Spelling Bee December 1, 2025 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: I
Puzzle stats
Total words
34
Total points
122
Pangrams
2
Genius score
85
Center letter
I
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
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Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
2 pts
2%
Moving Up
6 pts
5%
Good
9 pts
8%
Solid
18 pts
15%
Nice
30 pts
25%
Great
48 pts
40%
Amazing
61 pts
50%
Genius
85 pts
70%
Queen Bee
122 pts
100%
All accepted words
- dildo
- dill
- dink
- dino
- downlink
- downlink
- downwind
- idol
- kiddo
- kill
- kiln
- kilo
- kind
- kink
- kiwi
- link
- lion
- loin
- nonillion
- oink
- olio
- onion
- widow
- wiki
- wild
- wildwood
- will
- willow
- wind
- window
- wink
- winnow
- wino
- woodwind
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, December 1, 2025 uses the seven letters D, I, K, L, N, O, W, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 34 accepted words for a total of 122 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 85 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.