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Spelling Bee December 6, 2024 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: P

H
I
L
N
O
P
Y

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

39

accepted entries

Total points

179

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

125

70% of total

Center letter

P

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • PHONILY
  • PHONILY

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

3 pts

2%

Moving Up

8 pts

5%

Good

14 pts

8%

Solid

26 pts

15%

Nice

44 pts

25%

Great

71 pts

40%

Amazing

89 pts

50%

Genius

125 pts

70%

Queen Bee

179 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
H 6 words
  • hiply
  • hippo
  • hippy
  • hoop
  • hoppy
  • hypo
L 7 words
  • lipo
  • lippy
  • lollipop
  • lollop
  • loop
  • loopily
  • loopy
N 1 word
  • nippy
O 1 word
  • opinion
P 24 words
  • phonily
  • phonily
  • phono
  • phony
  • phyllo
  • pill
  • pillion
  • pinion
  • pinny
  • pippin
  • plop
  • ploy
  • polio
  • poll
  • polo
  • polyp
  • polyphony
  • pony
  • pooh
  • pool
  • poop
  • poplin
  • poppy
  • pylon

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, December 6, 2024 uses the seven letters H, I, L, N, O, P, Y, with P as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 39 accepted words for a total of 179 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 125 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.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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