December 21, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 21, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 21, 2025 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words44
Max Points170
Pangrams2
Genius119
4 letter answers 22 words
ALTOBLATBLOTBOATBOLTBOOTCLOTCOATCOLTCOOTLOOTTACKTACOTACTTALCTALKTALLTOCKTOLLTOOKTOOLTOOT
5 letter answers 9 words
ABBOTALLOTATOLLBLOATLOTTOOCTALTABLATABOOTOTAL
6 letter answers 6 words
ATTACKBALLOTBLOTTOBOBCATCOBALTTATTOO
7 letter answers 4 words
BACKLOTCATCALLTOBACCOTOCCATA
8 letter answers 2 words
BACKTALKCOCKATOO
9 letter answers 1 word
BOOTBLACK
Common questions
How many answers in the December 21, 2025 Spelling Bee?
44 valid answers worth 170 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 119 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BACKLOT, BOOTBLACK. 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.