December 9, 2022 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 9, 2022, alongside other analysis.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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words: 69
score: 358 pts
pangrams: 2
bingo: yes
A x 12
E x 7
G x 29
L x 3
M x 12
N x 2
T x 4
4L x 19
5L x 16
6L x 13
7L x 13
8L x 2
9L x 2
10L x 3
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 12 |
| E | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| G | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 29 |
| L | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 12 |
| N | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| tot | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 69 |
| debut appearances | 12 | |
| previously disallowed debuts | 2 | |
| newly disallowed words | 3 | legman, legmen, menage |
ENTANGLEMENT, GENTLEMAN
| word | length | |||
| AGATE | 5 | |||
| AGENT | 5 | |||
| AGLEAM | 6 | |||
| AGLET | 5 | |||
| ALGA | 4 | |||
| ALGAE | 5 | |||
| ALGAL | 5 | |||
| ALLEGE | 6 | |||
| AMALGAM | 7 | |||
| AMALGAMATE | 10 | debut | ||
| ANGEL | 5 | |||
| ANGLE | 5 | |||
| EAGLE | 5 | |||
| EAGLET | 6 | |||
| ELEGANT | 7 | |||
| ENGAGE | 6 | |||
| ENGAGEMENT | 10 | debut | ||
| ENTANGLE | 8 | |||
| ENTANGLEMENT | 12 | pangram, debut | ||
| GAGA | 4 | |||
| GAGE | 4 | |||
| GAGGLE | 6 | |||
| GALA | 4 | |||
| GALANGAL | 8 | |||
| GALE | 4 | |||
| GALETTE | 7 | |||
| GALL | 4 | |||
| GALLANT | 7 | |||
| GAME | 4 | |||
| GAMELAN | 7 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| GAMETE | 6 | |||
| GAMMA | 5 | |||
| GANG | 4 | |||
| GATE | 4 | |||
| GELEE | 5 | |||
| GELT | 4 | |||
| GENE | 4 | |||
| GENT | 4 | |||
| GENTEEL | 7 | |||
| GENTLE | 6 | |||
| GENTLEMAN | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| GENTLEMEN | 9 | debut | ||
| GLAM | 4 | |||
| GLEAM | 5 | |||
| GLEAN | 5 | |||
| GLEE | 4 | |||
| GLEN | 4 | |||
| GNAT | 4 | |||
| LEGAL | 5 | |||
| LEGATE | 6 | |||
| LEGATEE | 7 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| MAGE | 4 | |||
| MAGENTA | 7 | debut | ||
| MAGMA | 5 | |||
| MAGNATE | 7 | debut | ||
| MAGNET | 6 | debut | ||
| MANAGE | 6 | |||
| MANAGEMENT | 10 | debut | ||
| MANGA | 5 | |||
| MANGE | 5 | |||
| MANGLE | 6 | |||
| MEGA | 4 | |||
| MELANGE | 7 | |||
| NAMETAG | 7 | debut | ||
| NEGATE | 6 | |||
| TANG | 4 | |||
| TANGENT | 7 | |||
| TANGLE | 6 | |||
| TEENAGE | 7 |