Spelling Bee Solver
Hunting for a pangram or struggling to find one last word? Our free Spelling Bee Solver turns the seven letters from your puzzle into a list of words you may have missed.
Enter the six outer letters and the required middle letter, then hit Solve. The solver finds words containing the middle letter, highlights pangrams and groups the remaining results by length - ready for you to try in the game.
How to Use Our Spelling Bee Solver
Enter the Six Outer Letters
Type the six letters surrounding the center of the honeycomb into the "Enter letters" box. You can enter them in any order.
Add the Required Middle Letter
Enter the center letter separately in the "Middle letter" box. Every suggested word will contain this required letter at least once.
Hit Solve
Check that you have entered all seven puzzle letters, then hit Solve. Pangrams appear first, followed by other possible words grouped by length.
Letters can be used more than once, just as they can in the game. A letter only needs to appear once in the honeycomb for a word to use it repeatedly.
Find More Spelling Bee Words
The aim of Spelling Bee is to make words using the seven letters in the honeycomb. Every word must contain the middle letter, must be at least four letters long and cannot use letters from outside the puzzle.
Our Spelling Bee word finder applies those letter rules to its dictionary and quickly produces a useful list of candidates. It is ideal when you are stuck, searching for a pangram or convinced that there must be another word hiding in the hive.
The New York Times selects an editor-curated answer list for each daily puzzle, so it does not accept every word that can be formed. This solver uses its own word list and may therefore suggest genuine dictionary words that are not accepted in that day's game. Treat the results as words to try rather than a guaranteed copy of the official answers.
Find the Pangram
A pangram is a word that uses all seven puzzle letters at least once, while still containing no letters from outside the honeycomb. Letters can be repeated, so a pangram may be longer than seven letters.
Pangrams are valuable finds: they receive a seven-point bonus in addition to the points awarded for the word's length. Every official puzzle includes at least one, and the solver places any pangrams it finds at the top of the results.
How Spelling Bee Scoring Works
Finding as many accepted words as possible is the main challenge, but the game keeps score too:
- A four-letter word is worth 1 point.
- A word of five letters or more earns 1 point for each letter.
- A pangram earns an additional 7 points.
Your score rises as you find more words, and the game awards progressively higher ranks as you collect a greater share of the available points. The solver does not calculate your score, but its length-grouped results make it easy to spot longer words and its separate pangram section highlights the largest bonus opportunities.
Tips for Finding More Words
Remember That Letters Can Repeat
The honeycomb shows each permitted letter once, but words can use a letter more than once. If you have exhausted the obvious combinations, look for double letters and words that repeat a common vowel or consonant.
Look for Prefixes and Suffixes
A familiar beginning or ending can uncover several related words. Depending on the available letters, look for forms using endings such as -ED, -ER, -ING or -LY, and remember to check whether the middle letter appears in every variation.
Try Different Forms of the Same Word
Once you find one word, consider whether the same letters can make a plural, a different tense or another related form. Not every variation will be accepted by the game, but this can reveal easy-to-miss additions to your list.
Start Again From the Middle Letter
It is easy to become fixated on the outer letters. Return to the required middle letter and combine it with each of the other letters in turn. Changing the order in which you consider the letters can make familiar words suddenly stand out.
Spelling Bee Solver Questions
Does the Solver Show Every Official Answer?
Not necessarily. It finds words from its own dictionary that follow the puzzle's letter rules, while the official daily answer list is selected by an editor. Some solver results may not be accepted, and the official puzzle may occasionally include a word that is absent from the solver's list.
Can Letters Be Used More Than Once?
Yes. The solver allows any of the seven entered letters to be repeated within a word. Every result must still contain the required middle letter.
Does the Solver Find Pangrams?
Yes. Words containing all seven entered letters are identified as pangrams and displayed at the beginning of the results.
Is the Spelling Bee Solver Free?
Yes. You can use the Spelling Bee Solver for free whenever you need help finding more words from the daily letters.
