December 3, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

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 AU.

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Spelling Bee for December 3, 2021

words: 252
score: 1,080 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 13
plurals: 1
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
			AUD x 1	AUR x 3	AUT x 4
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
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

plu	4	tot
D	1	1
tot	1	1

debut appearances	3
previously disallowed debuts	1

OBDURATOR, OUTBOARD, TROUBADOUR

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

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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