Spelling Bee December 30, 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
64
Total points
332
Pangrams
4
Genius score
232
Center letter
I
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- DOGPILED
- DOGPILED
- DOGPILE
- DOGPILE
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
6 pts
2%
Moving Up
16 pts
5%
Good
26 pts
8%
Solid
49 pts
15%
Nice
83 pts
25%
Great
132 pts
40%
Amazing
166 pts
50%
Genius
232 pts
70%
Queen Bee
332 pts
100%
All accepted words
- deli
- diddle
- diddled
- died
- dildo
- dill
- diode
- diploid
- dipole
- dipped
- doggie
- dogie
- dogpile
- dogpile
- dogpiled
- dogpiled
- dollied
- eddied
- elide
- elided
- epilog
- gelid
- geoid
- gigged
- giggle
- giggled
- gigolo
- gild
- gilded
- gill
- gilled
- glide
- glided
- goodie
- idle
- idled
- idol
- igloo
- iodide
- lidded
- lied
- liege
- lipid
- lipo
- lipped
- lollipop
- oiled
- oldie
- olio
- ollie
- opioid
- piddle
- piddled
- pied
- pigged
- pile
- piled
- pill
- pilled
- pipe
- piped
- plie
- plied
- polio
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, December 30, 2025 uses the seven letters D, E, G, I, L, O, P, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 64 accepted words for a total of 332 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 232 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.