Use the center
Every valid word must contain the required center letter at least once.
01 Spelling Bee Solver
Find every word hiding in the hive.
Enter one required center letter and six outer letters. We’ll reveal every four-letter-or-longer match, identify pangrams, and calculate the possible score.
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03 How it works
Seven letters. Three simple rules.
Repeat freely
Letters may be used more than once, but no letters outside the hive are allowed.
Find the pangram
Look for a word that uses all seven hive letters to earn the pangram bonus.
04 Scoring
Know the value of every find.
Four-letter words earn one point. Longer words earn one point per letter. Pangrams receive seven bonus points. Open any result to see its definition, pronunciation, and word facts.
05 Spelling Bee solver FAQ
Understand the hive before you reveal it.
How does a Spelling Bee solver work?
It searches for words of four or more letters that use only the seven hive letters and include the required center letter at least once.
Can letters repeat in Spelling Bee words?
Yes. A hive letter may be reused as many times as needed, but every word must contain the center letter and cannot introduce any other letter.
What is a pangram?
A pangram is a word that uses all seven letters in the hive at least once. It receives the normal length score plus a seven-point bonus.
Why might a puzzle reject a word shown here?
Daily puzzle editors use a curated answer list. This solver uses a broad English-word reference, so rare, technical, regional, or inflected words may differ from the official daily list.
UnscramblerHQ is not affiliated with or endorsed by The New York Times. Individual puzzle word lists may differ from this general English-word reference.