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Spelling Bee December 31, 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: O

A
D
I
L
M
N
O

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

59

accepted entries

Total points

246

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

172

70% of total

Center letter

O

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • MANDOLIN
  • MANDOLIN

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

4 pts

2%

Moving Up

12 pts

5%

Good

19 pts

8%

Solid

36 pts

15%

Nice

61 pts

25%

Great

98 pts

40%

Amazing

123 pts

50%

Genius

172 pts

70%

Queen Bee

246 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
A 8 words
  • aioli
  • almond
  • amino
  • ammo
  • ammonia
  • amnio
  • anion
  • anon
D 11 words
  • diamond
  • dildo
  • dino
  • dodo
  • doll
  • dolma
  • domain
  • dominion
  • domino
  • doodad
  • doom
I 2 words
  • idiom
  • idol
L 11 words
  • lanolin
  • limo
  • lion
  • llano
  • load
  • loam
  • loan
  • loin
  • loll
  • loom
  • loon
M 19 words
  • mammon
  • mandolin
  • mandolin
  • million
  • minion
  • moan
  • modal
  • moil
  • mold
  • moll
  • momma
  • monad
  • mondo
  • mono
  • monomania
  • monomial
  • mood
  • moola
  • moon
N 5 words
  • nodal
  • nomad
  • nominal
  • nonillion
  • noon
O 3 words
  • oilman
  • olio
  • onion

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, December 31, 2022 uses the seven letters A, D, I, L, M, N, O, with O as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 59 accepted words for a total of 246 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 172 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.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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