September 15, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 15, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 15, 2022 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words41
Max Points232
Pangrams4
Genius162

4 letter answers 9 words

EDGEGELDGELTGHEEGILDGILLGILTGLEEHIGH

5 letter answers 14 words

DIGITEDGEDEGGEDEIGHTGELEEGELIDGLIDEHEDGELEDGELEGITLIEGELIGHTTHIGHTIGHT

6 letter answers 11 words

EIGHTHGELDEDGELLEDGIGGEDGIGGLEGILDEDGILLEDGLIDEDHEDGEDHEIGHTLEGGED

7 letter answers 3 words

DELIGHTGIGGLEDLIGHTED

9 letter answers 3 words

DELIGHTEDEIGHTIETHHIGHLIGHT

11 letter answers 1 word

HIGHLIGHTED

Common questions

How many answers in the September 15, 2022 Spelling Bee?

41 valid answers worth 232 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 162 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are DELIGHT, DELIGHTED, HIGHLIGHTED, LIGHTED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is G. 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.