December 17, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 17, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 17, 2022 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words53
Max Points260
Pangram1
Genius182
4 letter answers 13 words
ACAIARCHCALLCHAICHARCHIACHICCHINCLANINCHLAICNARCRICH
5 letter answers 19 words
CAIRNCALLACANALCANNACHAINCHAIRCHICACHILICHILLCHINACILIACINCHCIRCACIRRIILIACLARCHLILACRANCHRICIN
6 letter answers 12 words
ACACIAARCANAARNICACANCANCARNALCHICHICLINCHCLINICCRANIALAICALNIACINRACIAL
7 letter answers 4 words
ARCHAICCHALLAHCRANIALRAILCAR
8 letter answers 2 words
ANARCHICCLINICAL
9 letter answers 1 word
CLINICIAN
10 letter answers 2 words
ANARCHICALCHINCHILLA
Common questions
How many answers in the December 17, 2022 Spelling Bee?
53 valid answers worth 260 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 182 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is ANARCHICAL. 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.