Spelling Bee December 28, 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: A
Puzzle stats
Total words
52
Total points
232
Pangrams
2
Genius score
162
Center letter
A
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- VAGUELY
- VAGUELY
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
11 pts
5%
Good
18 pts
8%
Solid
34 pts
15%
Nice
58 pts
25%
Great
92 pts
40%
Amazing
116 pts
50%
Genius
162 pts
70%
Queen Bee
232 pts
100%
All accepted words
- agave
- ague
- alga
- algae
- algal
- allay
- allege
- allele
- alley
- ally
- eagle
- eave
- gaga
- gage
- gaggle
- gala
- gale
- gall
- galley
- gauge
- gavage
- gave
- gavel
- gayly
- guava
- gulag
- laggy
- lallygag
- lava
- lavage
- lave
- league
- leave
- legal
- legally
- luau
- luggage
- uvea
- uvula
- uvulae
- vagal
- vague
- vaguely
- vaguely
- vale
- valley
- value
- valve
- veal
- vulva
- vulvae
- vulval
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, December 28, 2023 uses the seven letters A, E, G, L, U, V, Y, with A as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 52 accepted words for a total of 232 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 162 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.