NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 14, 2025

Sunday, December 14, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, December 14, 2025 puts B in the center, with A, E, I, N, L, V around it. There are 94 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 B. Tap a word for a short definition.

94Words
489Points
342Genius
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 B.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

26

5-letter words

18

6-letter words

19

7-letter words

11

8-letter words

15

9-letter words

3

10-letter words

1

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterB
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words94
Points489
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 342 points. Queen Bee is 489.

Genius · 147 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start10
Moving Up24
Good39
Solid73
Nice122
Great196
Amazing245
342Genius342
Queen Bee489

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

Pangram Breakdown

ENVIABLE
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2

INVIABLE
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 76th percentile
Total points 82th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words9474.715418
Points489359.189260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The December 14, 2025 hive put B in the center with A, E, I, N, L, V around it. Queen Bee needed all 94 words (489 points). Genius sat at 342.

Pangrams on this date: ENVIABLE, INVIABLE. Top starting letters: B (54), L (18). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for December 14, 2025