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Spelling Bee December 9, 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: G

A
E
G
L
M
N
T

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

71

accepted entries

Total points

393

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

4

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

275

70% of total

Center letter

G

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • ENTANGLEMENT
  • ENTANGLEMENT
  • GENTLEMAN
  • GENTLEMAN

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

7 pts

2%

Moving Up

19 pts

5%

Good

31 pts

8%

Solid

58 pts

15%

Nice

98 pts

25%

Great

157 pts

40%

Amazing

196 pts

50%

Genius

275 pts

70%

Queen Bee

393 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
A 12 words
  • agate
  • agent
  • agleam
  • aglet
  • alga
  • algae
  • algal
  • allege
  • amalgam
  • amalgamate
  • angel
  • angle
E 8 words
  • eagle
  • eaglet
  • elegant
  • engage
  • engagement
  • entangle
  • entanglement
  • entanglement
G 30 words
  • gaga
  • gage
  • gaggle
  • gala
  • galangal
  • gale
  • galette
  • gall
  • gallant
  • game
  • gamelan
  • gamete
  • gamma
  • gang
  • gate
  • gelee
  • gelt
  • gene
  • gent
  • genteel
  • gentle
  • gentleman
  • gentleman
  • gentlemen
  • glam
  • gleam
  • glean
  • glee
  • glen
  • gnat
L 3 words
  • legal
  • legate
  • legatee
M 12 words
  • mage
  • magenta
  • magma
  • magnate
  • magnet
  • manage
  • management
  • manga
  • mange
  • mangle
  • mega
  • melange
N 2 words
  • nametag
  • negate
T 4 words
  • tang
  • tangent
  • tangle
  • teenage

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, December 9, 2022 uses the seven letters A, E, G, L, M, N, T, with G as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 71 accepted words for a total of 393 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 275 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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