Spelling Bee February 23, 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: P
Puzzle stats
Total words
47
Total points
209
Pangrams
2
Genius score
146
Center letter
P
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- PAYMENT
- PAYMENT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
10 pts
5%
Good
16 pts
8%
Solid
31 pts
15%
Nice
52 pts
25%
Great
83 pts
40%
Amazing
104 pts
50%
Genius
146 pts
70%
Queen Bee
209 pts
100%
All accepted words
- apeman
- apemen
- apnea
- attempt
- empty
- epee
- nametape
- nape
- neap
- paean
- pampa
- panama
- pane
- pant
- panty
- papa
- papaya
- pappy
- pate
- patent
- patentee
- patty
- payee
- payment
- payment
- peat
- peaty
- peen
- peep
- penman
- penmen
- pennant
- penne
- penny
- pent
- pentane
- peppy
- petty
- tamp
- tapa
- tape
- teepee
- temp
- tempt
- tepee
- type
- yappy
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, February 23, 2023 uses the seven letters A, E, M, N, P, T, Y, with P as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 47 accepted words for a total of 209 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 146 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.