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NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answer — December 20, 2023
Centre O; outer ring ABCEKL. 44 valid words and 3 pangrams in today's hive.
Hive 44 words · 192 pts · 3 pangrams
Today's hive
A B C E K L O
44 words · 192 points · 3 pangrams.
Words by first letter and length.
↓ / → 4 5 6 8 9 Σ A 2 · 1 · 1 4 B 6 5 2 1 1 15 C 3 3 3 2 1 12 K 2 1 · · · 3 L 5 1 1 1 · 8 O 2 · · · · 2 Σ 20 10 7 4 3 44 Words by their first two letters.
- A AB-1AL-3
- B BA-5BE-4BL-3BO-3
- C CA-4CE-4CO-4
- K KA-1KE-2
- L LA-3LE-2LO-3
- O OB-1OL-1
3 pangrams. Lengths and first letters revealed below.
- Pangram #1 — starts with B, 9 letters.
- Pangram #2 — starts with C, 8 letters.
- Pangram #3 — starts with L, 8 letters.
Full word list.
A
- ABLE
- ALOE
- ALLELE
- ALLOCABLE
B
- BABE
- BAKE
- BALE
- BEAK
- BECK
- BELL
- BABEL
- BELLE
- BLEAK
- BLOKE
- BOCCE
- BABBLE
- BOBBLE
- BOOKABLE
- BLOCKABLE · pangram
C
- CAKE
- CELL
- COKE
- CABLE
- CELEB
- CELLO
- CACKLE
- COBBLE
- COCKLE
- CALLABLE
- COOKABLE · pangram
- CELLBLOCK
K
- KALE
- KEEL
- KEBAB
L
- LACE
- LAKE
- LEAK
- LEEK
- LOBE
- LABEL
- LOCALE
- LOCKABLE · pangram
O
- OBOE
- OLEO
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- ABLE
- ALLELE
- ALLOCABLE
- ALOE
- BABBLE
- BABE
- BABEL
- BAKE
- BALE
- BEAK
- BECK
- BELL
- BELLE
- BLEAK
- BLOCKABLE ★
- BLOKE
- BOBBLE
- BOCCE
- BOOKABLE
- CABLE
- CACKLE
- CAKE
- CALLABLE
- CELEB
- CELL
- CELLBLOCK
- CELLO
- COBBLE
- COCKLE
- COKE
- COOKABLE ★
- KALE
- KEBAB
- KEEL
- LABEL
- LACE
- LAKE
- LEAK
- LEEK
- LOBE
- LOCALE
- LOCKABLE ★
- OBOE
- OLEO
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How many words are in NYT Spelling Bee on December 20, 2023?
NYT Spelling Bee on December 20, 2023 has 44 words to find, including 3 pangrams. The hint grid above shows how many words start with each letter and how long they are — without listing a single word.
What are the letters in NYT Spelling Bee on December 20, 2023?
The seven letters are A, B, C, E, K, L, O, with O in the centre. Every word must use the centre letter and be at least four letters long. These letters are given to every player, so they're not a spoiler.
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