Spelling Bee Answers: Today, Yesterday and Every Past Puzzle

Where to find Spelling Bee answers for today, yesterday and past days, when they update after 3 a.m. ET, and how to use them without spoiling the puzzle.

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Spelling Bee Answers: Today, Yesterday and Every Past Puzzle

Key takeaways

  • Today's NYT Spelling Bee answers are on our answers page, updated a few minutes after 3:00 a.m. Eastern.
  • Yesterday's answers and every past puzzle we've recorded are in the answer archive.
  • Each answers page shows the letters, total words and points, the pangram, a hint grid and the full list by length.
  • Reveal one word length at a time so you only spoil what you're stuck on.

Sometimes you just need the answer: one word stands between you and Genius, or you want to know what you missed yesterday. Here’s where every kind of Spelling Bee answer lives on this site, and how to use them without ruining the fun.

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Today’s full answer list Spelling Bee answers today
A nudge, not the answer Spelling Bee hints today
Just the pangram (with a clue first) Spelling Bee pangram today
Yesterday’s answers Yesterday’s Spelling Bee answers
A specific past day Spelling Bee answer archive
Answers for any other letters Spelling Bee solver

When answers are posted

The NYT Spelling Bee resets at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time (midnight Pacific). Our answers page picks up the new puzzle automatically within a few minutes. At the same moment, the previous day’s puzzle moves to the yesterday page and into the archive.

What’s on each answers page

  • The letters: the center letter and the six outer letters, drawn as a hive.
  • The totals: number of answers, total points and the points needed for Genius.
  • The pangram: with a first-letter and length clue before the reveal.
  • The hint grid and two-letter list: for working out missing words yourself.
  • The full answer list, grouped by length: open one length at a time.
  • A short FAQ with the day’s key facts.

How to use answers without spoiling the puzzle

  1. Start with hints. The hint grid shows how many words you’re missing by first letter and length.
  2. Reveal the pangram clue, not the pangram. The first letter and length are often enough.
  3. Open one word length at a time. If you’re missing two 6-letter words, open only the 6-letter group.
  4. Learn from the list afterward. Read the words you missed and say them out loud. They’ll come back in future puzzles.

Why some answers surprise people

The NYT word list is curated by an editor, so some real words are left out and some unusual ones are included. If an answer looks odd, it probably is: plant names, old-fashioned words and doubled-letter words show up a lot. We explain the pattern in why Spelling Bee rejects real words, and the most frequent repeats are in common Spelling Bee answers.

A note on our game vs. the NYT puzzle

The answers pages cover the NYT Spelling Bee. The game on our home page is our own: the daily board and unlimited mode use puzzles generated from our word list, so their answers are different. In our game, open Hints for help, or check yesterday’s words from the clock icon.

Spell Bee Free is independent and not affiliated with The New York Times.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find today's Spelling Bee answers?

On our Spelling Bee answers today page. It shows the center and outer letters, every answer grouped by length, the pangram and the points needed for Genius.

When are new Spelling Bee answers posted?

The NYT releases a new puzzle at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Our answers page updates automatically a few minutes after that.

Can I see Spelling Bee answers from previous days?

Yes. Yesterday's answers have their own page, and the answer archive lists every past puzzle we've recorded.

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Written by Editor, Spell Bee Free

Richard Elson edits Spell Bee Free and writes its strategy guides. He plays the daily Spelling Bee every morning, tests every guide against real puzzles from the site's answer archive, and keeps the word list and solver up to date. His guides are written for everyday players: clear rules, worked examples and habits that get you to Genius without spoiling the fun.

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