December 16, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 16, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 16, 2021 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words68
Max Points453
Pangrams8
Genius317
4 letter answers 11 words
ACAIACNECAGECALLCANECELLCLANLACELAICLICENICE
5 letter answers 15 words
ACINGCALLACANALCANNACELLICILIACLANGCLEANCLINGGLACEICINGILIACLANCELILACNIECE
6 letter answers 15 words
ACACIACAGINGCANCANCANCELCANINECANINGCELIACCLINICENCAGEENLACEGLANCEICICLELACINGLAICALNIACIN
7 letter answers 8 words
ANGELICCALLINGCANNINGCEILINGELEGIACGLACIALINCLINELANCING
8 letter answers 11 words
ALLIANCEANGELICACLANGINGCLEANINGCLINGINGCLINICALELEGANCEENCAGINGENLACINGGLANCINGLENIENCE
9 letter answers 3 words
CANCELINGCLINICIANINCLINING
10 letter answers 5 words
ALLEGIANCECANCELLINGCANNELLINIINELEGANCENEGLIGENCE
Common questions
How many answers in the December 16, 2021 Spelling Bee?
68 valid answers worth 453 points, including 8 pangrams. Genius requires 317 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ALLEGIANCE, ANGELIC, ANGELICA, CANCELING, CANCELLING, CLEANING, ENLACING, INELEGANCE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is C. 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.