December 6, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 6, 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 6, 2020 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words64
Max Points309
Pangrams2
Genius216

4 letter answers 21 words

ANTIEMITIMAMITEMITTYMAIMMAINMIENMIMEMINEMINIMINTMITEMITTNINENITETIMETINETINTTINYYETI

5 letter answers 12 words

AMITYANIMAANIMEINANEINNIEMANIAMINIMMINTYNINNYTAINTTINNYTITAN

6 letter answers 14 words

ANEMIAATTAINENMITYENTITYINMATEINNATEINTENTMEANIEMINIMAMINYANMITTENNINETYTANNINTATAMI

7 letter answers 9 words

AMENITYANIMATEANYTIMEATTAINTEMINENTIMITATEINANITYMATINEETEATIME

8 letter answers 6 words

IMMINENTINITIATEINTIMATEMAINTAINMEANTIMENINETEEN

9 letter answers 1 word

INANIMATE

10 letter answers 1 word

ATTAINMENT

Common questions

How many answers in the December 6, 2020 Spelling Bee?

64 valid answers worth 309 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 216 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are AMENITY, ANYTIME. 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.