December 17, 2022: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 17, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 17, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for December 17, 2022

Related puzzles

Center letter H: February 24, 2021

words: 256
score: 1,505 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 4
plurals: 11
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	5	6	7	tot
A	-	1	-	1
I	-	1	-	1
L	1	-	-	1
R	-	-	1	1
tot	1	2	1	4

plu	4	5	6	7	8	tot
A	1	-	1	1	1	4
C	-	3	1	1	1	6
I	-	-	1	-	-	1
tot	1	3	3	2	2	11

debut appearances

ANARCHICAL

word	length
CICLACILLIN	11
ACARINARIA	10
ANARCHICAL	10	pangram
CHACHALACA	10
CHINCHILLA	10
ACLINICAL	9
ANACLINAL	9
ARRACACHA	9
CAILLIACH	9
CALCARINA	9
CARINARIA	9
CARRANCHA	9
CHACHACHA	9
CHARCHARI	9
CHILIARCH	9
CHINACRIN	9
CINCINNAL	9
CLINICIAN	9
CRANACHAN	9
HIRCARRAH	9
RHACHILLA	9
ACRANIAL	8
ACRICHIN	8
ANARCHIC	8
ANILINIC	8
ARANCINI	^† 8	allowed elsewhere
CAILLACH	8
CALCARIA	8
CALCARIC	8
CARACARA	8
CARANCHA	8
CHARACIN	8
CHILARIA	8
CHIRALIC	8
CINCINNI	^† 8
CIRCINAL	8
CLINICAL	8
CRACHACH	8
HALACHIC	8
HALLICAL	8
HIRCARRA	8
LACINIAL	8
LACINIAR	8
LANCININ	8
RACHILLA	8
ACACIIN	7
ACARIAN	7
ACHIRAL	7
ACINACI	^† 7
ACLINAL	7
ACLINIC	7
ACRANIA	7
ALCANNA	7
ALLARIC	7
ALLICIN	7
ANCILIA	7
ANCILLA	7
ARACARI	7
ARACHIC	7
ARACHIN	7
ARACIAL	7
ARCHAIC	7
ARNICIN	7
CACHACA	7
CACHIRI	7
CAHINCA	7
CALCIAN	7
CANNACH	7
CARACAL	7
CARACCA	7
CARANNA	7
CARINAL	7
CHALARA	7
CHALLAH	7
CHALLAN	7
CHANCLA	7
CHILACA	7
CHILIAN	7
CICINNI	^† 7
CLACHAN	7
CLAIRIN	7
CLARAIN	7
CLARINI	7
CRANIAL	7
HALACHA	7
HALICIN	7
ICARIIN	7
ILIACAL	7
ILLICIA	7
LACINIA	7
LILACIN	7
NACHANI	7
RACHIAL	7
RAILCAR	* 7
RICINIA	7
RICINIC	7
ACACIA	6
ACACIN	6
ACHAAR	6
ACHARI	6
ACHILL	6
ACHIRA	6
ACINAR	6
ACINIC	6
AIRCAR	* 6
ALALIC	6
ALCAIC	6
ANARCH	6
ANCHAL	6
ANICCA	6
ANILIC	6
ARCANA	^† 6
ARCHIL	6
ARCHIN	6
ARNICA	6
ARRACH	6
CALCAR	6
CALCIC	6
CALCIN	6
CANCAN	6
CANCHA	6
CANINI	6
CARANA	6
CARINA	6
CARLIN	6
CARNAL	6
CARNIN	6
CHACHA	6
CHALAH	6
CHALAN	6
CHALLA	6
CHANAR	6
CHANNA	6
CHHANA	6
CHICHA	6
CHICHI	6
CHILLA	6
CHILLI	6
CHINAR	6
CHINCH	6
CHIRAL	6
CHRAIN	6
CICALA	6
CILIAL	6
CIRCAR	6
CIRRAL	6
CIRRHI	6
CLINAL	6
CLINCH	6
CLINIA	6
CLINIC	6
CRANCH	6
CRANIA	^† 6
CRANIC	6
CRINAL	6
CRINCH	6
HAINCH	6
HIRCIC	6
HIRCIN	6
ILIACI	^† 6
ILICIN	6
INARCH	6
INCALL	* 6
INCARN	6
LACCIC	6
LACCIN	6
LAICAL	6
LANCIN	6
LINCHI	6
NARICA	6
NIACIN	6
RACIAL	6
RHINIC	6
RICRAC	6
ACANA	5
ACARA	5
ACARI	5
ACCRA	5
ACHAR	5
ACINI	5
ACRAL	5
ARACA	5
CAIRN	5
CALIN	5
CALLA	5
CALLI	5
CANAL	5
CANNA	5
CARAC	5
CARRI	5
CHAIN	5
CHAIR	5
CHANA	5
CHARA	5
CHARR	5
CHICA	5
CHICH	5
CHILI	5
CHILL	5
CHINA	5
CHIRL	5
CHIRR	5
CILIA	^† 5
CINCH	5
CIRCA	5
CIRCI	^† 5
CIRRI	^† 5
CRAIC	5
HANCH	5
HARCH	5
HILCH	5
ILIAC	5
INCHI	5
INIAC	5
LAICH	5
LANCH	5
LARCH	5
LICHI	5
LILAC	5
LINAC	* 5
LINCH	5
NARIC	5
RANCH	5
RICIN	5
RINCH	5
ACAI	4
ACCA	4
ACHA	4
ACRA	4
ARCH	4
ARCI	^† 4
CACA	4
CAIR	4
CALL	4
CANN	4
CARL	4
CARN	4
CARR	4
CHAI	4
CHAR	4
CHIA	4
CHIC	4
CHIN	4
CILL	4
CIRL	4
CLAN	4
CRAN	4
CRIA	4
CRIN	4
INCA	4
INCH	4
LAIC	4
LICH	4
NARC	4
RACH	4
RICH	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

AC x 30	AI x 1	AL x 5	AN x 10	AR x 16
CA x 44	CH x 47	CI x 17	CL x 11	CR x 12
HA x 7	HI x 5
IC x 1	IL x 5	IN x 7
LA x 12	LI x 7
NA x 4	NI x 1
RA x 6	RH x 2	RI x 6

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