The Word Bee 🐝

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A daily word puzzle where you build as many words as possible from seven letters. Completely free, no login required, and a fresh puzzle every day.

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No signup forms, no paywall, no app download. The Word Bee spelling bee game runs entirely in your browser and is ready the moment you click the button below.

Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

A new set of seven letters is waiting for you. Find every word you can, hunt for the pangram, and climb the ranks from Beginner to Genius. Your scores are saved automatically.

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How the Free Spelling Bee Game Works

Each puzzle gives you seven letters arranged in a honeycomb. One letter sits in the center and must appear in every word you submit. Here are the rules:

Use the center letter — every valid word must include the highlighted center letter.
Minimum four letters — words must be at least four letters long.
Letters can repeat — you can use any of the seven letters more than once in a single word.
Find the pangram — a pangram uses all seven letters at least once and earns bonus points.
Score and rank up — earn points for each word and progress through ranks from Beginner to Queen Bee.

Why Players Choose The Word Bee

Completely Free

Every feature is free forever. There is no premium tier, no trial period, and no hidden costs. You get the full game experience without paying anything.

No Login Required

Skip the account creation. Open the page and play immediately. Your progress saves to your browser automatically so you can pick up where you left off.

Fresh Daily Puzzles

A brand-new puzzle lands at midnight every night. Each puzzle is unique with a carefully balanced set of letters that guarantees dozens of valid words and at least one pangram.

A Free Alternative to the NYT Spelling Bee

The New York Times Spelling Bee is one of the most popular word games online, but it sits behind a paywall after a limited number of free plays. The Word Bee offers a similar experience at no cost:

Feature	The Word Bee	NYT Spelling Bee
Price	Free	Requires NYT Games subscription
Account needed	No	Yes
Daily puzzles	Yes	Yes
Puzzle archive	Full archive available	Limited to current day
Pangram challenge	Yes	Yes
Mobile friendly	Yes	Yes
Share results	Yes — multi-platform	Limited

Tips to Improve Your Spelling Bee Score

Start with common prefixes and suffixes — try UN-, RE-, -ING, -TION to unlock longer words quickly.
Hunt the pangram early — the pangram uses all seven letters and is worth the most points. Look for it first.
Shuffle the letters — rearranging the honeycomb can reveal word patterns your brain missed on the first look.
Revisit after a break — stepping away and coming back fresh often helps you spot words you overlooked.
Use the hints page — our daily spelling bee hints give letter-count grids without spoiling the answers.

More Free Word Games

Love the spelling bee? Try our other daily word puzzles — all free, all browser-based, all with no login required:

Word Bee Wordle

Guess the five-letter word in six tries. Color-coded clues guide you to the answer. Play Wordle

Wordfall

Build words from cascading letter tiles and earn Scrabble-style scoring bonuses. Play Wordfall

Connections

Group 16 words into four hidden categories. A new puzzle every day. Play Connections

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this spelling bee game really free?

Yes, The Word Bee is 100% free to play. There is no login, no signup, and no download required. Just open the page and start finding words.

How is this different from the NYT Spelling Bee?

The Word Bee follows similar rules — find words using seven letters with one required center letter — but it is completely free with no paywall. You also get access to a full puzzle archive so you can replay past games anytime.

Do I need to create an account to play?

No account is needed. Your progress is saved locally in your browser. You can start playing immediately on any device with a web browser.

How often do new spelling bee puzzles appear?

A new puzzle is published every day at midnight in your local timezone. You can also browse the full archive to play any previous puzzle you missed.