NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 3, 2025

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, December 3, 2025 puts H in the center, with A, C, M, P, T, U around it. There are 42 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes H. Tap a word for a short definition.

42Words
164Points
115Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes H.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

14

6-letter words

4

7-letter words

4

8-letter words

1

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterH
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words42
Points164
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.0

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 115 points. Queen Bee is 164.

Genius · 49 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up8
Good13
Solid25
Nice41
Great66
Amazing82
115Genius115
Queen Bee164

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 164 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

MATCHUP
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 13th percentile
Total points 7th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4274.715418
Points164359.189260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The December 3, 2025 hive put H in the center with A, C, M, P, T, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 42 words (164 points). Genius sat at 115.

Pangram on this date: MATCHUP. Top starting letters: C (14), H (7). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for December 3, 2025