NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 11, 2025

Thursday, December 11, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, December 11, 2025 puts Y in the center, with A, E, L, M, O, P around it. There are 66 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 Y. Tap a word for a short definition.

66Words
313Points
219Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

15

5-letter words

31

6-letter words

9

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterY
Vowels3
Rare lettersY
Words66
Points313
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 219 points. Queen Bee is 313.

Genius · 94 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up16
Good25
Solid47
Nice78
Great125
Amazing157
219Genius219
Queen Bee313

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

Pangram Breakdown

MAYPOLE
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 44th percentile
Total points 43th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6674.715418
Points313359.189260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The December 11, 2025 hive put Y in the center with A, E, L, M, O, P around it. Queen Bee needed all 66 words (313 points). Genius sat at 219.

Pangram on this date: MAYPOLE. Top starting letters: M (20), P (18). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for December 11, 2025