Ins & Outs December 2025
In the month of December 2025, 21 words were added to the Bee lexicon, and no words were discontinued, for a net gain of 21 words.
Here's a summary of what came and went, along with a few notes about the month’s pangrams (numbers, types, and more), the lengths of the daily word lists, the rates at which the dreaded/adored -ED and -ING suffixes appeared, how often the BINGO characteristic appeared, center letter distribution, the complete list of pangrams and “Ins and Outs” in the month, and more.
Here's a summary of what came and went, along with a few notes about the month’s pangrams (numbers, types, and more), the lengths of the daily word lists, the rates at which the dreaded/adored -ED and -ING suffixes appeared, how often the BINGO characteristic appeared, center letter distribution, the complete list of pangrams and “Ins and Outs” in the month, and more.
Summary of Ins and Outs
19 new words were added that had never been used before, nor previously disallowed (IN)02 words were added that had been previously disallowed (OUT-IN)00 words that had been earlier allowed, then disallowed, were allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)00 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)-----21 total words added
- 0 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)------ 0 total words removed
Net gain: 21 words
Words were added (or restored) on 08 days this month.Words were removed on 00 days this month.No words were added or removed on 23 days this month.
- 0 words that had been previously allowed, now disallowed (IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed again (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)- 0 words that had been disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)------ 0 total words removed
Net gain: 21 words
Words were added (or restored) on 08 days this month.Words were removed on 00 days this month.No words were added or removed on 23 days this month.
WORD COUNTS, BINGO, -ING, -ED
CENTER LETTERS
PER-PUZZLE WORD COUNTS Highest: 77 Lowest: 20 Average (Mean): 45.03 Median: 44 Mode(s): 37
The -ED SUFFIX was present in 6 of 31 puzzles (19.35%)The -ING SUFFIX was present in 5 of 31 puzzles (16.13%)The BINGO characteristic was present in 12 of 31 puzzles (38.71%)
The -ED SUFFIX was present in 6 of 31 puzzles (19.35%)The -ING SUFFIX was present in 5 of 31 puzzles (16.13%)The BINGO characteristic was present in 12 of 31 puzzles (38.71%)
16 different center letters were used during the month.
Frequency order:
5 I3 T3 U2 A2 B2 C2 G2 L2 N2 P1 D1 E1 H1 O1 V1 Y
Alphabetical order:
2 A2 B2 C1 D1 E2 G1 H5 I2 L2 N1 O2 P3 T3 U1 V1 Y
2 A2 B2 C1 D1 E2 G1 H5 I2 L2 N1 O2 P3 T3 U1 V1 Y
PANGRAMS AND LETTER SETS
PANGRAMS Monthly total: 44 Daily average: 1.42 per puzzle Daily pangram numbers: 6 in 0 puzzles (00.00%) 5 in 0 puzzles (00.00%) 4 in 0 puzzles (00.00%) 3 in 2 puzzles (06.45%) 2 in 9 puzzles (29.03%) 1 in 20 puzzles (64.52%)
Of the 31 Bee puzzles this month:
5 (16.13%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 5 puzzles introduced 7 new pangrams and added a total of 17 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 3.40 new words per puzzle.
26 (83.87%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before.* These 26 puzzles used 37 recycled pangrams, and added a total of 4 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.15 new words per puzzle. * NOTE re: New Pangram Previously Disallowed: The Bee of 2025-12-30 introduced a pangram (DOGPILED) that had been disallowed the one other time that the letter set had been previously used. The inclusion of a previously-disallowed pangram is very rare, as explained and demonstrated in the LexiConnexxions report "Pangrams Previously Disallowed," which can be read HERE.
Of the 26 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 07 letter sets were used for the second time 14 letter sets were used for the third time 04 letter sets were used for the fourth time 01 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.65Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.96
Of the 31 Bee puzzles this month:
5 (16.13%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had never been used before. These 5 puzzles introduced 7 new pangrams and added a total of 17 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 3.40 new words per puzzle.
26 (83.87%) were based on pangrams and letter sets that had been used before.* These 26 puzzles used 37 recycled pangrams, and added a total of 4 new words to the Bee lexicon, an average of 0.15 new words per puzzle. * NOTE re: New Pangram Previously Disallowed: The Bee of 2025-12-30 introduced a pangram (DOGPILED) that had been disallowed the one other time that the letter set had been previously used. The inclusion of a previously-disallowed pangram is very rare, as explained and demonstrated in the LexiConnexxions report "Pangrams Previously Disallowed," which can be read HERE.
Of the 26 puzzles with repeat letter sets and repeat pangrams: 07 letter sets were used for the second time 14 letter sets were used for the third time 04 letter sets were used for the fourth time 01 letter sets were used for the fifth time
Average “age” of all pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.65Average “age” of recycled pangrams and letter sets this month: 2.96
ALL THE PANGRAMS USED THIS MONTH
Brand-new pangrams are designated by the + sign; all the others are recycled pangrams.
ADJACENCYAMBIANCEAMBIENCEANALOGIZINGAUTOCRACYBACKLOTBALDINGBAPTIZEBLADINGBLUEFINBOOTBLACKCARRYOUTCHALKEDCHLOROPHYLLCLUNKEDCORNBALLDABBLINGDOCILITYDOGPILEDOGPILED+ [previously disallowed]DOWNLINK+ENVIABLE
EXALTEDLY+FACTOTUMGAUNTLET+GAZILLIONGROUNDOUTGUFFAWINGHAWTHORNILLEGALITYKNUCKLEDLEGALITYMANGLED+MATCHUPMAYPOLEPALLIATIVE+PHOENIXPLAUDITTHRILLINGUNBELIEFUNGULATE+UNTANGLE+WARPINGWRAPPING
WORDS ADDED TO AND REMOVED FROM THE SPELLING BEE LEXICON THIS MONTH
WORDS ADDED TO THE LEXICON
WORDS REMOVED FROM THE LEXICON
Words added, not previously disallowed (BRAND-NEW WORDS) (IN)
axledbaizedipoledownlinkexaltedexaltedlygauntletgleamedglutealglutenlanguagemangledmegadealpalliativetelexedtutelageungentleungulateuntangle
Words added, previously disallowed
(OUT-IN)
See the list of all OUT-IN words HERE.
dogpiledgayety
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed again (IN-OUT-IN)
See the list of all IN-OUT-IN words HERE.
[none this month
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed, then allowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN)
See the list of all OUT-IN-OUT-IN words HERE.
[none this month]
Words previously allowed now disallowed (IN-OUT)
See the list of all IN-OUT words HERE.
[none this month]
Words allowed, then disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (IN-OUT-IN-OUT)
See the list of all IN-OUT-IN-OUT words HERE.
[none this month]
Words disallowed, then allowed, then disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT)
See the list of all OUT-IN-OUT words HERE.
Words disallowed, allowed, disallowed, allowed, disallowed (OUT-IN-OUT-IN-OUT)
See the list of all O-I-O-I-O words HERE.
[none this month
[none this month]