December 18, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 18, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 18, 2020 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words43
Max Points228
Pangram1
Genius160
4 letter answers 7 words
ABLYALLYBABYBONYOATYONLYTONY
5 letter answers 18 words
ALLAYALLOYANNOYBATTYBONNYBOOBYBOOTYLOBBYLOONYLOYALNANNYNATTYNOBLYNYLONONLAYTABBYTALLYTATTY
6 letter answers 6 words
ANALLYBANYANBATBOYBLABBYBLOBBYBOTANY
7 letter answers 9 words
ATTABOYBALLBOYBANALLYLOYALLYLOYALTYNOTABLYTALLBOYTONALLYTOTALLY
8 letter answers 2 words
ATONALLYLOBLOLLY
9 letter answers 1 word
BLATANTLY
Common questions
How many answers in the December 18, 2020 Spelling Bee?
43 valid answers worth 228 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 160 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is NOTABLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is Y. 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.