September 29, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 29, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 29, 2022 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words57
Max Points262
Pangrams2
Genius183

4 letter answers 21 words

ALITANTILAINLIENLILTLINELINTLITENAILNINENITETAILTAINTALITILETILLTILTTINETINTZINEZITI

5 letter answers 12 words

ALIENATILTELITEINANEINLETINNIEINTELLANAILINENTAINTTITANTITLE

6 letter answers 13 words

ATTAINENTAILINNATEINTENTLENTILLINEALLINNETLINTELLITTLETALLITTANNINTITTLEZINNIA

7 letter answers 4 words

ENTITLEINITIALLENIENTNETIZEN

8 letter answers 3 words

ALIENATEINITIATENINETEEN

9 letter answers 3 words

TANTALIZETANZANITETITILLATE

10 letter answers 1 word

INITIALIZE

Common questions

How many answers in the September 29, 2022 Spelling Bee?

57 valid answers worth 262 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 183 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are INITIALIZE, TANTALIZE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. 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.