Spelling Bee

About

Spelling Bee is a daily word puzzle from The New York Times that challenges you to build words from a honeycomb of seven letters. Each day you get one new grid to work with. Words must be four letters or longer and include the center letter. The goal is to score as many points as possible by finding all the valid combinations. Longer words and pangrams that use every letter in the grid give bigger point boosts. Progress unlocks descriptive ratings that upgrade from "Solid" to "Genius" based on your performance. The game’s clean design and simple rules make it easy to pick up but tough to master. Pangrams are a core part of the challenge, rewarding careful pattern recognition. With a new puzzle released every 24 hours, it’s a low-stakes way to kill time that fits into almost any routine. Players appreciate how it sharpens vocabulary without feeling like homework. The single-player format focuses on personal bests over competition. No subscriptions or in-app purchases exist, just one free daily puzzle per device.