September 21, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 21, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 21, 2022 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words61
Max Points243
Pangrams2
Genius170
4 letter answers 29 words
CAFECALFCLEFFACEFACTFAILFALLFATEFEATFEELFEETFELLFELTFETAFETEFIATFIEFFIFEFILEFILLFLATFLEAFLEEFLITLEAFLEFTLIFELIFTTIFF
5 letter answers 10 words
CLEFTCLIFFFACETFATALFECALFELLAFETALFILETFLAILFLEET
6 letter answers 11 words
AFFECTEFFACEEFFECTEFFETEFACIALFACILEFETTLEFILIALFILLETFLEECELEFTIE
7 letter answers 7 words
AFFLICTALFALFAFALAFELFELLATEICEFALLLEAFLETTAFFETA
8 letter answers 2 words
FACELIFTFLATFEET
9 letter answers 1 word
AFFILIATE
10 letter answers 1 word
FACILITATE
Common questions
How many answers in the September 21, 2022 Spelling Bee?
61 valid answers worth 243 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 170 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are FACELIFT, FACILITATE. 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.