December 12, 2024
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 12, 2024
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 12, 2024 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words47
Max Points257
Pangrams2
Genius180
4 letter answers 16 words
AMMOANONATOMINTOIOTAMOANMOATMONOMOONMOOTNOONOMITONTOTOONTOOTZOOM
5 letter answers 7 words
AMINOAMNIOANIONMATZOMOMMAMOTTOONION
6 letter answers 10 words
AMAZONANOINTMAMMONMINIONMOTIONNATIONNOTIONTATTOOTOMATOTOMTIT
7 letter answers 2 words
AMMONIAOTTOMAN
8 letter answers 1 word
NOTATION
9 letter answers 3 words
ANIMATIONIMITATIONMONOMANIA
10 letter answers 6 words
ANNOTATIONINITIATIONINTIMATIONINTONATIONIONIZATIONNOMINATION
11 letter answers 1 word
ATOMIZATION
12 letter answers 1 word
MINIMIZATION
Common questions
How many answers in the December 12, 2024 Spelling Bee?
47 valid answers worth 257 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 180 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ATOMIZATION, MINIMIZATION. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is O. 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.