December 25, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 25, 2022

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 25, 2022 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words75
Max Points469
Pangrams4
Genius328

4 letter answers 12 words

CEDECENTCODECOEDCONECOOTCOTECUEDCUTEDECODUCTONCE

5 letter answers 14 words

CEDEDCODEDCODONCONDOCONEDCOOEDCOUNTDEUCEDUNCEEDUCENONCEOCTETOUNCEUNCUT

6 letter answers 15 words

COCOONCONNEDCOTTONCUTOUTDECENTDECOCTDECODEDEDUCEDEDUCTDETECTDOCENTDUCTEDEDUCEDENCODENEOCON

7 letter answers 15 words

COCONUTCONCEDECONCOCTCONDONECONDUCTCONNECTCONNOTECONTENDCONTENTCOUNTEDDECODEDDEDUCEDECOTONEENCODEDUNCEDED

8 letter answers 10 words

COCOONEDCONCEDEDCONDONEDCONNOTEDCOTTONEDDECEDENTDECOCTEDDEDUCTEDDENOUNCEDETECTED

9 letter answers 7 words

CONCOCTEDCONDUCTEDCONNECTEDCONTENDEDCONTENTEDDENOUNCEDUNCOUNTED

10 letter answers 1 word

UNDETECTED

11 letter answers 1 word

UNCONNECTED

Common questions

How many answers in the December 25, 2022 Spelling Bee?

75 valid answers worth 469 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 328 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CONDUCTED, COUNTED, UNCONNECTED, UNCOUNTED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is C. 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.