May 7, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 7, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 7, 2022 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words73
Max Points388
Pangrams3
Genius272
4 letter answers 17 words
ACAIACMECALLCALMCAMECAMICELLCITECLAMLACELAICLICEMACEMICAMICETACTTALC
5 letter answers 20 words
ATTICCACTICALLACAMELCELLICILIACLAIMCLEATCLIMEECLATELECTEMCEEILIACLICITLILACMALICMECCAMIMICTACETTACIT
6 letter answers 13 words
ACACIAACETALACETICCATTLECELIACELICITEMETICICICLEITALICLACTICLAICALMALICETACTIC
7 letter answers 14 words
ACCLAIMACETATECALCITECATCALLCATTAILCLIMATEELECTEEILLICITLACTATELACTEALLATTICEMIMETICTACTILETITMICE
8 letter answers 7 words
CAMELLIACELLMATECLIMATICECLECTICEMACIATEMETALLICTACTICAL
9 letter answers 2 words
ACCLIMATECLIMACTIC
Common questions
How many answers in the May 7, 2022 Spelling Bee?
73 valid answers worth 388 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 272 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ACCLIMATE, CLIMATE, METALLIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is C. 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.