November 21, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — November 21, 2022

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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 November 21, 2022 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words50
Max Points208
Pangram1
Genius146

4 letter answers 19 words

BEETBODEBYTECEDECODECOEDCOTEDEBTDECODEEDDOTEDYEDEDDYEYEDOBEYOBOETEEDTOEDTOTE

5 letter answers 13 words

BOCCEBODEDBOOEDCEDEDCODEDCOOEDDECOYDOTEDEBBEDOCTETTEDDYTOTEDTOYED

6 letter answers 13 words

BEDDEDBOBBEDBOOTEDBOOTEECOYOTEDECOCTDECODEDEEDEDDETECTDOTTEDOBEYEDOOCYTETOOTED

7 letter answers 2 words

DECODEDDECOYED

8 letter answers 2 words

DECOCTEDDETECTED

9 letter answers 1 word

BOYCOTTED

Common questions

How many answers in the November 21, 2022 Spelling Bee?

50 valid answers worth 208 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 146 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is BOYCOTTED. 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.