Spelling Bee December 17, 2024 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: L
Puzzle stats
Total words
45
Total points
160
Pangrams
2
Genius score
112
Center letter
L
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- ALCHEMY
- ALCHEMY
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
8 pts
5%
Good
12 pts
8%
Solid
24 pts
15%
Nice
40 pts
25%
Great
64 pts
40%
Amazing
80 pts
50%
Genius
112 pts
70%
Queen Bee
160 pts
100%
All accepted words
- alchemy
- alchemy
- allay
- allele
- alley
- ally
- amyl
- call
- calla
- calm
- calmly
- camel
- cell
- challah
- clam
- clammy
- clay
- clayey
- cycle
- eely
- halal
- hale
- hall
- heal
- heel
- hell
- helm
- lace
- lacy
- lama
- lame
- lamely
- leach
- lech
- leech
- lemma
- llama
- lychee
- male
- mall
- mammal
- meal
- mealy
- melee
- yell
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, December 17, 2024 uses the seven letters A, C, E, H, L, M, Y, with L as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 45 accepted words for a total of 160 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 112 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.