December 18, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 18, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 18, 2023 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words51
Max Points211
Pangram1
Genius148

4 letter answers 22 words

ATOPAUNTAUTOCANTCOATCOOTONTOPACTPANTPOUTPUNTPUTTTACOTACTTAPATAUTTOONTOOTTOUTTUNATUTUUNTO

5 letter answers 6 words

COOPTCOUNTCUTUPTAUNTUNAPTUNCUT

6 letter answers 13 words

CANNOTCANTONCATNAPCOPOUTCOTTONCUTOUTNATANTOCTANTOUTPUTPOTATOPUTOUTTATTOOTOUCAN

7 letter answers 8 words

ACCOUNTCANTATACOCONUTCONCOCTCONTACTPONTOONTOCCATATOPCOAT

8 letter answers 1 word

OCCUPANT

10 letter answers 1 word

ACCOUNTANT

Common questions

How many answers in the December 18, 2023 Spelling Bee?

51 valid answers worth 211 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 148 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is OCCUPANT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is T. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.