September 2, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 2, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 2, 2022 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words53
Max Points212
Pangram1
Genius148

4 letter answers 22 words

AGOGALGAGAGAGAGEGALAGALEGALLGANGGENEGHEEGLEEGLENGOALGONEGONGGOONHANGLOGELOGOLONGOGEEOGLE

5 letter answers 12 words

ALGAEALGALALONGANGELANGLEEAGLEGELEEGLEANGONNAHENGEHOGANLEGAL

6 letter answers 13 words

ALLEGEANALOGEGGNOGENGAGEGAGGLEGALLONGOGGLEGOOGLEGOOGOLHAGGLELAGOONLONGANOOLONG

7 letter answers 4 words

AGELONGGALLEONHALOGENNONAGON

8 letter answers 1 word

GALANGAL

9 letter answers 1 word

NONAGONAL

Common questions

How many answers in the September 2, 2022 Spelling Bee?

53 valid answers worth 212 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 148 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is HALOGEN. 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.