFIDDLEFILLEDFOBBEDFOIBLEFOILEDFOLDEDFOODIEFOOLED
7 letter answers 6 words
DEFILEDDEIFIEDEDIFIEDFIDDLEDFIELDEDFLOODED
8 letter answers 1 word
BILLFOLD
9 letter answers 1 word
LIFEBLOOD
Common questions
How many answers in the May 21, 2022 Spelling Bee?
54 valid answers worth 243 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 170 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is LIFEBLOOD. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is F. 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.