December 21, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 21, 2024

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 21, 2024 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words50
Max Points288
Pangrams2
Genius202

4 letter answers 11 words

CUEDCUFFDUDEDUFFDUNEFEUDFUNDNOUNNUDEUDONUNDO

5 letter answers 9 words

DEUCEDUNCEDUNNOEDUCEENDUEFOUNDOUNCEUNDUEUNFED

6 letter answers 13 words

CUFFEDDEDUCEDEFUNDDENUDEDUNNEDEDUCEDENDUEDFECUNDFEUDEDFONDUEFUNDEDUNCUFFUNDONE

7 letter answers 5 words

COFOUNDDEDUCEDDENUDEDFOUNDEDUNCEDED

8 letter answers 6 words

CONFOUNDDEFUNDEDDENOUNCEUNCUFFEDUNFUNDEDUNNEEDED

9 letter answers 3 words

COFOUNDEDDENOUNCEDUNFOUNDED

10 letter answers 3 words

CONFOUNDEDUNDEFENDEDUNOFFENDED

Common questions

How many answers in the December 21, 2024 Spelling Bee?

50 valid answers worth 288 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 202 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are COFOUNDED, CONFOUNDED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is U. 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.