NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 31, 2025

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, December 31, 2025 puts T in the center, with M, U, O, F, A, C around it. There are 47 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 T. Tap a word for a short definition.

47Words
148Points
104Genius
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 T.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

29

5-letter words

4

6-letter words

8

7-letter words

4

8-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words47
Points148
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length4.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 104 points. Queen Bee is 148.

Genius · 44 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up7
Good12
Solid22
Nice37
Great59
Amazing74
104Genius104
Queen Bee148

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

Pangram Breakdown

FACTOTUM
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 397 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 18th percentile
Total points 7th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4773.415418
Points148352.989260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The December 31, 2025 hive put T in the center with M, U, O, F, A, C around it. Queen Bee needed all 47 words (148 points). Genius sat at 104.

Pangram on this date: FACTOTUM. Top starting letters: T (17), C (9). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for December 31, 2025