December 29, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 29, 2025

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 29, 2025 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words55
Max Points329
Pangrams3
Genius230

4 letter answers 11 words

BABABAILBALDBALLBANDBANGBILLBINDBLABBLINGLIB

5 letter answers 8 words

ALIBIBANALBINDIBLANDBLINDBLINGBLINILABIA

6 letter answers 7 words

BAAINGBALINGBALLADBANANABIDINGGIBINGLABIAL

7 letter answers 19 words

ABIDINGBADGINGBAGGINGBAILINGBALDINGBALLINGBANDANABANDINGBANGINGBANNINGBIDDINGBILLINGBINDINGBINGINGBINNINGBLADINGDABBINGGABBINGNABBING

8 letter answers 8 words

BABBLINGBANDANNABILABIALBLABBINGBLINDINGDABBLINGGABBLINGNIBBLING

9 letter answers 2 words

BANDAGINGLIBIDINAL

Common questions

How many answers in the December 29, 2025 Spelling Bee?

55 valid answers worth 329 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 230 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are BALDING, BLADING, DABBLING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. 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.