December 16, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 16, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 16, 2025 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words69
Max Points296
Pangram1
Genius207
4 letter answers 26 words
HARTHATHHOOTOATHONTORANTROOTTAROTARTTHANTHATTHAWTOONTOOTTORNTOROTORTTOWNTROTWANTWARTWATTWHATWONTWOOTWORT
5 letter answers 16 words
AORTAARHATATTARHATHANORTHROTORTAROTTHORNTHROWTOOTHTORAHTORTATROTHWORTHWRATHWROTH
6 letter answers 14 words
ARRANTNATANTNONARTORATORRATTANTANTRATARTANTARTARTATTOOTHROATTHROWNTHWARTWANTONWONTON
7 letter answers 8 words
ANNATTOATHWARTNOTATORRATATATROTATORTANTARAWARRANTWHATNOT
8 letter answers 2 words
HAWTHORNNARRATOR
9 letter answers 3 words
ANNOTATORARROWROOTWARRANTOR
Common questions
How many answers in the December 16, 2025 Spelling Bee?
69 valid answers worth 296 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 207 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is HAWTHORN. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is T. 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.