December 3, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 3, 2020

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 3, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words34
Max Points112
Pangram1
Genius78

4 letter answers 18 words

EAVEEELYEVILHALEHAVEHEALHEELHELLHIVELAVELEVYLIVEVALEVEALVEILVILEYEAHYELL

5 letter answers 10 words

ALIVEALLEYHALVEHEAVEHEAVYHELVELEAVELEVEELEVELVALVE

6 letter answers 5 words

ALLELEEVILLYLIVELYVALLEYVILELY

7 letter answers 1 word

HEAVILY

Common questions

How many answers in the December 3, 2020 Spelling Bee?

34 valid answers worth 112 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 78 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is HEAVILY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is E. 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.