September 8, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 8, 2022

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 8, 2022 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words56
Max Points226
Pangrams3
Genius158

4 letter answers 26 words

HONEHOOPHOOTHOPEHYPONEONNONENOONNOPENOTEONTOOPENPEONPOETPONEPONYPOOHPOOPPOPETONETONYTOONTOOTTOPETOTETYPO

5 letter answers 14 words

HONEYHOOEYHOPPYNONETPEONYPHONEPHONOPHONYPHOTOPOPPYPOTTYTENONTONNETOOTH

6 letter answers 9 words

HOTPOTPEYOTEPHOOEYPHOTONPOPPETPOTENTPYTHONTOOTHYYOOHOO

7 letter answers 2 words

PONTOONTYPHOON

8 letter answers 4 words

EYETOOTHHONEYPOTNEOPHYTEOPPONENT

9 letter answers 1 word

PHENOTYPE

Common questions

How many answers in the September 8, 2022 Spelling Bee?

56 valid answers worth 226 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 158 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are HONEYPOT, NEOPHYTE, PHENOTYPE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. 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.