December 13, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 13, 2022

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 13, 2022 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words54
Max Points220
Pangrams3
Genius154

4 letter answers 27 words

ALOEBLOBBLOCBOBABOCKBOLABOLLBOLOBOOBBOOKCOALCOCACOCKCOKECOLACOOKCOOLKOLAKOOKLOBELOBOLOCKLOCOLOLLLOOKOBOEOLEO

5 letter answers 11 words

BLOCKBLOKEBOCCECACAOCELLOCLOAKCLOCKCOCOAKABOBKOALALOCAL

6 letter answers 7 words

BAOBABBOBBLEBOOBOOCLOACACOBBLECOCKLELOCALE

8 letter answers 6 words

BALLCOCKBOOKABLECALLALOOCOOKABLECOOKBOOKLOCKABLE

9 letter answers 3 words

ALLOCABLEBLOCKABLECELLBLOCK

Common questions

How many answers in the December 13, 2022 Spelling Bee?

54 valid answers worth 220 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 154 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are BLOCKABLE, COOKABLE, LOCKABLE. 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.