December 14, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 14, 2020

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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 14, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words64
Max Points240
Pangram1
Genius168

4 letter answers 30 words

ALLYAMYLCALLCALMCLAMCLAYCLOYCOALCOILCOLACOOLILLYLACYLAICLAMALILYLIMALIMOLOAMLOCILOCOLOLLLOOMMAILMALLMILLMOILMOLLOILYOLIO

5 letter answers 17 words

AIOLIALLAYALLOYCALLACILIACLAIMCOLICCOYLYICILYILIACLILACLLAMALOAMYLOCALLOYALMALICMOOLA

6 letter answers 8 words

CALICOCALMLYCLAMMYCLOACACOOLLYCYCLICLAICALMAMMAL

7 letter answers 5 words

ACCLAIMACYCLICCOMICALLOCALLYLOYALLY

8 letter answers 2 words

CALLALOOCYCLICAL

9 letter answers 1 word

COMICALLY

10 letter answers 1 word

CYCLICALLY

Common questions

How many answers in the December 14, 2020 Spelling Bee?

64 valid answers worth 240 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 168 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is L. 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.