Spelling Bee May 3, 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: L
Puzzle stats
Total words
52
Total points
187
Pangrams
2
Genius score
130
Center letter
L
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- DOCILITY
- DOCILITY
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
9 pts
5%
Good
14 pts
8%
Solid
28 pts
15%
Nice
46 pts
25%
Great
74 pts
40%
Amazing
93 pts
50%
Genius
130 pts
70%
Queen Bee
187 pts
100%
All accepted words
- clod
- clot
- cloy
- codicil
- coil
- cold
- coldly
- colic
- colloid
- colt
- cool
- coolly
- coyly
- cyclic
- diddly
- dildo
- dill
- dilly
- docility
- docility
- doily
- doll
- dolly
- dolt
- icily
- idly
- idol
- idyl
- idyll
- idyllic
- illicit
- illicitly
- illy
- licit
- licitly
- lilt
- lily
- loci
- loco
- loll
- loot
- lotto
- oddly
- oily
- olio
- tidily
- till
- tilt
- toil
- told
- toll
- tool
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, May 3, 2022 uses the seven letters C, D, I, L, O, T, Y, with L as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 52 accepted words for a total of 187 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 130 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.