December 7, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 7, 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 7, 2023 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words55
Max Points251
Pangrams2
Genius176

4 letter answers 22 words

COIFCOILCOINFILLFLITFOCIFOILICONINFOINTOLIFTLILTLINTLIONLOCILOINOLIOTIFFTILLTILTTINTTOIL

5 letter answers 12 words

CLIFFCOCCICOLICCONICFLINTFOLICFOLIOIONICLICITONIONTINCTTONIC

6 letter answers 8 words

CLINICCOFFINCONFITFINITOICONICINFILLLOTIONNOTION

7 letter answers 6 words

COLONICFICTIONILLICITINFLICTLIFTOFFTINFOIL

8 letter answers 1 word

CONFLICT

9 letter answers 3 words

COTILLIONNONILLIONOCTILLION

10 letter answers 3 words

CONCOCTIONINFLICTIONNONFICTION

Common questions

How many answers in the December 7, 2023 Spelling Bee?

55 valid answers worth 251 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 176 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CONFLICT, INFLICTION. 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.