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NYT Spelling Bee December 18, 2023 Hints
Letters in the Puzzle:
TACNOPU
Words: 51
Score: 211 pts
Pangrams: 1
Perfect Pangrams: 0
Bingo: yes
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Also Check:
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- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Next Puzzle – December 19, 2023
Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | Σ | |
| A | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 |
| C | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | – | – | 16 |
| N | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| O | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 4 |
| P | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 8 |
| T | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 14 |
| U | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Σ | 22 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Σ = Total | |||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 5
C x 16
N x 1
O x 4
P x 8
T x 14
U x 3
Total words by length:
4L x 22
5L x 6
6L x 13
7L x 8
8L x 1
10L x 1
Two Letter List
AC – 2 AT – 1 AU – 2
CA – 5 CO – 9 CU – 2
NA – 1
OC – 2 ON – 1 OU – 1
PA – 2 PO – 3 PU – 3
TA – 6 TO – 6 TU – 2
UN – 3
NYT Spelling Bee December 18, 2023 Answers
Below, you’ll find answers to the NYT Spelling Bee December 18, 2023 puzzle game. The puzzle contains 51 words with one pangram, none of them is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: OCCUPANT
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 211 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATOP | 4 | 1 | |
| POTATO | 6 | 6 | |
| TAPA | 4 | 1 | |
| TATTOO | 6 | 6 | |
| TUTU | 4 | 1 | |
| UNCUT | 5 | 5 | |
| AUNT | 4 | 1 | |
| NATANT | 6 | 6 | |
| TAUNT | 5 | 5 | |
| TAUT | 4 | 1 | |
| TUNA | 4 | 1 | |
| CANT | 4 | 1 | |
| CANTATA | 7 | 7 | |
| CATNAP | 6 | 6 | |
| PACT | 4 | 1 | |
| TACT | 4 | 1 | |
| TOOT | 4 | 1 | |
| ONTO | 4 | 1 | |
| TOON | 4 | 1 | |
| PONTOON | 7 | 7 | |
| UNTO | 4 | 1 | |
| TOUT | 4 | 1 | |
| PUTT | 4 | 1 | |
| CONCOCT | 7 | 7 | |
| COOPT | 5 | 5 | |
| COOT | 4 | 1 | |
| COTTON | 6 | 6 | |
| PANT | 4 | 1 | |
| COCONUT | 7 | 7 | |
| COUNT | 5 | 5 | |
| CUTOUT | 6 | 6 | |
| COAT | 4 | 1 | |
| TACO | 4 | 1 | |
| TOCCATA | 7 | 7 | |
| TOPCOAT | 7 | 7 | |
| OUTPUT | 6 | 6 | |
| POUT | 4 | 1 | |
| PUTOUT | 6 | 6 | |
| COPOUT | 6 | 6 | |
| CUTUP | 5 | 5 | |
| CANNOT | 6 | 6 | |
| CANTON | 6 | 6 | |
| CONTACT | 7 | 7 | |
| OCTANT | 6 | 6 | |
| PUNT | 4 | 1 | |
| AUTO | 4 | 1 | |
| ACCOUNT | 7 | 7 | |
| ACCOUNTANT | 10 | 10 | |
| OCCUPANT | 8 | 15 | pangram |
| TOUCAN | 6 | 6 | |
| UNAPT | 5 | 5 |