December 9, 2022
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — December 9, 2022
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for December 9, 2022 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words69
Max Points358
Pangrams2
Genius251
4 letter answers 19 words
ALGAGAGAGAGEGALAGALEGALLGAMEGANGGATEGELTGENEGENTGLAMGLEEGLENGNATMAGEMEGATANG
5 letter answers 16 words
AGATEAGENTAGLETALGAEALGALANGELANGLEEAGLEGAMMAGELEEGLEAMGLEANLEGALMAGMAMANGAMANGE
6 letter answers 13 words
AGLEAMALLEGEEAGLETENGAGEGAGGLEGAMETEGENTLELEGATEMAGNETMANAGEMANGLENEGATETANGLE
7 letter answers 13 words
AMALGAMELEGANTGALETTEGALLANTGAMELANGENTEELLEGATEEMAGENTAMAGNATEMELANGENAMETAGTANGENTTEENAGE
8 letter answers 2 words
ENTANGLEGALANGAL
9 letter answers 2 words
GENTLEMANGENTLEMEN
10 letter answers 3 words
AMALGAMATEENGAGEMENTMANAGEMENT
12 letter answers 1 word
ENTANGLEMENT
Common questions
How many answers in the December 9, 2022 Spelling Bee?
69 valid answers worth 358 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 251 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ENTANGLEMENT, GENTLEMAN. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is G. 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.