NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 7, 2025

Sunday, December 7, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, December 7, 2025 puts L in the center, with G, H, I, N, R, T around it. There are 58 valid words. It plays like a Very Hard puzzle.

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

58Words
326Points
228Genius
2Pangrams
Very Hard★★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

16

5-letter words

9

6-letter words

6

7-letter words

11

8-letter words

10

9-letter words

4

10-letter words

1

12-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterL
Vowels1
Rare lettersNone
Words58
Points326
Pangrams2
Longest word12
Average length6.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 228 points. Queen Bee is 326.

Genius · 98 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up16
Good26
Solid49
Nice82
Great130
Amazing163
228Genius228
Queen Bee326

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

Pangram Breakdown

THIRLING
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

THRILLING
9 letters 16 points 2 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, L ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 31th percentile
Total points 47th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5874.715418
Points326359.189260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The December 7, 2025 hive put L in the center with G, H, I, N, R, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 58 words (326 points). Genius sat at 228.

Pangrams on this date: THIRLING, THRILLING. Top starting letters: T (17), L (13). Longest accepted word: 12 letters. Difficulty: Very Hard.

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