NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 28, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | h, l, o, p, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 20 words |
| Total Points | 72 points |
| Genius Level | 50 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 14 |
| H | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 20 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×3 CL×2 CO×7 CR×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×1 |
| L | LO×2 |
| O | |
| P | PO×2 |
| R | RO×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHL×1 CHO×2 CLO×2 COH×1 COL×1 COO×3 COP×1 COY×1 CRO×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HOO×1 |
| L | LOC×2 |
| O | |
| P | POO×1 POR×1 |
| R | ROC×1 |
| Y |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| ch......... † | CH11 | Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Having many small, rough waves. |
| cl.. | CL4 | The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground. |
| cl.. | CL4 | To fill up or choke up; to stop up. |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co... | CO5 | The spectral composition of visible light. |
| co.. | CO4 | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. |
| co.... | CO6 | In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co.. | CO4 | The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original. |
| co... | CO5 | In a coy manner. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A lake. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower. |
| po... | PO5 | A dog. |
| po... | PO5 | A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- chlorophyll† (CH11)
- chop (CH4)
- choppy (CH6)
- clop (CL4)
- cloy (CL4)
- coho (CO4)
- color (CO5)
- cool (CO4)
- coolly (CO6)
- coop (CO4)
- copy (CO4)
- coyly (CO5)
- croc (CR4)
- crop (CR4)
- hooch (HO5)
- loch (LO4)
- loco (LO4)
- pooch (PO5)
- porch (PO5)
- rococo (RO6)
Answer Definitions
- chlorophyll† (noun): Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
- chop (noun): A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- choppy (adjective): Having many small, rough waves.
- clop (noun): The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
- cloy (verb): To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- color (noun): The spectral composition of visible light.
- cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- coolly (adverb): In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- copy (noun): The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.
- coyly (adverb): In a coy manner.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- crop (noun): A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- loch (noun): A lake.
- loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
- pooch (noun): A dog.
- porch (noun): A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.