December 20, 2025, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, December 20, 2025

Dec 20, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the N, A, M, E, D, L, G honeycomb (center letter G) feature 77 words, a 370-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: GLADDENED.

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Spelling Bee hive for December 20, 2025 with center letter G and surrounding letters N,A,M,E,D and L

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Saturday, December 20, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

99th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.49

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

98/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 98% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

85 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×9L3×8L12×7L21×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 259 pts

39 words1×9L3×8L12×7L20×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

170 vowels · 253 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start19 PTS
15%Moving Up56 PTS
25%Good93 PTS
40%Solid148 PTS
50%Nice185 PTS
60%Great222 PTS
65%Amazing241 PTS
70%Genius259 PTS
100%Queen Bee370 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 77 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, December 20, 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

43%

17%

14%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

20 words

21 words

12 words (Pangram)

3 words

1 word

Share of 77 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

77 words

100%

64 words

83%

61 words

79%

46 words

60%

41 words

53%

30 words

39%

22 words

29%

Share of 77 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

20 pts

100 pts

100

126 pts

126

91 pts (Pangram)

24 pts

9 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3343%

1317%

1114%

912%

56%

11%

Share of 77 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 370 ranks in the 98th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-12-19.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 77 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 100th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-12-19.
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 Very 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-12-18.
The estimated solve time of 72–98 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

adangle
aedeagal
aegean
aegle
agad
agade
agag
agal
agalma
agama
agee
agen
agena
agend
agene
aglee
agma
agname
agnamed
agnean
agnel
alang
alnage
analgen
analgene
angela
angeled
anlage
anlagen
dagame
dagga
dagged
daggle
daggled
dalaga
danagla
danegeld
danged
degame
degged
egal
egall
elenge
emgalla
enage
enallage
endamage
endamaged
engagee
engelmann
engl
engladden
england
engle
ennage
gaddang
gade
gadge
gadman
gaea
gael
gaged
gaggled
gagman
gagmen
galanga
galea
galeae
galeage
galee
galega
galen
galena
galgal
galla
gallegan
gama
gamelan
gamelang
gamgee
gammed
ganam
ganda
gane
ganga
gangan
gange
gangman
geal
gean
gedd
geed
gegg
geggee
gelada
gell
gemel
gemeled
gemelled
gemma
gemmae
gemman
gemmed
gemmel
gena
genae
genal
geneal
genl
gladded
gladen
glead
gled
glede
gledge
gleed
gleeman
gleemen
gleen
gleg
glendale
glene
glenn
gnamma
laang
ladang
lagan
lagena
lagenae
lagend
lagna
lalang
lang
langel
ledged
leeangle
lege
legge
legman
legmen
leng
lndg
madge
maga
magdalen
magdalene
magellan
magged
magna
malaga
malagma
malanga
malmag
managee
manege
mang
mangal
mangana
mangel
mangleman
menage
meng
mgal
naga
nagana
nagel
naggle
nagmaal
nanga

*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.