Spelling Bee December 17, 2023 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: P
Puzzle stats
Total words
68
Total points
332
Pangrams
2
Genius score
232
Center letter
P
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- IMPATIENT
- IMPATIENT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
6 pts
2%
Moving Up
16 pts
5%
Good
26 pts
8%
Solid
49 pts
15%
Nice
83 pts
25%
Great
132 pts
40%
Amazing
166 pts
50%
Genius
232 pts
70%
Queen Bee
332 pts
100%
All accepted words
- apeman
- apemen
- apian
- apnea
- appetite
- attempt
- epee
- impatient
- impatient
- impenitent
- inapt
- inept
- inpatient
- nametape
- nape
- neap
- ninepin
- paean
- pain
- paint
- pampa
- panama
- pane
- panini
- pant
- pantie
- papa
- pate
- patent
- patentee
- patient
- patina
- peat
- peen
- peep
- penitent
- penman
- penmen
- pennant
- penne
- pent
- pentane
- pepita
- petit
- petite
- pimp
- pinata
- pine
- pint
- pipe
- pipet
- pipette
- pipit
- pippin
- pita
- pitapat
- tamp
- tapa
- tape
- teepee
- temp
- tempi
- tempt
- tenpin
- tepee
- tiepin
- timpani
- tippet
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, December 17, 2023 uses the seven letters A, E, I, M, N, P, T, with P as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 68 accepted words for a total of 332 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 232 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.