December 16, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with GE.
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Instructions
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from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
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Spelling Bee for December 16, 2021
words: 259
score: 1,729 pts
pangrams: 18
perfect: 3
compounds: 4
plurals: 10
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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5
6
tot
C
-
1
1
I
1
1
2
L
1
-
1
tot
2
2
4
plu
4
5
6
7
8
tot
A
-
-
-
1
1
2
C
-
2
1
1
1
5
I
-
-
1
-
-
1
L
1
-
-
-
1
2
tot
1
2
2
2
3
10
ALLEGIANCE, ANGELIC , ANGELICA, ANGELICAL, ANGELICIN, ANGLICE , CAGELING, CANCELING, CANCELLING, CLEANING, ENGLACIAL, ENLACING, GALENIC , GALENICAL, GALLINACEAN, INELEGANCE, LIEGANCE, LIGEANCE
AC AC IA
6
AC AC IIN
7
AC AC IN
6
AC AC INE
7
AC AI
4
AC ANA
5
AC C A
4
AC C INGE
7
AC C INGING
9
AC ENE
5
AC IC LE
6
AC INAC I
† 7
AC ING
5
AC INI
5
AC INIC
6
AC LANG
6
AC LE
4
AC LINAL
7
AC LINIC
7
AC LINIC AL
9
AC NE
4
AC NEGENIC
9
AEC IA
5
AEC IAL
6
AGENIC
6
ALALIC
6
ALC AIC
6
ALC ALIGIN
9
ALC ANNA
7
ALC INE
6
ALEC
4
ALGINIC
7
ALLEGIANC E
10
pangram, debut
ALLELIC
7
ALLENIC
7
ALLIANC E
8
debut
ALLIC E
6
ALLIC IN
7
ANAC LINAL
9
ANAC LINE
8
ANAGENIC
8
ANALGIC
7
ANC IENC E
8
ANC ILE
6
ANC ILIA
7
ANC ILLA
7
ANC ILLAE
† 8
ANC LE
5
ANEC IC
6
ANELAC E
7
ANGELIC
7
perfect pangram, debut
ANGELIC A
8
pangram, debut
ANGELIC AL
9
pangram
ANGELIC IN
9
pangram
ANGLIC E
7
perfect pangram
ANIC C A
6
ANILIC
6
ANILINIC
8
ANLAC E
6
C AAING
6
C AC A
4
C AEC A
5
C AEC AL
6
C AEC ILIAN
9
C AENAC IN
8
C AGE
4
C AGELING
8
pangram
C AGING
6
C AINGIN
7
C ALC ANEA
8
C ALC ANEAL
9
C ALC ANEAN
9
C ALC ANEI
8
C ALC EIN
7
C ALC IAN
7
C ALC IC
6
C ALC IN
6
C ALC INE
7
C ALC INING
9
C ALE
4
C ALEAN
6
C ALIC EAL
8
C ALIC ENE
8
C ALIC LE
7
C ALIN
5
C ALL
4
C ALLA
5
C ALLEE
6
C ALLI
5
C ALLING
7
C ANAILLE
8
C ANAL
5
C ANALAGE
8
C ANALING
8
C ANALLING
9
C ANC AN
6
C ANC ANNING
10
C ANC EL
6
C ANC ELING
9
pangram, debut
C ANC ELLI
8
C ANC ELLING
10
pangram, debut
C ANE
4
C ANELLA
7
C ANG
4
C ANGLE
6
C ANGLING
8
C ANINE
6
C ANING
6
C ANINI
6
C ANN
4
C ANNA
5
C ANNAE
* 6
C ANNEL
6
C ANNELLINI
10
debut
C ANNING
7
C EC A
4
C EC AL
5
C EC IL
5
C EC ILIAN
8
C EC INA
6
C EGA
4
C EIL
4
C EILI
5
C EILING
7
debut
C ELIAC
6
C ELL
4
C ELLA
5
C ELLAE
† 6
C ELLI
† 5
C ELLIE
6
C ELLING
7
C ENAC LE
7
C ENE
4
C IC ALA
6
C IC INNI
† 7
C IC LAC ILLIN
11
C IEL
4
C IENAGA
7
C IENEGA
7
C IGGIE
6
C ILIA
† 5
C ILIAL
6
C ILIC E
6
C ILL
4
C INC INNAL
9
C INC INNI
† 8
C INE
4
C INEGENIC
9
C INGLE
6
C LAG
4
C LAGGING
8
C LAN
4
C LANG
5
C LANGING
8
C LEAN
5
C LEANING
8
pangram, debut
C LEG
4
C LEGG
5
C LINAL
6
C LINE
5
C LING
5
C LINGING
8
C LINIA
6
C LINIC
6
C LINIC AL
8
C LINIC IAN
9
EC C E
4
EC C LE
5
EGENC E
6
ELEGANC E
8
ELEGIAC
7
debut
ELEGIAC AL
9
ELLAGIC
7
ENC AENIA
8
ENC AGE
6
ENC AGING
8
ENC ENIA
7
ENC INA
6
ENC INAL
7
ENEC LANN
8
ENGLAC IAL
9
pangram
ENLAC E
6
ENLAC ING
8
pangram, debut
GAC AC A
6
GALENIC
7
perfect pangram
GALENIC AL
9
pangram
GALLIC
6
GALLIC A
7
GALLIC AN
8
GALLINAC EAN
11
pangram
GALLINAC IN
10
GANANC IAL
9
GANGLIAC
8
GEIC
4
GENIC
5
GIC LEE
6
GLAC E
5
GLAC IAL
7
GLANC E
6
GLANC ING
8
IC EANE
6
IC EN
4
IC ENING
7
IC IC LE
6
IC ING
5
ILEAC
5
ILIAC
5
ILIAC AL
7
ILIAC I
† 6
ILIC IN
6
ILLIC IA
7
INC A
4
INC ALL
* 6
INC EL
* 5
INC LE
5
INC LINE
7
INC LINING
9
INELEGANC E
10
pangram, debut
INIAC
5
INLAC E
6
INLAC ING
8
LAC C IC
6
LAC C IN
6
LAC C INE
7
LAC E
4
LAC ING
6
LAC INIA
7
LAC INIAE
† 8
LAC INIAL
8
LAIC
4
LAIC AL
6
LANC E
5
LANC IN
6
LANC ING
7
LANC ININ
8
LENIENC E
8
LIC E
† 4
LIC ELING
8
LIC ENC E
7
LIC ENC EE
8
LIC ENC ING
9
LIEGANC E
8
pangram
LIENIC
6
LIGEANC E
8
pangram
LILAC
5
LILAC IN
7
LINAC
* 5
LINEIC
6
NAC ELLE
7
allowed elsewhere
NANC ING
7
NANGC A
6
NEANIC
6
NEGLIGENC E
10
debut
NIAC IN
6
NIC E
4
NIC ELING
8
NIC EN
5
NIC ENING
8
NIEC E
5
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun