December 31, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 31, 2023

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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 31, 2023 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words73
Max Points361
Pangrams3
Genius253

4 letter answers 22 words

DEEMDEMODOMEDOOMMEETMEMEMEMOMENDMENUMETEMODEMONOMOODMOONMOOTMOTEMOUEMUTEMUTTOMENTEEMTOME

5 letter answers 18 words

DEMONDOMEDEMENDEMOTEMEMEDMETEDMODEMMONDOMONTEMOOEDMOTETMOTTOMOUNDMOUNTMUTEDODEUMTOTEMUNMET

6 letter answers 15 words

DEEMEDDEMOEDDEMOTEDOOMEDDUMDUMEMOTEDMENDEDMENTEEMOMENTMOONEDMOOTEDMUTTONMUUMUUTEEMEDUNMUTE

7 letter answers 9 words

DEMOTEDEMENDEDMEMENTOMOUNDEDMOUNTEDODDMENTOUTMODEUNMOUNTUNMUTED

8 letter answers 7 words

DEMENTEDDUODENUMMOMENTUMMONOTONEMONUMENTOUTMODEDTENEMENT

9 letter answers 1 word

UNMOUNTED

10 letter answers 1 word

DENOUEMENT

Common questions

How many answers in the December 31, 2023 Spelling Bee?

73 valid answers worth 361 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 253 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are DENOUEMENT, MOUNTED, UNMOUNTED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is M. 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.