Spelling Bee December 18, 2022 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: U
Puzzle stats
Total words
45
Total points
237
Pangrams
6
Genius score
165
Center letter
U
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- ORANGUTAN
- GUARANTOR
- GUARANTOR
- ORANGUTAN
- ARGONAUT
- ARGONAUT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
11 pts
5%
Good
18 pts
8%
Solid
35 pts
15%
Nice
59 pts
25%
Great
94 pts
40%
Amazing
118 pts
50%
Genius
165 pts
70%
Queen Bee
237 pts
100%
All accepted words
- argonaut
- argonaut
- augur
- aunt
- aura
- aurora
- auto
- gargantuan
- gaunt
- gout
- grout
- grunt
- guano
- guar
- guarantor
- guarantor
- guru
- nougat
- noun
- orangutan
- orangutan
- outgo
- outgun
- outran
- outro
- outrun
- ragout
- rotgut
- rout
- rung
- runout
- runt
- taunt
- taut
- tour
- tout
- trout
- truant
- tuna
- turn
- turnout
- tutor
- tutu
- untag
- unto
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, December 18, 2022 uses the seven letters A, G, N, O, R, T, U, with U as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 45 accepted words for a total of 237 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 165 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 6 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.