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Spelling Bee December 22, 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: N

B
E
I
L
N
T
U

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

61

accepted entries

Total points

308

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

4

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

215

70% of total

Center letter

N

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • EBULLIENT
  • EBULLIENT
  • BULLETIN
  • BULLETIN

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

6 pts

2%

Moving Up

15 pts

5%

Good

24 pts

8%

Solid

46 pts

15%

Nice

77 pts

25%

Great

123 pts

40%

Amazing

154 pts

50%

Genius

215 pts

70%

Queen Bee

308 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
B 11 words
  • beeline
  • been
  • beltline
  • bent
  • bitten
  • blin
  • blini
  • blunt
  • bulletin
  • bulletin
  • bunt
E 5 words
  • ebullient
  • ebullient
  • ennui
  • entente
  • entitle
I 7 words
  • inbuilt
  • inlet
  • innie
  • intel
  • intent
  • intuit
  • inutile
L 11 words
  • lenient
  • lent
  • lentil
  • lien
  • line
  • linen
  • linnet
  • lint
  • lintel
  • lune
  • lunette
N 10 words
  • nene
  • nettle
  • nibble
  • nine
  • nineteen
  • nite
  • nubbin
  • nubble
  • nubile
  • null
T 7 words
  • teen
  • tenet
  • tent
  • tine
  • tint
  • tune
  • tunnel
U 10 words
  • unbelt
  • unbent
  • unbuilt
  • unit
  • unite
  • unlet
  • unlit
  • untie
  • until
  • untune

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, December 22, 2024 uses the seven letters B, E, I, L, N, T, U, with N as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 61 accepted words for a total of 308 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 215 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.

This puzzle has 4 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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