December 3, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 3, 2021

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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, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words55
Max Points221
Pangrams2
Genius155

4 letter answers 24 words

ABUTAURAAUTOBABABARBBARDBAUDBOARBOATBOBABRADBRATDARTDATADAUBDRABDRATROADROARTAROTARTTAUTTOADTUBA

5 letter answers 15 words

ABBOTABORTABOUTADOBOAORTAARBORARDORATTARBOARDBROADBUBBARADARTABOOTABORTAROT

6 letter answers 10 words

ABOARDABROADAURORABAOBABDOODADDOTARDORATORTABARDTARTARTATTOO

7 letter answers 3 words

BURRATARATATATROTATOR

8 letter answers 1 word

OUTBOARD

9 letter answers 1 word

DARTBOARD

10 letter answers 1 word

TROUBADOUR

Common questions

How many answers in the December 3, 2021 Spelling Bee?

55 valid answers worth 221 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 155 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are OUTBOARD, TROUBADOUR. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is A. 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.