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December 3, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 3, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OR.


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center letter ABDORTU
Spelling Bee for December 3, 2021

words: 252
score: 1,080 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 13
bingo: yes

A x 58
B x 57
D x 48
O x 14
R x 26
T x 47
U x 2

4L x 88
5L x 77
6L x 49
7L x 21
8L x 9
9L x 7
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 16 24 11 3 3 1 - 58
B 20 16 12 6 2 1 - 57
D 20 14 10 3 - 1 - 48
O 6 2 2 1 1 2 - 14
R 8 7 4 5 2 - - 26
T 16 14 10 3 1 2 1 47
U 2 - - - - - - 2
tot 88 77 49 21 9 7 1 252

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 18 AD x 8 AO x 2 AR x 18 AT x 4 AU x 8
BA x 29 BO x 16 BR x 4 BU x 8
DA x 20 DO x 18 DR x 3 DU x 7
OA x 1 OB x 2 OO x 1 OR x 4 OT x 1 OU x 5
ORA x 2 ORD x 1 ORR x 1
RA x 12 RO x 8 RU x 6
TA x 27 TO x 11 TR x 4 TU x 5
UR x 2

cmp 6 7 8 9 tot
A - 1 3 - 4
B - - - 1 1
D 1 - - 1 2
O 1 1 1 - 3
R - 1 1 - 2
T - - - 1 1
tot 2 3 5 3 13

OBDURATOR, OUTBOARD, TROUBADOUR

word       length      
ABADA 5
ABATOR 6
ABBA 4
ABBOT 5
ABBUR 5
ABDO 4
ABOARD 6
ABOB 4
ABORAD 6
ABORD 5
ABORT 5
ABOUT 5
ABRA 4
ABROAD 6
ABROOD 6
ABUD 4
ABURA 5
ABUT 4
ADAD 4
ADAT 4
ADBOT 5
ADDA 4
ADDRA 5
ADOBO 5
ADORB 5
ADRAD 5
AORTA 5
AOUDAD 6
ARABA 5
ARAD 4
ARARA 5
ARAROBA 7
ARATDAR 7
ARBA 4
ARBOR 5
ARBORATOR 9
ARBOUR 6
ARDOR 5
ARDOUR 6
AROAR 5
AROBA 5
AROURA 6
ARROBA 6
ARTAB 5
ARTBOARD * 8
ARURA 5
ATAR 4
ATTA 4
ATTAR 5
ATUA 4
AUDAD 5
AURA 4
AURAR 5
AURORA 6
AUTO 4
AUTOBAUD * 8
AUTOBOOT * 8
AUTORAD * 7
BABA 4
BABOO 5
BABU 4
BADAUD 6
BAOBAB 6
BARA 4
BARAAT 6
BARB 4
BARBAT 6
BARBUD 6
BARD 4
BARDO 5
BAROTO 6
BARRA 5
BARRAD 6
BARRATOR 8
BATA 4
BATAB 5
BATABOB 7
BATARD 6
BATATA 6
BATOORA 7
BATT 4
BATTA 5
BATTU 5
BATTUTA 7
BATU 4
BATUTUT 7
BAUD 4
BOAB 4
BOAR 4
BOARD 5
BOART 5
BOAT 4
BOBA 4
BOBAR 5
BOBBAR 6
BODABODA 8
BOOTBOARD * 9
BORA 4
BORATO 6
BORATTO 7
BORDAR 6
BORRA 5
BOTA 4
BRAD 4
BRAT 4
BROA 4
BROAD 5
BUAT 4
BUBBA 5
BUDDA 5
BURAO 5
BURAU 5
BURRA 5
BURRATA 7
BUTA 4
DAAD 4
DABAO 5
DABBA 5
DADA 4
DADBOD * 6
DADDA 5
DADO 4
DARB 4
DARBAR 6
DARR 4
DART 4
DARTBOARD * 9
DATA 4
DATO 4
DATTO 5
DATURA 6
DAUB 4
DAUD 4
DAUR 4
DAUT 4
DOAB 4
DOAT 4
DOBRA 5
DODAB 5
DODAD 5
DODDARD 7
DODDART 7
DOODAB 6
DOODAD 6
DORAD 5
DORADO 6 allowed elsewhere
DOTAR 5
DOTARA 6
DOTARD 6
DOUAR 5
DOURA 5
DOURADA 7
DOUTAR 6
DRAB 4
DRABA 5
DRAT 4
DUAD 4
DUAR 4
DUAT 4
DURA 4
DURBAR 6
DURRA 5
DUTAR 5
OART 4
OBDURATOR 9 pangram
OBTURATOR 9
OOAA 4
ORAD 4
ORATOR 6
ORDA 4
ORRA 4
OTTAR 5
OUTA 4
OUTADD * 6
OUTBOARD * 8 pangram
OUTROAR * 7
OUTTA 5
RAAD 4
RABAB 5
RABAT 5
RABATO 6
RABOT 5
RADA 4
RADAR 5
RADOUB 6
RATA 4
RATATAT * 7
RATO 4
RATU 4
ROAD 4
ROAR 4
ROBAB 5
ROBATA 6
ROTA 4
ROTAROD 7
ROTATOR 7
ROTTA 5
RUBAB 5
RUBABOO 7
RUBADUB 7
RUBATO 6
RUBBABOO 8
RUBBOARD * 8
TAARAB 6
TABARD 6
TABOO 5
TABOR 5
TABOUR 6
TABU 4
TADA 4
TARADA 6
TARATOR 7
TARD 4
TARDO 5
TARO 4
TAROT 5
TART 4
TARTAR 6
TATA 4
TATARA 6
TATARARA 8
TATOO 5
TATOU 5
TATT 4
TATTA 5
TATTARARA 9
TATTOO 6
TATU 4
TAUA 4
TAUT 4
TOAD 4
TOAT 4
TOBRA 5
TOOART 6
TORA 4
TORTA 5
TOTA 4
TOTARA 6
TOTOABA 7
TOUBAB 6
TOURABOUT * 9
TRAD 4
TRATT 5
TROAT 5
TROUBADOUR 10 pangram
TUART 5
TUATARA 7
TUBA 4
TUBAR 5
TURRA 5
URAD 4
URAO 4

* compound(ish) word

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