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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

A
E
I
M
N
P
T

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

68

accepted entries

Total points

332

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

232

70% of total

Center letter

P

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • IMPATIENT
  • IMPATIENT

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

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

Grouped by starting letter
A 6 words
  • apeman
  • apemen
  • apian
  • apnea
  • appetite
  • attempt
E 1 word
  • epee
I 6 words
  • impatient
  • impatient
  • impenitent
  • inapt
  • inept
  • inpatient
N 4 words
  • nametape
  • nape
  • neap
  • ninepin
P 39 words
  • 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
T 12 words
  • 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.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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