December 16, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 16, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 16, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words45
Max Points281
Pangrams2
Genius197
4 letter answers 7 words
GENEGHEEGILLGLEEGLENHIGHNIGH
5 letter answers 9 words
CLINGGELEEGENIEGENIIHENGEHINGEICINGLIEGENEIGH
6 letter answers 6 words
EGGINGENGINEGIGGLEINNINGLININGNIGGLE
7 letter answers 10 words
CEILINGGELLINGGIGGINGGILLINGGINNINGHEELINGHILLINGHINGINGINCHINGLEGGING
8 letter answers 9 words
CHILLINGCHINNINGCINCHINGCLINGINGGIGGLINGLEECHINGNEGLIGEENEIGHINGNIGGLING
9 letter answers 3 words
CLENCHINGCLINCHINGINCLINING
10 letter answers 1 word
NEGLIGENCE
Common questions
How many answers in the December 16, 2023 Spelling Bee?
45 valid answers worth 281 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 197 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CLENCHING, LEECHING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is G. 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.