September 3, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 3, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 3, 2022 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words41
Max Points229
Pangrams2
Genius160
4 letter answers 11 words
GRIMGRINGRIPGURUPRIGPRIMPURRRINGRUINRUMPRUNG
5 letter answers 6 words
GRUMPINURNMIRINPRIMPRUINGUNRIG
6 letter answers 4 words
MIRINGMURMURNIGIRIURGING
7 letter answers 12 words
GRIPINGINURINGPRIMINGPRUNINGPURGINGPURRINGRIGGINGRIMMINGRINGINGRIPPINGRUININGRUNNING
8 letter answers 6 words
GRINNINGGRIPPINGGRUMPINGINURNINGPRIMPINGUMPIRING
9 letter answers 2 words
MURMURINGUNRIGGING
Common questions
How many answers in the September 3, 2022 Spelling Bee?
41 valid answers worth 229 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 160 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are GRUMPING, UMPIRING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is R. 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.