December 12, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 12, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 12, 2023 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words59
Max Points261
Pangram1
Genius183

4 letter answers 22 words

ANALBANEBEANBEENBLINELANEVENLAINLANELEANLIENLINENAANNAILNANANAVENENENINEVAINVANEVEINVINE

5 letter answers 15 words

ALIENANNALANVILAVIANBANALBLINIINANEINNIELANAILINENLIVENNAIVENAVALNAVELVENAL

6 letter answers 10 words

ANNEALBALEENBANANABEANIEELEVENENABLELEAVENLINEALNIBBLEVENIAL

7 letter answers 5 words

BEELINEBIENNIAENLIVENVANILLAVILLAIN

8 letter answers 4 words

BEANBALLBIENNIALENVIABLEVANILLIN

9 letter answers 1 word

ALIENABLE

10 letter answers 1 word

VILLANELLE

11 letter answers 1 word

INALIENABLE

Common questions

How many answers in the December 12, 2023 Spelling Bee?

59 valid answers worth 261 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 183 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is N. 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.