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Spelling Bee September 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: G

A
D
G
N
O
P
R

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

49

accepted entries

Total points

228

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

4

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

159

70% of total

Center letter

G

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • PROPAGANDA
  • PROPAGANDA
  • GRANDPOP
  • GRANDPOP

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

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

Grouped by starting letter
A 5 words
  • agar
  • agog
  • agora
  • angora
  • argon
D 7 words
  • dang
  • doggo
  • dognap
  • dong
  • drag
  • dragon
  • dragoon
G 23 words
  • gaga
  • gang
  • goad
  • gonad
  • gong
  • gonna
  • good
  • goon
  • goop
  • gorgon
  • gorp
  • grad
  • gran
  • grand
  • grandad
  • granddad
  • grandpa
  • grandpapa
  • grandpop
  • grandpop
  • grappa
  • groan
  • grog
N 1 word
  • nonagon
O 2 words
  • orang
  • organ
P 9 words
  • pagan
  • pagoda
  • pang
  • paragon
  • pogo
  • pong
  • prong
  • propaganda
  • propaganda
R 2 words
  • raga
  • rang

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, September 22, 2023 uses the seven letters A, D, G, N, O, P, R, with G as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 49 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 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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