December 20, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 20, 2023
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 20, 2023 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words44
Max Points192
Pangrams3
Genius134
4 letter answers 20 words
ABLEALOEBABEBAKEBALEBEAKBECKBELLCAKECELLCOKEKALEKEELLACELAKELEAKLEEKLOBEOBOEOLEO
5 letter answers 10 words
BABELBELLEBLEAKBLOKEBOCCECABLECELEBCELLOKEBABLABEL
6 letter answers 7 words
ALLELEBABBLEBOBBLECACKLECOBBLECOCKLELOCALE
8 letter answers 4 words
BOOKABLECALLABLECOOKABLELOCKABLE
9 letter answers 3 words
ALLOCABLEBLOCKABLECELLBLOCK
Common questions
How many answers in the December 20, 2023 Spelling Bee?
44 valid answers worth 192 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 134 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BLOCKABLE, COOKABLE, LOCKABLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is E. 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.