December 28, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 28, 2021

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 28, 2021 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words40
Max Points208
Pangrams2
Genius146

4 letter answers 9 words

AIRYARTYGRAYITTYNARYTINYTRAYYANGYARN

5 letter answers 14 words

ANGRYARRAYNAGGYNANNYNATTYNINNYRAINYRANGYRATTYTANGYTARRYTATTYTINNYTYING

6 letter answers 8 words

GANTRYGRAINYGRANNYGRITTYRARITYRAYINGTRYINGTYRANT

7 letter answers 5 words

GRANARYGRAYINGINANITYTRINITYTYRANNY

8 letter answers 4 words

ARRAYINGGYRATINGNANNYINGTARRYING

Common questions

How many answers in the December 28, 2021 Spelling Bee?

40 valid answers worth 208 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 146 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are GYRATING, TARRYING. 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.