December 23, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 23, 2023

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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 23, 2023 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words48
Max Points149
Pangram1
Genius104

4 letter answers 28 words

CHOPCLOPCLOYCOHOCOOLCOOPCOPYCROCCROPHOLYHOOPHYPOLOCHLOCOLOLLLOOPPLOPPLOYPOLLPOLOPOOHPOOLPOOPPOORPROPPYROROLLROPY

5 letter answers 11 words

COLORCOYLYHOLLYHOOCHHOPPYLOOPYLORRYPOLYPPOOCHPOPPYPORCH

6 letter answers 8 words

CHOPPYCOOLLYHORRORLOLLOPPHYLLOPOORLYROCOCOYOOHOO

11 letter answers 1 word

CHLOROPHYLL

Common questions

How many answers in the December 23, 2023 Spelling Bee?

48 valid answers worth 149 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 104 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is CHLOROPHYLL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. 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.