December 26, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 26, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 26, 2023 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words51
Max Points187
Pangram1
Genius131

4 letter answers 26 words

AEONANONATOPHONEHOOPHOOTHOPENEONNONENOONNOPENOTEOATHONTOOPENPEONPOETPONEPOOHPOOPPOPETONETOONTOOTTOPETOTE

5 letter answers 10 words

ATONENONETOATENPHONEPHONOPHOTOPOPPATENONTONNETOOTH

6 letter answers 8 words

HOTPOTNOTATEPHOTONPOPPETPOTATOPOTENTTATTOOTEAPOT

7 letter answers 2 words

NEONATEPONTOON

8 letter answers 3 words

ANNOTATEOPPONENTPANTHEON

9 letter answers 2 words

PANETTONEPOTENTATE

Common questions

How many answers in the December 26, 2023 Spelling Bee?

51 valid answers worth 187 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 131 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is PANTHEON. 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.