December 18, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 18, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 18, 2021 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words44
Max Points244
Pangrams2
Genius171
4 letter answers 9 words
BONGBOOBBOONBOORBORNBRIGBRIOBROWNOOB
5 letter answers 7 words
BINGOBOINGBONGOBORONBRINGBROWNROBIN
6 letter answers 16 words
BIGWIGBOBBINBONBONBONINGBONOBOBOOBOOBOOINGBORINGBORROWBOWINGBOWWOWGIBBONGIBINGINBORNRIBBONROBING
7 letter answers 8 words
BINGINGBINNINGBOBBINGBOGGINGBRIBINGBRININGRIBBINGROBBING
8 letter answers 2 words
BRINGINGBROWNING
9 letter answers 2 words
BORROWINGRIBBONING
Common questions
How many answers in the December 18, 2021 Spelling Bee?
44 valid answers worth 244 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 171 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BORROWING, BROWNING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is B. 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.