Spelling Bee February 18, 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: M
Puzzle stats
Total words
61
Total points
221
Pangrams
2
Genius score
154
Center letter
M
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- MEATLOAF
- MEATLOAF
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
11 pts
5%
Good
17 pts
8%
Solid
33 pts
15%
Nice
55 pts
25%
Great
88 pts
40%
Amazing
110 pts
50%
Genius
154 pts
70%
Queen Bee
221 pts
100%
All accepted words
- aflame
- ammo
- atom
- emote
- fame
- female
- femme
- flame
- flatmate
- foam
- lama
- lame
- lemma
- llama
- loam
- loom
- male
- mall
- mallet
- malt
- mama
- mamma
- mammal
- mate
- matte
- meal
- meat
- meatloaf
- meatloaf
- meet
- melee
- melt
- meme
- memo
- meta
- metal
- mete
- mettle
- moat
- mole
- moll
- molt
- momma
- moola
- moot
- mote
- motel
- motet
- mottle
- motto
- oatmeal
- omelet
- omelette
- tamale
- tame
- team
- teammate
- teem
- tomato
- tome
- totem
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, February 18, 2022 uses the seven letters A, E, F, L, M, O, T, with M as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 61 accepted words for a total of 221 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 154 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.