December 7, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 7, 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 7, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words42
Max Points176
Pangram1
Genius123

4 letter answers 16 words

APEDCAPECHAPCHIPDEEPEPEEEPICHEAPPACEPAIDPAPAPEEDPEEPPICAPIEDPIPE

5 letter answers 10 words

APACEAPHIDCAPEDCHEAPCHEEPPACEDPEACEPEACHPIECEPIPED

6 letter answers 11 words

APIECECAPPEDDAPPEDDIPPEDHEAPEDHIPPIEIPECACPADDEDPEEPEDPEPPEDPIECED

7 letter answers 4 words

CHAPPEDCHEAPIECHEEPEDCHIPPED

9 letter answers 1 word

HEADPIECE

Common questions

How many answers in the December 7, 2020 Spelling Bee?

42 valid answers worth 176 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 123 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is HEADPIECE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is P. 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.