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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Spelling Bee for December 16, 2021
words: 228
score: 1,698 pts
pangrams: 18
perfect: 3
compounds: 4
plurals: 9
bingo: yes
A x 54
C x 89
E x 16
G x 16
I x 19
L x 24
N x 10
5L x 37
6L x 67
7L x 49
8L x 44
9L x 22
10L x 7
11L x 2
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
tot
A
6
16
17
7
7
1
-
54
C
17
27
14
18
9
3
1
89
E
1
4
4
5
2
-
-
16
G
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
16
I
6
6
4
1
1
1
-
19
L
3
7
5
8
1
-
-
24
N
2
3
2
2
-
1
-
10
tot
37
67
49
44
22
7
2
228
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
2
C
2
1
1
1
5
I
-
1
-
-
1
L
-
-
-
1
1
tot
2
2
2
3
9
ALLEGIANCE, ANGELIC , ANGELICA, ANGELICAL, ANGELICIN, ANGLICE , CAGELING, CANCELING, CANCELLING, CLEANING, ENGLACIAL, ENLACING, GALENIC , GALENICAL, GALLINACEAN, INELEGANCE, LIEGANCE, LIGEANCE
C IC LAC ILLIN
11
GALLINAC EAN
11
pangram
ALLEGIANC E
10
pangram
C ANC ANNING
10
C ANC ELLING
10
pangram
C ANNELLINI
10
GALLINAC IN
10
INELEGANC E
10
pangram
NEGLIGENC E
10
AC C INGING
9
AC LINIC AL
9
AC NEGENIC
9
ALC ALIGIN
9
ANAC LINAL
9
ANGELIC AL
9
pangram
ANGELIC IN
9
pangram
C AEC ILIAN
9
C ALC ANEAL
9
C ALC ANEAN
9
C ALC INING
9
C ANALLING
9
C ANC ELING
9
pangram
C INC INNAL
9
C INEGENIC
9
C LINIC IAN
9
ELEGIAC AL
9
ENGLAC IAL
9
pangram
GALENIC AL
9
pangram
GANANC IAL
9
INC LINING
9
LIC ENC ING
9
ALLIANC E
8
ANAC LINE
8
ANAGENIC
8
ANC IENC E
8
ANC ILLAE
† 8
ANGELIC A
8
pangram
ANILINIC
8
C AENAC IN
8
C AGELING
8
pangram
C ALC ANEA
8
C ALC ANEI
8
C ALIC EAL
8
C ALIC ENE
8
C ANAILLE
8
C ANALAGE
8
C ANALING
8
C ANC ELLI
8
C ANGLING
8
C EC ILIAN
8
C INC INNI
† 8
C LAGGING
8
C LANGING
8
C LEANING
8
pangram
C LINGING
8
C LINIC AL
8
ELEGANC E
8
ENC AENIA
8
ENC AGING
8
ENEC LANN
8
ENLAC ING
8
pangram
GALLIC AN
8
GANGLIAC
8
GLANC ING
8
INLAC ING
8
LAC INIAE
† 8
LAC INIAL
8
LANC ININ
8
LENIENC E
8
LIC ELING
8
LIC ENC EE
8
LIEGANC E
8
pangram
LIGEANC E
8
pangram
NIC ELING
8
NIC ENING
8
AC AC IIN
7
AC AC INE
7
AC C INGE
7
AC INAC I
† 7
AC LINAL
7
AC LINIC
7
ALC ANNA
7
ALGINIC
7
ALLELIC
7
ALLENIC
7
ALLIC IN
7
ANALGIC
7
ANC ILIA
7
ANC ILLA
7
ANELAC E
7
ANGELIC
7
perfect pangram
ANGLIC E
7
perfect pangram
C AINGIN
7
C ALC EIN
7
C ALC IAN
7
C ALC INE
7
C ALIC LE
7
C ALLING
7
C ANELLA
7
C ANNING
7
C EILING
7
C ELLING
7
C ENAC LE
7
C IC INNI
† 7
C IENAGA
7
C IENEGA
7
ELEGIAC
7
ELLAGIC
7
ENC ENIA
7
ENC INAL
7
GALENIC
7
perfect pangram
GALLIC A
7
GLAC IAL
7
IC ENING
7
ILIAC AL
7
ILLIC IA
7
INC LINE
7
LAC C INE
7
LAC INIA
7
LANC ING
7
LIC ENC E
7
LILAC IN
7
NAC ELLE
7
allowed elsewhere
NANC ING
7
AC AC IA
6
AC AC IN
6
AC IC LE
6
AC INIC
6
AC LANG
6
AEC IAL
6
AGENIC
6
ALALIC
6
ALC AIC
6
ALC INE
6
ALLIC E
6
ANC ILE
6
ANEC IC
6
ANIC C A
6
ANILIC
6
ANLAC E
6
C AAING
6
C AEC AL
6
C AGING
6
C ALC IC
6
C ALC IN
6
C ALEAN
6
C ALLEE
6
C ANC AN
6
C ANC EL
6
C ANGLE
6
C ANINE
6
C ANING
6
C ANINI
6
C ANNAE
* 6
C ANNEL
6
C EC INA
6
C ELIAC
6
C ELLAE
† 6
C ELLIE
6
C IC ALA
6
C IGGIE
6
C ILIAL
6
C ILIC E
6
C INGLE
6
C LINAL
6
C LINIA
6
C LINIC
6
EGENC E
6
ENC AGE
6
ENC INA
6
ENLAC E
6
GAC AC A
6
GALLIC
6
GIC LEE
6
GLANC E
6
IC EANE
6
IC IC LE
6
ILIAC I
† 6
ILIC IN
6
INC ALL
* 6
INLAC E
6
LAC C IC
6
LAC C IN
6
LAC ING
6
LAIC AL
6
LANC IN
6
LIENIC
6
LINEIC
6
NANGC A
6
NEANIC
6
NIAC IN
6
AC ANA
5
AC ENE
5
AC ING
5
AC INI
5
AEC IA
5
ANC LE
5
C AEC A
5
C ALIN
5
C ALLA
5
C ALLI
5
C ANAL
5
C ANNA
5
C EC AL
5
C EC IL
5
C EILI
5
C ELLA
5
C ELLI
† 5
C ILIA
† 5
C LANG
5
C LEAN
5
C LEGG
5
C LINE
5
C LING
5
EC C LE
5
GENIC
5
GLAC E
5
IC ING
5
ILEAC
5
ILIAC
5
INC EL
* 5
INC LE
5
INIAC
5
LANC E
5
LILAC
5
LINAC
* 5
NIC EN
5
NIEC E
5
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun