Spelling Bee May 5, 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: N
Puzzle stats
Total words
45
Total points
211
Pangrams
2
Genius score
147
Center letter
N
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- OFFHANDED
- OFFHANDED
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
10 pts
5%
Good
16 pts
8%
Solid
31 pts
15%
Nice
52 pts
25%
Great
84 pts
40%
Amazing
105 pts
50%
Genius
147 pts
70%
Queen Bee
211 pts
100%
All accepted words
- addend
- addenda
- aeon
- anode
- anon
- deaden
- deadened
- deafen
- deafened
- dean
- defend
- defended
- done
- donee
- donned
- ended
- ennead
- fanned
- fend
- fended
- fond
- hand
- handed
- handoff
- henna
- hennaed
- hone
- honed
- naan
- nada
- nana
- need
- needed
- nene
- neon
- nodded
- node
- none
- noon
- odeon
- offend
- offended
- offhand
- offhanded
- offhanded
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, May 5, 2022 uses the seven letters A, D, E, F, H, N, O, with N as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 45 accepted words for a total of 211 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 147 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.