December 8, 2023: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 8, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 8, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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Spelling Bee for December 8, 2023

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Center letter R: September 7, 2022
Center letter I: September 15, 2021

words: 250
score: 1,325 pts
pangrams: 12
perfect: 2
compounds: 17
plurals: 6
bingo: yes

cmp	6	7	8	9	11	tot
A	1	1	-	-	-	2
D	-	-	1	-	-	1
I	3	-	-	-	-	3
L	-	-	2	-	-	2
N	-	1	-	-	1	2
O	4	-	-	-	-	4
R	-	1	1	1	-	3
tot	8	3	4	1	1	17

plu	4	5	7	8	10	11	tot
I	1	1	-	-	-	-	2
R	-	-	1	1	1	1	4
tot	1	1	1	1	1	1	6

ANORDRIOL, DOORNAIL, NAILROD, NONILLIARD, NONORDINAL, NONRADIAL, NONRAILROAD, ORDINAL, RADIOLAND, RADIOLARIAN, RAILROADANA, RAILROADIANA

word	length
RAILROADIANA	12	pangram
NONALLODIAL	11
NONLANDLORD	11
NONRAILROAD	* 11	pangram
RADIOLARIAN	^† 11	pangram
RAILROADANA	11	pangram
NONILLIARD	10	pangram
NONORDINAL	10	pangram
RADIOLARIA	^† 10
ALLOLALIA	9
ANORDRIOL	9	pangram
DALRADIAN	9
DIANILIDO	9
IDIOLALIA	9
IRIDODIAL	9
LANDIOLOL	9
LINARIDIN	9
NONDOLLAR	9
NONILLION	9
NONRADIAL	9	pangram
RADIOLAND	* 9	pangram
ADRADIAL	8
ALANINOL	8
ALLODIAL	8
ARILLOID	8
DALADALA	8
DIANODAL	8
DOLIOLID	8
DOORNAIL	* 8	pangram
LANDLORD	* 8
LANDRAIL	* 8
LINALOOL	8
ORILLION	8
RADIALIA	^† 8
RAILROAD	* 8
RONDALLA	8
AIRLAND	* 7
ALLODIA	7
ALODIAL	7
ANILIDO	7
ANILIID	7
ANILINO	7
ANILLIN	7
ARNOLOL	7
DIARIAL	7
DILARID	7
ILARIID	7
INDANOL	7
INDOLIN	7
IRIDIAL	7
LALLAND	7
LANIARD	7
LANOLIN	7
LARDOON	7
LIANOID	7
LILIOID	7
LINALOL	7
LINARIA	7
LINARIN	7
NADIRAL	7
NADOLOL	7
NAILROD	* 7	perfect pangram
NARANOL	7
NONANAL	7
NONANOL	7
NONLAND	7
NONLIAR	7
NONORAL	7
NONRAIL	7
NORLAND	7
ONDIOLA	7
ORDINAL	7	perfect pangram
ORILLON	7
ORIOLID	7
RADIOLI	* ^† 7
ADLAND	* 6
ADORAL	6
ALALIA	6
ALANNA	6
ALDRIN	6
ALLIIN	6
ANILID	6
ANODAL	6
ARALIA	6
ARILLI	6
AROLIA	6
AROLLA	6
DALAAL	6
DALLOL	6
DIALID	6
DIALIN	6
DIRNDL	6
DOLINA	6
DOLLAR	6
DRALON	6
DRILID	6
IDOLON	6
INLAID	* 6
INLAND	* 6
INRAIL	* 6
IRIDAL	6
LADINO	6
LADRON	6
LALLAN	6
LANIID	6
LANIOL	6
LARDON	6
LAROID	6
LILIID	6
LINOLA	6
LOANIN	6
LONNIN	6
LORIID	6
NARIAL	6
NONILL	6
NONOIL	6
NONOLD	6
OIDIAL	6
ONLAID	* 6
ONLAND	* 6
ONLOAD	* 6
ONLOAN	* 6
OOIDAL	6
OORALI	6
OORIAL	6
RADIAL	6
RALLID	6
AALII	5
AIOLI	5
AIROL	5
ALALA	5
ALAND	5
ALDOL	5
ALLOD	5
ALOIN	5
ALOLL	5
ANNAL	5
DALAL	5
DILAL	5
DILDO	5
DINLO	5
DODOL	5
DOLIA	5
DOLOR	5
DRAIL	5
DRILL	5
DROLL	5
DROOL	5
IDOLA	^† 5
ILALA	5
ILIAD	5
ILIAL	5
INIAL	5
IODAL	5
IODOL	5
LAARI	5
LADOO	5
LAIRD	5
LANAI	5
LARDO	5
LARID	5
LARIN	5
LIANA	5
LIARD	5
LIDAR	5
LIDOL	5
LININ	5
LLANO	5
LORAL	5
LORAN	5
LORID	5
NALLA	5
NIDAL	5
NODAL	5
NOLID	5
OLOID	5
OLONA	5
ONDOL	5
RORAL	5
ALAN	4
ALAR	4
ALOD	4
ALOO	4
ANAL	4
ANIL	4
ARIL	4
DAAL	4
DALA	4
DALI	4
DALL	4
DALO	4
DIAL	4
DILL	4
DIOL	4
DIRL	4
DOLL	4
DOOL	4
IDLI	4
IDOL	4
ILIA	^† 4
ILLO	4
LAID	4
LAIN	4
LAIR	4
LALL	4
LALO	4
LANA	4
LAND	4
LARD	4
LARI	4
LIAO	4
LIAR	4
LIDO	4
LILA	4
LILL	4
LILO	4
LINN	4
LINO	4
LION	4
LIRA	4
LOAD	4
LOAN	4
LOID	4
LOIN	4
LOIR	4
LOLL	4
LONA	4
LOON	4
LORD	4
LORN	4
NAIL	4
NALA	4
NALL	4
NILL	4
NOIL	4
NOLA	4
NOLL	4
NOLO	4
ODAL	4
OLID	4
OLIO	4
OLLA	4
ORAL	4
ORLO	4
RAIL	4
RIAL	4
RILL	4
ROIL	4
ROLL	4
ROOL	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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