December 23, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 23, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AC.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter T: November 10, 2024Center letter C: April 29, 2023
words: 105
score: 574 pts
pangrams: 5
perfect: 1
compounds: 2
plurals: 5
bingo: yes
A x 23
C x 12
I x 4
N x 9
Q x 25
T x 15
U x 17
4L x 26
5L x 28
6L x 19
7L x 14
8L x 8
9L x 5
10L x 3
11L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| C | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Q | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 25 |
| T | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| U | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 17 |
| tot | 26 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 105 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AC x 3 | AI x 1 | AN x 7 | AQ x 7 | AT x 2 | AU x 3 |
| ACQ x 3 | |||||
| CA x 2 | CI x 2 | CU x 8 | |||
| IN x 4 | |||||
| NA x 2 | NU x 7 | ||||
| QA x 1 | QU x 24 | ||||
| TA x 4 | TU x 11 | ||||
| UN x 16 | UT x 1 |
| cmp | 5 | 8 | tot |
| A | - | 1 | 1 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| plu | 4 | 6 | tot |
| N | - | 2 | 2 |
| Q | - | 1 | 1 |
| U | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| tot | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| debut appearances | 12 |
ACQUAINT, ACQUAINTANT, ANTIAQUATIC, QUANTIC, UNACQUAINT
| word | length | |||
| ACQUAINT | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| ACQUAINTANT | 11 | pangram | ||
| ACQUIT | 6 | debut | ||
| AITU | 4 | |||
| ANAICUT | 7 | |||
| ANICUT | 6 | |||
| ANNICUT | 7 | |||
| ANNUITANT | 9 | |||
| ANTIAQUATIC | 11 | pangram | ||
| ANTIQUITIN | 10 | |||
| ANTITAU | 7 | |||
| AQUA | 4 | |||
| AQUANAUT | 8 | debut | ||
| AQUATIC | 7 | debut | ||
| AQUATINT | * 8 | debut | ||
| AQUATINTA | 9 | |||
| AQUIC | 5 | |||
| AQUIT | 5 | |||
| ATAUNT | 6 | |||
| ATUA | 4 | |||
| AUNT | 4 | |||
| AUTIC | 5 | |||
| AUTUNITIC | 9 | |||
| CANTUTA | 7 | |||
| CANUN | 5 | |||
| CICUTA | 6 | |||
| CINQUAIN | 8 | debut | ||
| CUCA | 4 | |||
| CUICA | 5 | |||
| CUIT | 4 | |||
| CUIUI | 5 | |||
| CUTAN | 5 | |||
| CUTANIC | 7 | |||
| CUTIN | 5 | |||
| CUTINITIC | 9 | |||
| INAU | 4 | |||
| INCUT | * 5 | |||
| INTUIT | 6 | |||
| INUNCT | 6 | |||
| NAUNT | 5 | |||
| NAUTIC | 6 | |||
| NUCIN | 5 | |||
| NUNATAQ | 7 | |||
| NUNCII | † 6 | |||
| NUNTII | † 6 | |||
| NUNU | 4 | |||
| NUQTA | 5 | |||
| NUTANT | 6 | |||
| QANUN | 5 | |||
| QUAI | 4 | |||
| QUAINT | 6 | debut | ||
| QUANT | 5 | debut | ||
| QUANTA | † 6 | debut | ||
| QUANTIC | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| QUAQ | 4 | |||
| QUAT | 4 | |||
| QUIA | 4 | |||
| QUIAQUIA | 8 | |||
| QUICA | 5 | |||
| QUIN | 4 | |||
| QUINA | 5 | |||
| QUINAQUINA | 10 | |||
| QUINIA | 6 | |||
| QUINIC | 6 | |||
| QUININIC | 8 | |||
| QUINNAT | 7 | |||
| QUINQUINA | 9 | |||
| QUINT | 5 | debut | ||
| QUINTA | 6 | |||
| QUINTAIN | 8 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| QUINTAN | 7 | |||
| QUINTIC | 7 | |||
| QUIT | 4 | debut | ||
| TATU | 4 | |||
| TAUA | 4 | |||
| TAUNT | 5 | |||
| TAUT | 4 | |||
| TUAN | 4 | |||
| TUCAN | 5 | |||
| TUINA | 5 | |||
| TUNA | 4 | |||
| TUNIC | 5 | |||
| TUNICA | 6 | |||
| TUNICIN | 7 | |||
| TUTANIA | 7 | |||
| TUTIN | 5 | |||
| TUTTI | 5 | |||
| TUTU | 4 | |||
| UNACQUAINT | 10 | pangram | ||
| UNAI | 4 | |||
| UNAU | 4 | |||
| UNCAN | 5 | |||
| UNCI | † 4 | |||
| UNCIA | 5 | |||
| UNCINI | † 6 | |||
| UNCT | 4 | |||
| UNCUT | 5 | |||
| UNIT | 4 | |||
| UNNUN | 5 | |||
| UNQUAINT | 8 | |||
| UNTACT | 6 | |||
| UNTAINT | 7 | |||
| UNTAUT | 6 | |||
| UNTIN | 5 | |||
| UTIA | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun