NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 19, 2025

Friday, December 19, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, December 19, 2025 puts V in the center, with A, E, I, L, P, T around it. There are 59 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 V. Tap a word for a short definition.

59Words
298Points
209Genius
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 V.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

19

5-letter words

15

6-letter words

8

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

5

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

2

11-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterV
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words59
Points298
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 209 points. Queen Bee is 298.

Genius · 89 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up15
Good24
Solid45
Nice75
Great119
Amazing149
209Genius209
Queen Bee298

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

Pangram Breakdown

APPELLATIVE
11 letters 18 points 5 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, P ×2, E ×2, L ×2

PALLIATIVE
10 letters 17 points 5 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, L ×2, I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 32th percentile
Total points 39th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5974.715418
Points298359.189260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The December 19, 2025 hive put V in the center with A, E, I, L, P, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 59 words (298 points). Genius sat at 209.

Pangrams on this date: APPELLATIVE, PALLIATIVE. Top starting letters: V (31), L (10). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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