December 22, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 22, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 22, 2022 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words60
Max Points238
Pangram1
Genius167
4 letter answers 24 words
AGOGALGAALLYAMMOAMYLGAGAGALAGALLGAMYGLAMGOALLAMALAMPLOAMMALLMAMAMAYOOPALPALLPALMPALPPAPAPLAYYOGA
5 letter answers 22 words
ALGALALLAYALLOYAMPLYAPPLYGALOPGAMMAGAYLYLAGGYLLAMALOAMYLOYALMAGMAMAMMAMOMMAMOOLAPALMYPAMPAPAPALPAPPYPOPPAYAPPY
6 letter answers 6 words
APPALLGALLOPMAMMALPALAPAPAPAYAPAYOLA
7 letter answers 4 words
AMALGAMAPOLOGYLOYALLYPAPALLY
8 letter answers 3 words
LALLYGAGLOLLYGAGPOLYGAMY
9 letter answers 1 word
MAMMALOGY
Common questions
How many answers in the December 22, 2022 Spelling Bee?
60 valid answers worth 238 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 167 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is POLYGAMY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.