December 8, 2022

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 8, 2022

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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 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.