Play Spelling Bee in English
Seven letters, one mandatory center letter: build as many English words as you can and climb from Beginner to Genius. Use all seven letters in one word to land a pangram.
How many words can you find in 7 letters?
Build English words of 4+ letters. Every word must contain the center letter. Use all 7 letters in one word for a pangram.
What is Spelling Bee — and why does it help your English?
Spelling Bee is the word-puzzle format made famous by the New York Times: from seven letters you build words of four or more, each containing the center letter. Short words score one point, longer ones their letter count, and a pangram earns seven bonus points.
For English learners the format is ideal because it trains spelling and vocabulary at once: you systematically try endings like -ing, -ed and -tion, and quickly develop a feel for which letter combinations actually occur in English. Every puzzle is built fresh from our 115,000-entry dictionary.
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Frequently asked questions
How does Spelling Bee work?
You get seven letters in a honeycomb. Build English words of four or more letters — each must contain the yellow center letter, and letters may be reused. Four-letter words score 1 point, longer words their letter count, pangrams +7.
What is a pangram?
A word that uses all seven puzzle letters at least once. Every puzzle contains at least one — it earns seven bonus points and is the fastest route towards the Genius rank.
Is there a new puzzle every day?
Better: every puzzle is generated fresh at random. When you finish, just click “New puzzle” — no daily limit and no subscription.