Spelling Bee Solver

Unofficial helper for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle. Find all valid words using the center letter and outer letters.

Unofficial helper — not affiliated with or endorsed by NYT. Dictionary may differ.

Enter a center letter and 6 outer letters to find Spelling Bee words

How Spelling Bee Works

Center Letter

Every valid word must contain the center letter at least once. This letter is required.

Outer Letters

Use any combination of the 6 outer letters plus the center letter to make words.

Example Setup

Try center letter M with outer letters AIGLNO. This gives you words like MAIN, MANGO, LOAMING, MOANING, and more!

Scoring

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams (all 7 letters): +7 bonus points.

Minimum Length

All words must be at least 4 letters long. Proper nouns and profanity are excluded.

Strategy Tips

  • Start with common suffixes: -ING, -ED, -ER, -LY
  • Look for prefixes: UN-, RE-, IN-, DE-
  • Try compound words and variations of base words
  • Pangrams are rare but worth many points
  • Use all letters multiple times - repetition is allowed

About Spelling Bee Rankings

Ranking System

  • Beginner: Few words found
  • Good Start: ~25% of total points
  • Moving Up: ~40% of total points
  • Good: ~50% of total points
  • Solid: ~60% of total points
  • Nice: ~70% of total points
  • Great: ~80% of total points
  • Amazing: ~90% of total points
  • Queen Bee: 100% of total points

Scoring Examples

  • GOOD (4 letters) = 1 point
  • GREAT (5 letters) = 5 points
  • AMAZING (7 letters) = 7 points
  • PANGRAM (7 unique letters) = 14 points

Note: Our dictionary may include words not in the official NYT puzzle.