Spelling Bee December 23, 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: H
Puzzle stats
Total words
51
Total points
234
Pangrams
2
Genius score
163
Center letter
H
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- ANNIHILATE
- ANNIHILATE
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
58 pts
25%
Great
93 pts
40%
Amazing
117 pts
50%
Genius
163 pts
70%
Queen Bee
234 pts
100%
All accepted words
- annihilate
- annihilate
- anthill
- athlete
- ethane
- hail
- halal
- hale
- halite
- hall
- halt
- hate
- hath
- hatha
- heal
- health
- heat
- heath
- heathen
- heel
- heinie
- hell
- henna
- hill
- hilt
- hint
- inhalant
- inhale
- lath
- lathe
- lethal
- lithe
- neath
- nineteenth
- ninetieth
- ninth
- tahini
- teeth
- teethe
- telehealth
- tenth
- than
- thane
- that
- thee
- then
- theta
- thin
- thine
- tilth
- tithe
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, December 23, 2022 uses the seven letters A, E, H, I, L, N, T, with H as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 51 accepted words for a total of 234 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 163 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.