Spelling Bee September 13, 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: I
Puzzle stats
Total words
53
Total points
228
Pangrams
2
Genius score
159
Center letter
I
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- COCKTAIL
- COCKTAIL
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
11 pts
5%
Good
18 pts
8%
Solid
34 pts
15%
Nice
57 pts
25%
Great
91 pts
40%
Amazing
114 pts
50%
Genius
159 pts
70%
Queen Bee
228 pts
100%
All accepted words
- acacia
- acai
- aioli
- alit
- alkali
- atilt
- attic
- cacti
- calico
- cattail
- ciao
- cilia
- click
- coati
- coattail
- cocci
- cocktail
- cocktail
- coil
- coital
- colic
- iliac
- illicit
- iota
- italic
- kick
- kill
- kilo
- kilt
- lactic
- laic
- laical
- licit
- lick
- lilac
- lilt
- loci
- olio
- tacit
- tactic
- tactical
- tail
- tailcoat
- tali
- tallit
- tick
- ticktock
- tiki
- tikka
- till
- tilt
- toil
- toolkit
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, September 13, 2022 uses the seven letters A, C, I, K, L, O, T, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 53 accepted words for a total of 228 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 159 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.