December 6, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 6, 2022

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 6, 2022 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words57
Max Points288
Pangrams3
Genius202

4 letter answers 16 words

CLUECOUPCUEDCULLDUDEDUELDULLDUPELOUDLULLLULUPUCEPULEPULLPULPUPDO

5 letter answers 13 words

CLOUDCLUEDCOULDCOUPEDEUCEDUDEDDUPEDDUPLEEDUCEELUDELOUPEPULEDUPPED

6 letter answers 15 words

COULEECOUPLECUDDLECULLEDCUPPEDDEDUCEDELUDEDUELEDDULLEDEDUCEDELUDEDLULLEDPUDDLEPULLEDPULPED

7 letter answers 9 words

CELLULECLOUDEDCOLLUDECOUPLEDCUDDLEDDEDUCEDDELUDEDOCCLUDEPUDDLED

8 letter answers 3 words

COLLUDEDDECOUPLEOCCLUDED

9 letter answers 1 word

DECOUPLED

Common questions

How many answers in the December 6, 2022 Spelling Bee?

57 valid answers worth 288 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 202 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are COUPLED, DECOUPLE, DECOUPLED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is U. 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.