December 26, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 26, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 26, 2021 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words50
Max Points264
Pangrams2
Genius185
4 letter answers 10 words
ABLYALLYBABYBODYBRAYDORYDRAYDYADLADYYARD
5 letter answers 17 words
ALLAYALLOYARRAYBADLYBOOBYDADDYDALLYDOLLYDRYADDRYLYLOBBYLORDYLORRYLOYALODDLYRALLYROYAL
6 letter answers 13 words
ARROYOBALDLYBLABBYBLOBBYBLOODYBOLDLYBROODYBYROADDRABLYDROLLYDROOLYLORDLYORALLY
7 letter answers 4 words
BALLBOYBROADLYLOYALLYROYALLY
8 letter answers 5 words
ADORABLYBALLADRYBALLYARDDOORYARDLOBLOLLY
9 letter answers 1 word
BODYBOARD
Common questions
How many answers in the December 26, 2021 Spelling Bee?
50 valid answers worth 264 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 185 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ADORABLY, BROADLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is Y. 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.