Spelling Bee

Overview

Spelling Bee is a word game distributed in print and electronic format by The New York Times. The game presents players with a grid of seven letters arrayed in a honeycomb structure. The player scores points by using the letters to form words consisting of four or more letters. However, any words proposed by the player must include the letter at the center of the honeycomb. Scoring points leads to progressively higher praise for the player's effort, such as "Solid", "Amazing", and "Genius". Each puzzle is guaranteed to have at least one pangram, which awards the player the largest number of points when found. If the player finds all of the possible words in a given puzzle, they achieve the title of "Queen Bee".

Developed by

The New York Times Company

Published by

The New York Times Company

Facts

Game modes

Single player

Player perspectives

Text

Themes

Non-fiction

Release dates

• Web browser: May 9, 2018
• Android: Mar 2023
• iOS: Mar 2023