December 22, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 22, 2021

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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 22, 2021 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words44
Max Points215
Pangrams2
Genius151

4 letter answers 14 words

AFARAIRYARIAARILFAIRFRAYLAIRLIARLIRARACYRAILRIALRIFFRILL

5 letter answers 12 words

ARRAYCARRYCIRCACIRRIFAIRYFLAIRFRAILFRIARFRILLLYRICRALLYRIYAL

6 letter answers 8 words

AFFAIRAFFRAYAIRILYFAIRLYFRIARYFRILLYRACIALRAFFIA

7 letter answers 4 words

ACRYLICCLARIFYLYRICALRAILCAR

8 letter answers 4 words

CARRYALLFARCICALRACIALLYRIFFRAFF

9 letter answers 1 word

LYRICALLY

10 letter answers 1 word

FARCICALLY

Common questions

How many answers in the December 22, 2021 Spelling Bee?

44 valid answers worth 215 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 151 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CLARIFY, FARCICALLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is R. 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.