December 16, 2022 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2022, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter I: April 24, 2024Center letter O: July 13, 2021
words: 167
score: 1,069 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 12
A x 22
O x 4
P x 95
R x 7
T x 37
Y x 2
5L x 64
6L x 51
7L x 25
8L x 14
9L x 7
10L x 3
11L x 1
12L x 2
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 22 |
| O | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| P | 38 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 95 |
| R | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 37 |
| Y | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| tot | 64 | 51 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 167 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| A | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| P | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| R | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| tot | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
APRIORITY, PROPITIATORY, TOPIARY, TYROPITA
| word | length | |||
| APPROPRIATOR | 12 | |||
| PROPITIATORY | 12 | pangram | ||
| PROPITIATOR | 11 | |||
| APOTROPAIA | 10 | |||
| PORTAPOTTY | 10 | |||
| PROTOTROPY | 10 | |||
| APPARATOR | 9 | |||
| APPARITOR | 9 | |||
| APRIORITY | 9 | pangram | ||
| PARAPATRY | 9 | |||
| PARATROOP | 9 | |||
| PROPROTOR | * 9 | |||
| RAPTATORY | 9 | |||
| APPARATI | 8 | |||
| PARAPARA | 8 | |||
| PARROTRY | 8 | |||
| PATOTARA | 8 | |||
| POROPORO | 8 | |||
| PORTRAIT | 8 | |||
| POTATORY | 8 | |||
| PRIORITY | 8 | |||
| PROTORAP | 8 | |||
| TIROPITA | 8 | |||
| TRIPARTY | 8 | |||
| TRIPTRAP | * 8 | |||
| TROPARIA | 8 | |||
| TYROPITA | 8 | pangram | ||
| AIRPORT | * 7 | |||
| APITPAT | 7 | |||
| APPARAT | 7 | |||
| ATROPIA | 7 | |||
| PARITOR | 7 | |||
| PAROTTA | 7 | |||
| PARROTY | 7 | |||
| PARTITA | 7 | |||
| PATOOTY | 7 | |||
| PATRIOT | 7 | |||
| PITAPAT | * 7 | |||
| PITIRRI | 7 | |||
| PITPROP | * 7 | |||
| PORPITA | 7 | |||
| PORTATO | 7 | |||
| PORTRAY | 7 | |||
| POTOROO | 7 | |||
| PROPRIA | 7 | |||
| RAPPORT | 7 | |||
| RATTRAP | * 7 | |||
| TAPROOT | * 7 | |||
| TOPIARY | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| TRIPARA | 7 | |||
| TRIPART | 7 | |||
| TROPAIA | 7 | |||
| APIARY | 6 | |||
| APORIA | 6 | |||
| APPORT | 6 | |||
| ATTRAP | 6 | |||
| ATYPIA | 6 | |||
| OOPART | 6 | |||
| OPPARI | 6 | |||
| PAOPAO | 6 | |||
| PAPAIA | 6 | |||
| PAPAYA | 6 | |||
| PAPYRI | 6 | |||
| PARITY | 6 | |||
| PARROT | 6 | |||
| PARTAY | 6 | |||
| PATOOT | 6 | |||
| PATRAO | 6 | |||
| PAYARA | 6 | |||
| PIOPIO | 6 | |||
| PIPIPI | 6 | |||
| PIPIRI | 6 | |||
| PIRITA | 6 | |||
| PIROOT | 6 | |||
| PITARA | 6 | |||
| PITAYA | 6 | |||
| PITPAT | 6 | |||
| POOPOO | 6 | |||
| POPPIT | 6 | |||
| PORRAY | 6 | |||
| POTATO | 6 | |||
| PRATTY | 6 | |||
| PRIAPI | 6 | |||
| PRIORY | 6 | |||
| PROPPY | 6 | |||
| PROTIP | * 6 | |||
| PYRITY | 6 | |||
| RAPTOR | 6 | |||
| RIPRAP | 6 | |||
| ROOPIT | 6 | |||
| TAPPIT | 6 | |||
| TARPIT | * 6 | |||
| TARPOT | * 6 | |||
| TIPITI | 6 | |||
| TIPTOP | * 6 | |||
| TOPATO | 6 | |||
| TORPOR | 6 | |||
| TRAPPY | 6 | |||
| TRIPIT | 6 | |||
| TRIPPY | 6 | |||
| TROPIA | 6 | |||
| TROPPO | 6 | |||
| TRYPOT | * 6 | |||
| APART | 5 | |||
| APOOP | 5 | |||
| APORT | 5 | |||
| APPRO | 5 | |||
| ATOPY | 5 | |||
| ATRIP | 5 | |||
| ATTAP | 5 | |||
| OPARA | 5 | |||
| OTOPY | 5 | |||
| PAIPO | 5 | |||
| PAPPI | 5 | |||
| PAPPY | 5 | |||
| PAPRI | 5 | |||
| PARRO | 5 | |||
| PARRY | 5 | |||
| PARTI | 5 | |||
| PARTY | 5 | |||
| PATIA | 5 | |||
| PATIO | 5 | |||
| PATTY | 5 | |||
| PAYAO | 5 | |||
| PAYOR | 5 | |||
| PAYOT | 5 | |||
| PIPIT | 5 | |||
| PIPPY | 5 | |||
| PIPRA | 5 | |||
| PIRAI | 5 | |||
| PITOT | 5 | |||
| PITTA | 5 | |||
| PITTY | 5 | |||
| POOPY | 5 | |||
| POORI | 5 | |||
| POORT | 5 | |||
| POPPA | 5 | |||
| POPPY | 5 | |||
| PORIA | 5 | |||
| PORTA | 5 | |||
| PORTO | 5 | |||
| PORTY | 5 | |||
| POTOO | 5 | |||
| POTTO | 5 | |||
| POTTY | 5 | |||
| PRATA | 5 | |||
| PRATT | 5 | |||
| PRATY | 5 | |||
| PRAYA | 5 | |||
| PRIOR | 5 | |||
| ROOPY | 5 | |||
| TAIPO | 5 | |||
| TAPAI | 5 | |||
| TAPAO | 5 | |||
| TAPIR | 5 | |||
| TAPPA | 5 | |||
| TAPPY | 5 | |||
| TIPPY | 5 | |||
| TOPIA | 5 | |||
| TOPOI | 5 | |||
| TOPPO | 5 | |||
| TOPPY | 5 | |||
| TRAPP | 5 | |||
| TROOP | 5 | |||
| TROPO | 5 | |||
| YAPPY | 5 | |||
| YIPPY | 5 |
* compound(ish) word