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
Puzzle stats
Total words
59
Total points
246
Pangrams
2
Genius score
172
Center letter
O
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- MANDOLIN
- MANDOLIN
Rank thresholds
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
- aioli
- almond
- amino
- ammo
- ammonia
- amnio
- anion
- anon
- diamond
- dildo
- dino
- dodo
- doll
- dolma
- domain
- dominion
- domino
- doodad
- doom
- idiom
- idol
- lanolin
- limo
- lion
- llano
- load
- loam
- loan
- loin
- loll
- loom
- loon
- mammon
- mandolin
- mandolin
- million
- minion
- moan
- modal
- moil
- mold
- moll
- momma
- monad
- mondo
- mono
- monomania
- monomial
- mood
- moola
- moon
- nodal
- nomad
- nominal
- nonillion
- noon
- 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.