NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 6, 2025

Saturday, December 6, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, December 6, 2025 puts O in the center, with A, C, R, T, U, Y around it. There are 89 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

89Words
393Points
275Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

34

5-letter words

17

6-letter words

16

7-letter words

15

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterO
Vowels3
Rare lettersY
Words89
Points393
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 275 points. Queen Bee is 393.

Genius · 118 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up20
Good31
Solid59
Nice98
Great157
Amazing197
275Genius275
Queen Bee393

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

Pangram Breakdown

AUTOCRACY
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, C ×2

CARRYOUT
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: R ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 72th percentile
Total points 62th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8974.715418
Points393359.189260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The December 6, 2025 hive put O in the center with A, C, R, T, U, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 89 words (393 points). Genius sat at 275.

Pangrams on this date: AUTOCRACY, CARRYOUT. Top starting letters: T (30), C (23). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for December 6, 2025