NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 15, 2025

Monday, December 15, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, December 15, 2025 puts I in the center, with A, F, G, N, U, W around it. There are 62 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 I. Tap a word for a short definition.

62Words
364Points
255Genius
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 I.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

10

5-letter words

6

6-letter words

13

7-letter words

28

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterI
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words62
Points364
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length6.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 255 points. Queen Bee is 364.

Genius · 109 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up18
Good29
Solid55
Nice91
Great146
Amazing182
255Genius255
Queen Bee364

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

Pangram Breakdown

GUFFAWING
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: G ×2, F ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 36th percentile
Total points 57th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6274.715418
Points364359.189260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The December 15, 2025 hive put I in the center with A, F, G, N, U, W around it. Queen Bee needed all 62 words (364 points). Genius sat at 255.

Pangram on this date: GUFFAWING. Top starting letters: W (19), G (14). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for December 15, 2025