Spelling Bee April 8, 2022 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: D
Puzzle stats
Total words
54
Total points
216
Pangrams
2
Genius score
151
Center letter
D
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- ARMADILLO
- ARMADILLO
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
10 pts
5%
Good
17 pts
8%
Solid
32 pts
15%
Nice
54 pts
25%
Great
86 pts
40%
Amazing
108 pts
50%
Genius
151 pts
70%
Queen Bee
216 pts
100%
All accepted words
- admiral
- amid
- ardor
- arid
- armada
- armadillo
- armadillo
- armload
- dial
- dildo
- dill
- diorama
- dodo
- doll
- dollar
- dolma
- dolor
- doodad
- doom
- door
- dorm
- dram
- drama
- drill
- droid
- droll
- drool
- idiom
- idol
- laid
- lard
- load
- lord
- madam
- maid
- mallard
- malodor
- midair
- midi
- mild
- modal
- mold
- mood
- odor
- radar
- radial
- radii
- radio
- raid
- railroad
- ramada
- ramrod
- road
- rood
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, April 8, 2022 uses the seven letters A, D, I, L, M, O, R, with D as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 54 accepted words for a total of 216 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 151 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.