Spelling Bee October 22, 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: B
Puzzle stats
Total words
40
Total points
185
Pangrams
2
Genius score
129
Center letter
B
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- EMBANKED
- EMBANKED
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
9 pts
5%
Good
14 pts
8%
Solid
27 pts
15%
Nice
46 pts
25%
Great
74 pts
40%
Amazing
92 pts
50%
Genius
129 pts
70%
Queen Bee
185 pts
100%
All accepted words
- abed
- ameba
- amebae
- baaed
- baba
- babe
- babka
- bade
- bake
- baked
- banana
- band
- bandana
- bandanna
- banded
- bane
- bank
- banked
- banned
- bead
- beaded
- beak
- beaked
- beam
- beamed
- bean
- beaned
- bedded
- been
- bend
- dabbed
- ebbed
- embank
- embanked
- embanked
- embed
- embedded
- kebab
- mamba
- nabbed
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, October 22, 2023 uses the seven letters A, B, D, E, K, M, N, with B as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 40 accepted words for a total of 185 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 129 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.