December 12, 2025, Friday

Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, December 12, 2025

Dec 12, 2025, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the Z, G, O, L, I, N, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 62 words, a 334-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ANALOGIZING.

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Spelling Bee hive for December 12, 2025 with center letter A and surrounding letters Z,G,O,L,I and N

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Friday, December 12, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

84th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.94

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

76/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 76% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

60 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: O, I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×11L1×10L3×9L4×8L14×7L7×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 234 pts

30 words1×11L1×10L3×9L4×8L14×7L7×6L

Vowel Split

41%

Balanced mix

152 vowels · 216 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start17 PTS
15%Moving Up50 PTS
25%Good84 PTS
40%Solid134 PTS
50%Nice167 PTS
60%Great200 PTS
65%Amazing217 PTS
70%Genius234 PTS
100%Queen Bee334 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 62 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, December 12, 2025. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

32%

31%

18%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

16 words

12 words

11 words

14 words

4 words

3 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

1 word (Pangram)

11L

Share of 62 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

62 words

100%

51 words

82%

47 words

76%

39 words

63%

37 words

60%

23 words

37%

11 words

18%

Share of 62 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts

60 pts

66 pts

98 pts

32 pts

34 pts (Pangram)

10 pts

10L

18 pts (Pangram)

11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2032%

1931%

1118%

711%

58%

Share of 62 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 334 ranks in the 95th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-12-11.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 62 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 92nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-12-11.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-12-08.
The estimated solve time of 51–69 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aalii
agag
agal
agao
agaz
agin
agio
aglaia
agnail
agnizing
agoing
agon
agonal
ainoi
aion
aionial
alai
alain
alala
alalia
alalonga
alan
alang
alani
alanin
algin
algol
algolagnia
alia
alining
allan
allo
allolalia
alloo
alogia
alogian
aloin
alonzo
analgia
analoga
analogal
analogion
analogon
anan
anana
anginal
anglian
anglo
angola
angolan
anil
anilao
anilin
anilino
anna
annona
anoa
anoia
anoil
anonang
aonian
azan
azilian
azlon
azolla
azon
azonal
gaggling
gaging
gaia
gail
galago
galanga
galangin
galgal
gali
galla
galli
gallian
gallinazo
galloon
ganga
gangan
gangion
ganglial
ganoin
ganza
gaol
gaoling
gaon
gazania
gazi
gazon
gazoz
giallolino
gila
gilgai
gilia
gillian
gingal
gingall
glagol
glial
goaling
goan
goanna
gogga
gola
golilla
gonal
gonalgia
gonangia
gonangial
gonia
gonial
gonzalo
gozzan
iago
ilia
ilial
ilian
illano
illinoian
inanga
inga
ingang
inia
inial
ionian
laang
lagan
lagna
lagoonal
lalang
lall
lalling
lalo
lana
lanao
lang
langi
lango
lanzon
liana
liang
ligan
lila
lilian
lina
linaloa
linalol
linalool
linga
lingala
liza
loanin
logan
logania
loganin
logia
lola
longa
longinian
naga
nagana
naggin
nagnail
naig
nain
naio
nanga
naoi
nazi
ngai
ngaio
niall
nilgai
nina
nogai
nona
nonangling
nonzonal
ogallala
oglala
olga
olla
olona
onan
onza
oogonia
oogonial
zain
zanana
zanza
zigan
zila
zilla
zingana
zingani
zingano
zizania
zogan
zona
zoonal

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.