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December 16, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2021, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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center letter CAEGILN
Spelling Bee for December 16, 2021

words: 228
score: 1,698 pts
pangrams: 18
perfect: 3
compounds: 4
plurals: 10
bingo: yes

cmp 5 6 tot
C - 1 1
I 1 1 2
L 1 - 1
tot 2 2 4

plu 5 6 7 8 tot
A 1 - 1 1 3
C 2 1 1 1 5
I - 1 - - 1
L - - - 1 1
tot 3 2 2 3 10

debut appearances 13

ALLEGIANCE, ANGELIC, ANGELICA, ANGELICAL, ANGELICIN, ANGLICE, CAGELING, CANCELING, CANCELLING, CLEANING, ENGLACIAL, ENLACING, GALENIC, GALENICAL, GALLINACEAN, INELEGANCE, LIEGANCE, LIGEANCE

word       length      
ACACIA 6
ACACIIN 7
ACACIN 6
ACACINE 7
ACANA 5
ACCINGE 7
ACCINGING 9
ACENE 5
ACICLE 6
ACINACI  7
ACING 5
ACINI 5
ACINIC 6
ACLANG 6
ACLINAL 7
ACLINIC 7
ACLINICAL 9
ACNEGENIC 9
AECIA  5
AECIAL 6
AGENIC 6
ALALIC 6
ALCAIC 6
ALCALIGIN 9
ALCANNA 7
ALCINE 6
ALGINIC 7
ALLEGIANCE 10 pangram, debut
ALLELIC 7
ALLENIC 7
ALLIANCE 8 debut
ALLICE 6
ALLICIN 7
ANACLINAL 9
ANACLINE 8
ANAGENIC 8
ANALGIC 7
ANCIENCE 8
ANCILE 6
ANCILIA 7
ANCILLA 7
ANCILLAE  8
ANCLE 5
ANECIC 6
ANELACE 7
ANGELIC 7 perfect pangram, debut
ANGELICA 8 pangram, debut
ANGELICAL 9 pangram
ANGELICIN 9 pangram
ANGLICE 7 perfect pangram
ANICCA 6
ANILIC 6
ANILINIC 8
ANLACE 6
CAAING 6
CAECA 5
CAECAL 6
CAECILIAN 9
CAENACIN 8
CAGELING 8 pangram
CAGING 6
CAINGIN 7
CALCANEA 8
CALCANEAL 9
CALCANEAN 9
CALCANEI 8
CALCEIN 7
CALCIAN 7
CALCIC 6
CALCIN 6
CALCINE 7
CALCINING 9
CALEAN 6
CALICEAL 8
CALICENE 8
CALICLE 7
CALIN 5
CALLA 5
CALLEE 6
CALLI 5
CALLING 7
CANAILLE 8
CANAL 5
CANALAGE 8
CANALING 8
CANALLING 9
CANCAN 6
CANCANNING 10
CANCEL 6
CANCELING 9 pangram, debut
CANCELLI 8
CANCELLING 10 pangram, debut
CANELLA 7
CANGLE 6
CANGLING 8
CANINE 6
CANING 6
CANINI 6
CANNA 5
CANNAE * 6
CANNEL 6
CANNELLINI 10 debut
CANNING 7
CECAL 5
CECIL 5
CECILIAN 8
CECINA 6
CEILI 5
CEILING 7 debut
CELIAC 6
CELLA 5
CELLAE  6
CELLI  5
CELLIE 6
CELLING 7
CENACLE 7
CICALA 6
CICINNI  7
CICLACILLIN 11
CIENAGA 7
CIENEGA 7
CIGGIE 6
CILIA  5
CILIAL 6
CILICE 6
CINCINNAL 9
CINCINNI  8
CINEGENIC 9
CINGLE 6
CLAGGING 8
CLANG 5
CLANGING 8
CLEAN 5
CLEANING 8 pangram, debut
CLEGG 5
CLINAL 6
CLINE 5
CLING 5
CLINGING 8
CLINIA 6
CLINIC 6
CLINICAL 8
CLINICIAN 9
ECCLE 5
EGENCE 6
ELEGANCE 8
ELEGIAC 7 debut
ELEGIACAL 9
ELLAGIC 7
ENCAENIA 8
ENCAGE 6
ENCAGING 8
ENCENIA 7
ENCINA 6
ENCINAL 7
ENECLANN 8
ENGLACIAL 9 pangram
ENLACE 6
ENLACING 8 pangram, debut
GACACA 6
GALENIC 7 perfect pangram
GALENICAL 9 pangram
GALLIC 6
GALLICA 7
GALLICAN 8
GALLINACEAN 11 pangram
GALLINACIN 10
GANANCIAL 9
GANGLIAC 8
GENIC 5
GICLEE 6
GLACE 5
GLACIAL 7
GLANCE 6
GLANCING 8
ICEANE 6
ICENING 7
ICICLE 6
ICING 5
ILEAC 5
ILIAC 5
ILIACAL 7
ILIACI  6
ILICIN 6
ILLICIA 7
INCALL * 6
INCEL * 5
INCLE 5
INCLINE 7
INCLINING 9
INELEGANCE 10 pangram, debut
INIAC 5
INLACE 6
INLACING 8
LACCIC 6
LACCIN 6
LACCINE 7
LACING 6
LACINIA 7
LACINIAE  8
LACINIAL 8
LAICAL 6
LANCE 5
LANCIN 6
LANCING 7
LANCININ 8
LENIENCE 8
LICELING 8
LICENCE 7
LICENCEE 8
LICENCING 9
LIEGANCE 8 pangram
LIENIC 6
LIGEANCE 8 pangram
LILAC 5
LILACIN 7
LINAC * 5
LINEIC 6
NACELLE 7 allowed elsewhere
NANCING 7
NANGCA 6
NEANIC 6
NEGLIGENCE 10 debut
NIACIN 6
NICELING 8
NICEN 5
NICENING 8
NIECE 5

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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