December 31, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 31, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 31, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words65
Max Points313
Pangrams2
Genius219
4 letter answers 21 words
HILLHILTHINTINTOLIENLILTLINELINTLIONLITELOINNINENITEOLIOTHINTILETILLTILTTINETINTTOIL
5 letter answers 15 words
ELITEINLETINNIEINTELLINENLITHELITHONINTHOLLIEONIONTHINETILTHTITHETITLETOILE
6 letter answers 15 words
EOLITHHEINIEHOTTIEINTENTINTONELENTILLINTELLITTLELOONIELOTIONNOTIONONLINETITTLETOILETTOONIE
7 letter answers 7 words
ENTITLEHELLIONHOTLINELENIENTLEONINENEOLITHTONTINE
8 letter answers 2 words
NINETEENTOILETTE
9 letter answers 3 words
INTENTIONNINETIETHNONILLION
10 letter answers 1 word
NINETEENTH
11 letter answers 1 word
NONILLIONTH
Common questions
How many answers in the December 31, 2020 Spelling Bee?
65 valid answers worth 313 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 219 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are HOTLINE, NEOLITH. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. 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.