December 23, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 23, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 23, 2022 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words50
Max Points217
Pangram1
Genius152
4 letter answers 19 words
HAILHALEHALLHALTHATEHATHHEALHEATHEELHELLHILLHILTHINTLATHTHANTHATTHEETHENTHIN
5 letter answers 15 words
HALALHATHAHEATHHENNALATHELITHENEATHNINTHTEETHTENTHTHANETHETATHINETILTHTITHE
6 letter answers 8 words
ETHANEHALITEHEALTHHEINIEINHALELETHALTAHINITEETHE
7 letter answers 3 words
ANTHILLATHLETEHEATHEN
8 letter answers 1 word
INHALANT
9 letter answers 1 word
NINETIETH
10 letter answers 3 words
ANNIHILATENINETEENTHTELEHEALTH
Common questions
How many answers in the December 23, 2022 Spelling Bee?
50 valid answers worth 217 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 152 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is ANNIHILATE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is H. 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.