December 16, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

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, 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 16, 2021

words: 259
score: 1,729 pts
pangrams: 18
perfect: 3
compounds: 4
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	5	6	tot
C	-	1	1
I	1	1	2
L	1	-	1
tot	2	2	4

ALLEGIANCE, ANGELIC, ANGELICA, ANGELICAL, ANGELICIN, ANGLICE, CAGELING, CANCELING, CANCELLING, CLEANING, ENGLACIAL, ENLACING, GALENIC, GALENICAL, GALLINACEAN, INELEGANCE, LIEGANCE, LIGEANCE

word	length
ACACIA	6
ACACIIN	7
ACACIN	6
ACACINE	7
ACAI	4
ACANA	5
ACCA	4
ACCINGE	7
ACCINGING	9
ACENE	5
ACICLE	6
ACINACI	7
ACING	5
ACINI	5
ACINIC	6
ACLANG	6
ACLE	4
ACLINAL	7
ACLINIC	7
ACLINICAL	9
ACNE	4
ACNEGENIC	9
AECIA	5
AECIAL	6
AGENIC	6
ALALIC	6
ALCAIC	6
ALCALIGIN	9
ALCANNA	7
ALCINE	6
ALEC	4
ALGINIC	7
ALLEGIANCE	10	pangram
ALLELIC	7
ALLENIC	7
ALLIANCE	8
ALLICE	6
ALLICIN	7
ANACLINAL	9
ANACLINE	8
ANAGENIC	8
ANALGIC	7
ANCIENCE	8
ANCILE	6
ANCILIA	7
ANCILLA	7
ANCILLAE	8
ANCLE	5
ANECIC	6
ANELACE	7
ANGELIC	7	perfect pangram
ANGELICA	8	pangram
ANGELICAL	9	pangram
ANGELICIN	9	pangram
ANGLICE	7	perfect pangram
ANICCA	6
ANILIC	6
ANILINIC	8
ANLACE	6
CAAING	6
CACA	4
CAECA	5
CAECAL	6
CAECILIAN	9
CAENACIN	8
CAGE	4
CAGELING	8	pangram
CAGING	6
CAINGIN	7
CALCANEA	8
CALCANEAL	9
CALCANEAN	9
CALCANEI	8
CALCEIN	7
CALCIAN	7
CALCIC	6
CALCIN	6
CALCINE	7
CALCINING	9
CALE	4
CALEAN	6
CALICEAL	8
CALICENE	8
CALICLE	7
CALIN	5
CALL	4
CALLA	5
CALLEE	6
CALLI	5
CALLING	7
CANAILLE	8
CANAL	5
CANALAGE	8
CANALING	8
CANALLING	9
CANCAN	6
CANCANNING	10
CANCEL	6
CANCELING	9	pangram
CANCELLI	8
CANCELLING	10	pangram
CANE	4
CANELLA	7
CANG	4
CANGLE	6
CANGLING	8
CANINE	6
CANING	6
CANINI	6
CANN	4
CANNA	5
CANNAE	* 6
CANNEL	6
CANNELLINI	10
CANNING	7
CECA	4
CECAL	5
CECIL	5
CECILIAN	8
CECINA	6
CEGA	4
CEIL	4
CEILI	5
CEILING	7
CELIAC	6
CELL	4
CELLA	5
CELLAE	6
CELLI	5
CELLIE	6
CELLING	7
CENACLE	7
CENE	4
CICALA	6
CICINNI	7
CICLACILLIN	11
CIEL	4
CIENAGA	7
CIENEGA	7
CIGGIE	6
CILIA	5
CILIAL	6
CILICE	6
CILL	4
CINCINNAL	9
CINCINNI	8
CINE	4
CINEGENIC	9
CINGLE	6
CLAG	4
CLAGGING	8
CLAN	4
CLANG	5
CLANGING	8
CLEAN	5
CLEANING	8	pangram
CLEG	4
CLEGG	5
CLINAL	6
CLINE	5
CLING	5
CLINGING	8
CLINIA	6
CLINIC	6
CLINICAL	8
CLINICIAN	9
ECCE	4
ECCLE	5
EGENCE	6
ELEGANCE	8
ELEGIAC	7
ELEGIACAL	9
ELLAGIC	7
ENCAENIA	8
ENCAGE	6
ENCAGING	8
ENCENIA	7
ENCINA	6
ENCINAL	7
ENECLANN	8
ENGLACIAL	9	pangram
ENLACE	6
ENLACING	8	pangram
GACACA	6
GALENIC	7	perfect pangram
GALENICAL	9	pangram
GALLIC	6
GALLICA	7
GALLICAN	8
GALLINACEAN	11	pangram
GALLINACIN	10
GANANCIAL	9
GANGLIAC	8
GEIC	4
GENIC	5
GICLEE	6
GLACE	5
GLACIAL	7
GLANCE	6
GLANCING	8
ICEANE	6
ICEN	4
ICENING	7
ICICLE	6
ICING	5
ILEAC	5
ILIAC	5
ILIACAL	7
ILIACI	6
ILICIN	6
ILLICIA	7
INCA	4
INCALL	* 6
INCEL	* 5
INCLE	5
INCLINE	7
INCLINING	9
INELEGANCE	10	pangram
INIAC	5
INLACE	6
INLACING	8
LACCIC	6
LACCIN	6
LACCINE	7
LACE	4
LACING	6
LACINIA	7
LACINIAE	8
LACINIAL	8
LAIC	4
LAICAL	6
LANCE	5
LANCIN	6
LANCING	7
LANCININ	8
LENIENCE	8
LICE	4
LICELING	8
LICENCE	7
LICENCEE	8
LICENCING	9
LIEGANCE	8	pangram
LIENIC	6
LIGEANCE	8	pangram
LILAC	5
LILACIN	7
LINAC	* 5
LINEIC	6
NACELLE	7	allowed elsewhere
NANCING	7
NANGCA	6
NEANIC	6
NEGLIGENCE	10
NIACIN	6
NICE	4
NICELING	8
NICEN	5
NICENING	8
NIECE	5

* compound(ish) word

AC x 22	AE x 2	AG x 1	AL x 13	AN x 21
CA x 56	CE x 18	CI x 16	CL x 17
EC x 2	EG x 1	EL x 4	EN x 10
GA x 10	GE x 2	GI x 1	GL x 4
IC x 5	IL x 6	IN x 10
LA x 14	LE x 1	LI x 12
NA x 3	NE x 2	NI x 6

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