The New York Times Spelling Bee is a popular word game that challenges players to create as many words as possible using a set of seven letters. The game’s objective is to form as many words as possible that are at least four letters long and contain the center letter using the letters in the hive; longer words earn more points.
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Rules of the New York Times Spelling Bee
Below are the breakdown of the rules and how the New York Times Spelling Bee game works.
Hive
There are seven letters arranged in the hive; one letter is placed at the center, and the other six letters surround the center letter.
Center Letter
The letter in the center of the hive or honeycomb is mandatory and should be included in every word you form using the letters.
Word Length
The words formed using the hive should be at least four letters long.
Score or Points
4-letter words earn 1 point each, and words longer than 4-letters earn 1 point for each letter.
Each puzzle contains one pangram, which uses every letter in the hive, and these are worth 7 extra points.
Daily Puzzle
The New York Times presents a new puzzle every day at 3 a.m. ET.
Below is the summary of the rules and points:
- Create words using letters from the hive.
- Words must contain at least 4 letters.
- Words must include the center letter.
- Our word list does not include words that are obscure, hyphenated, or proper nouns.
- No cussing either, sorry.
- Letters can be used more than once.
Score points to increase your rating:
- 4-letter words are worth 1 point each.
- Longer words earn 1 point per letter.
- Each puzzle includes at least one “pangram”, which uses every letter. These are worth 7 extra points!
Check out Spelling Bee Answers for today’s puzzle here.
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