December 17, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 17, 2021

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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 17, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words32
Max Points161
Pangram1
Genius113

4 letter answers 7 words

DIVEDOVEVEEPVETOVIEDVOIDVOTE

5 letter answers 9 words

DIVEDDIVOTIVIEDOVOIDPEEVEPIVOTVIDEOVIVIDVOTED

6 letter answers 10 words

DEVOIDDEVOTEDIVIDEPEEVEDVETOEDVETTEDVIDIOTVOIDEDVOODOOVOTIVE

7 letter answers 6 words

DEVOTEDDEVOTEEDIVIDEDDIVVIEDPIVOTEDVIDEOED

Common questions

How many answers in the December 17, 2021 Spelling Bee?

32 valid answers worth 161 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 113 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is V. 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.