What is NYT Spelling Bee?
Spelling Bee hands you seven letters arranged in a honeycomb, with one letter in the centre. Your job is to make as many words as possible, each at least four letters long and always using the centre letter. Letters can be reused, so short words can grow into long ones. Every day there is at least one pangram, a word that uses all seven letters, and finding it is worth extra points. As your score grows you climb through ranks, which makes it easy to play in short bursts: a few words with breakfast, a few more at lunch. Unlike most daily games there is no fail state, only a growing list of words and the nagging feeling that one more is hiding in plain sight. It is a favourite for people who love vocabulary and slow, relaxed puzzling rather than racing against a limit.
How to play
- Make words of four or more letters using only the seven letters shown.
- Every word must include the centre letter. Letters can repeat.
- Look for the pangram that uses all seven letters for bonus points.
