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February 17, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 17, 2022, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter YABCEIL
Spelling Bee for February 17, 2022

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Center letter I: November 8, 2023

words: 90
score: 634 pts
pangrams: 5
compounds: 3
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 4 AC x 5 AL x 10 AY x 1
BA x 8 BE x 6 BI x 12 BL x 2 BY x 1
CA x 5 CE x 3 CI x 2 CL x 1 CY x 7
EC x 1 EL x 1 EY x 2
IC x 1 IL x 1
LA x 6 LE x 2 LI x 1 LY x 1
YA x 6 YE x 1

cmp 5 7 8 tot
B - - 1 1
E - 1 - 1
L 1 - - 1
tot 1 1 1 3

debut appearances 3
previously disallowed debuts 1

BEYLICAL, BIALLELICALLY, BICYCLABLE, BICYCLEABLE, CELIBACY

word       length      
BIALLELICALLY 13 pangram
ACYCLICALLY 11
ALLELICALLY 11
ALLYLICALLY 11
BICYCLEABLE 11 pangram
BIBLICALLY 10
BICYCLABLE 10 pangram
BICYCLICAL 10
BILABIALLY 10
CYCLICALLY 10
ACYCLICAL 9
ALICYCLIC 9
ALLAYABLE 9
ACALYCAL 8
ALICYCLE 8
BALLCLAY * 8
BEYLICAL 8 pangram
BICYCLIC 8
CAECALLY 8
CALYCEAL 8
CELIBACY 8 pangram, debut
CYCLABLE 8
CYCLICAL 8
CYCLICLY 8
LABIALLY 8
LAICALLY 8
YELLABLE 8
ACYCLIC 7
ALLYLIC 7
BICYCLE 7 debut
BYCICLE 7
CALYCLE 7
CECALLY 7
EYEABLE 7
EYEBALL * 7
ILEALLY 7
ABBACY 6
ABEYYA 6
ACYLAL 6
AYEAYE 6
BABBLY 6
BABILY 6
BAILEY 6
BAYILA 6
BEYLIC 6
BLABBY 6
BLEBBY 6
CAYCAY 6
CICELY 6 debut, previously disallowed
CLAYEY 6
CYCLIC 6
ECYCLE 6
LACILY 6
LEALLY 6
YABBIE 6
YABBLE 6
ABAYA 5
ABBEY 5
ALIYA 5
ALLAY 5
ALLEY 5
ALLYL 5
BABBY 5
BACCY 5
BALLY 5
BEBAY 5
BEELY 5
BELAY 5
BELLY 5
BIALY 5
BICCY 5
BILBY 5
BILLY 5
CABBY 5
CELLY 5
CILLY 5
CYCLE 5
CYCLI 5
ELAYL 5
ICILY 5
LACEY 5
LALLY 5
LAYBY * 5
LECCY 5
LICEY 5
LYCEE 5
YABBA 5
YABBY 5
YACAL 5
YACCA 5

* compound(ish) word

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