December 8, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 8, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 8, 2022 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words46
Max Points193
Pangrams2
Genius135
4 letter answers 19 words
GLOPGOOPLOOPOPALPALLPALPPANGPAPAPLANPLAYPLOPPLOYPOGOPOLLPOLOPONGPONYPOOLPOOP
5 letter answers 13 words
APPLYGALOPGLOOPGOOPYLOOPYPAGANPAPALPAPPYPOLYPPOPPAPOPPYPYLONYAPPY
6 letter answers 8 words
APPALLGALLOPGLOOPYGLOPPYLOLLOPPALAPAPAPAYAPAYOLA
7 letter answers 4 words
APOLOGYPANOPLYPAPALLYPOLYGON
9 letter answers 1 word
POLYGONAL
10 letter answers 1 word
NONAPOLOGY
Common questions
How many answers in the December 8, 2022 Spelling Bee?
46 valid answers worth 193 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 135 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are NONAPOLOGY, POLYGONAL. 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.