December 20, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 20, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 20, 2022 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words49
Max Points205
Pangram1
Genius144
4 letter answers 20 words
CITECLOTCOLTCOOTCOTELILTLITELOOTTELLTILETILLTILTTOILTOLLTOOLTOOTTOTEVETOVOLTVOTE
5 letter answers 10 words
CIVETCOVETELECTELITEEVICTLICITLOTTOOCTETTITLETOILE
6 letter answers 11 words
COLLETCOOTIEELICITLITTLEOCELOTTITTLETOILETTOOTLEVELVETVIOLETVOTIVE
7 letter answers 4 words
COLLECTELECTEEEVICTEEILLICIT
8 letter answers 3 words
ECLECTICELECTIVETOILETTE
10 letter answers 1 word
COLLECTIVE
Common questions
How many answers in the December 20, 2022 Spelling Bee?
49 valid answers worth 205 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 144 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is COLLECTIVE. 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.