December 17, 2024: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 17, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 17, 2024, 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.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.

Spelling Bee for December 17, 2024

Related puzzles

Center letter C: August 17, 2023
Center letter A: July 12, 2022
Center letter M: May 13, 2021
Center letter H: October 17, 2020

words: 178
score: 774 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 2
plurals: 5
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	7	tot
A	1	1
H	1	1
tot	2	2

plu	4	5	6	8	tot
A	1	-	-	-	1
C	-	-	2	-	2
L	-	-	-	1	1
M	-	1	-	-	1
tot	1	1	2	1	5

debut appearances

ALCHEMY

word	length
CHACHALACA	10
ECCYCLEMA	9
MLECHCHHA	9
ACALYCAL	8
CAECALLY	8
CALMECAC	8
CALYCEAL	8
LAMELLAE	^† 8
MACLEAYA	8
MAHALLAH	8
MAHALLYA	8
ALCHEMY	7	perfect pangram
ALLHEAL	* 7
CALECHE	7
CALYCLE	7
CECALLY	7
CHALLAH	7
ECHELLE	7
HALACHA	7
HALALAH	7
HEALALL	* 7
LAMELLA	7
LEECHEE	7
MAHALLA	7
MALACCA	7
MALLEAL	7
MLECCHA	7
ACYLAL	6
ALLELE	6
ALMAMY	6
CAECAL	6
CALLEE	6
CALMLY	6
CELLAE	^† 6
CHALAH	6
CHALLA	6
CHAMAL	6
CHELAE	^† 6
CHELEM	6
CLAMMY	6
CLAYEY	6
CLECHE	6
CLECHY	6
CYCLAM	6
ECYCLE	6
HAEMAL	6
HALALA	6
HALEEM	6
HALLAH	6
HALLAL	6
HALLEL	6
HAMMAL	6
HEALEE	6
HEMMEL	6
HYALEA	6
LAMELY	6
LEACHY	6
LEALLY	6
LEECHY	6
LYCHEE	6
MAHALA	6
MAHMAL	6
MALEYL	6
MALLAM	6
MALLEE	6
MAMMAL	6
MELLAY	6
ALALA	5
ALLAY	5
ALLEE	5
ALLEY	5
ALLYL	5
ALMAH	5
ALMEH	5
AMALA	5
AMLAH	5
CALLA	5
CALMY	5
CAMEL	5
CECAL	5
CELLA	5
CELLY	5
CHELA	5
CHYLE	5
CLAME	5
CYCLE	5
ECCLE	5
ELAYL	5
HALAL	5
HALMA	5
HAMAL	5
HAMEL	5
HELLA	5
HEMAL	5
LACEY	5
LALLY	5
LAMEL	5
LAMMY	5
LEACH	5
LECCY	5
LECHY	5
LEECH	5
LEMEL	5
LEMMA	5
LEMME	5
LLAMA	5
LYCEE	5
MACLE	5
MAHAL	5
MALAE	^† 5
MALLE	5
MALMY	5
MEALY	5
MELAM	5
MELEE	5
MELEM	5
MYALL	5
YACAL	5
YALAH	5
YEALM	5
ACLE	4
ACYL	4
ALAE	^† 4
ALEC	4
ALEE	4
ALEY	4
ALLY	4
ALMA	4
ALME	4
AMLA	4
AMYL	4
CALE	4
CALL	4
CALM	4
CELL	4
CLAM	4
CLAY	4
CLEM	4
CYLE	4
EELY	4
ELMY	4
HALA	4
HALE	4
HALL	4
HALM	4
HEAL	4
HEEL	4
HELE	4
HELL	4
HELM	4
HYLA	4
HYLE	4
LACE	4
LACY	4
LALL	4
LAMA	4
LAME	4
LAYA	4
LEAL	4
LEAM	4
LECH	4
LEMA	4
LEME	4
LYCH	4
LYME	4
MALA	4
MALE	4
MALL	4
MALM	4
MEAL	4
MELA	4
MELE	4
MELL	4
MYAL	4
YALE	4
YELL	4
YELM	4
YLEM	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

AC x 4	AL x 18	AM x 4
CA x 14	CE x 6	CH x 9	CL x 8	CY x 3
EC x 4	EE x 1	EL x 2
HA x 17	HE x 10	HY x 3
LA x 13	LE x 16	LL x 1	LY x 4
MA x 21	ME x 9	ML x 2	MY x 2
YA x 3	YE x 3	YL x 1

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