December 12, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 12, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 12, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LA.

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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 12, 2023

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Center letter V: June 30, 2022

words: 244
score: 1,263 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 5
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

A x 44
B x 51
E x 17
I x 12
L x 42
N x 49
V x 29

4L x 55
5L x 69
6L x 60
7L x 20
8L x 25
9L x 9
10L x 5
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	6	11	11	7	5	3	1	-	44
B	10	11	14	6	7	2	1	-	51
E	3	4	5	1	3	1	-	-	17
I	3	4	3	-	1	-	-	1	12
L	8	17	13	1	3	-	-	-	42
N	19	15	9	-	3	2	1	-	49
V	6	7	5	5	3	1	2	-	29
tot	55	69	60	20	25	9	5	1	244

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AB x 3	AL x 16	AN x 15	AV x 10
BA x 21	BE x 13	BI x 14	BL x 3
EB x 1	EL x 7	EN x 8	EV x 1
IN x 10	IV x 2
LA x 13	LE x 11	LI x 18
LAA x 1	LAB x 5	LAI x 2	LAL x 1	LAN x 3	LAV x 1
NA x 26	NE x 11	NI x 12
VA x 9	VE x 9	VI x 11

cmp	6	7	8	tot
B	-	1	1	2
I	2	-	-	2
N	-	-	1	1
tot	2	1	2	5

plu	5	6	7	tot
B	-	-	1	1
L	-	1	-	1
V	1	-	-	1
tot	1	1	1	3

debut appearances	1
previously disallowed debuts	1

ENVIABLE, INVIABLE, NAVELBINE

word	length
INALIENABLE	11
ANNEALABLE	10
BILLENNIAL	10
NIBBLEABLE	10
VILLANELLA	10
VILLANELLE	10
ALIENABLE	9	debut, previously disallowed
ANABELIAN	9
AVENALINE	9
BALNEABLE	9
BIVALVIAN	9
ENABLABLE	9
NAVELBINE	9	pangram
NIBBLABLE	9
VAINILLAL	9
ANABAENA	8
ANELLINI	8
AVELLANE	8
AVENALIN	8
AVIALIAN	8
BALENINE	8
BANNABLE	8
BEANBALL	* 8
BIENNALE	8
BIENNIAL	8
BILINEAL	8
BINNABLE	8
ELEVENIE	8
ENALLENE	8
ENVIABLE	8	pangram
INVIABLE	8	pangram
LABENINE	8
LIENABLE	8
LINEABLE	8
NAILABLE	8
NEBALIAN	8
NINEBALL	* 8
VANILLIN	8
VENVILLE	8
VIELBEIN	8
ABELIAN	7
ALANINE	7
ALBINAL	7
ALIENEE	7
ANILINE	7
ANILLIN	7
AVIALAN	7
BALLEAN	7
BALNEAL	7
BANNIAN	7
BEELINE	* 7
BELLINI	7
BIENNIA	^† 7
ENLIVEN	7
LINABLE	7
VANABIN	7
VANILLA	7
VILLAIN	7
VILLEIN	7
VILLIAN	7
ABANAL	6
ALANNA	6
ALBANE	6
ALEVIN	6
ALIENE	6
ALLENE	6
ALLIIN	6
ALVINE	6
ANNEAL	6
AVANIA	6
AVENIN	6
BAININ	6
BALEEN	6
BALIAN	6
BALLAN	6
BANABA	6
BANANA	6
BANIAN	6
BAVIAN	6
BEANIE	6
BENBEN	6
BENNIE	6
BILANE	6
BINANE	6
BIVANE	6
ELEVEN	6
ELININ	6
ENABLE	6
ENLIVE	6
ENVEIL	6
INLANE	* 6
INLINE	* 6
INVEIL	6
LAANIE	6
LABANA	6
LABANE	6
LALLAN	6
LAVANI	6
LEAVEN	6
LEBBAN	6
LEVAIN	6
LIENAL	6
LIENEE	6
LINEAE	^† 6
LINEAL	6
LINEAN	6
NABBIE	6
NAENIA	6
NANNAN	6
NANNIE	6
NEINEI	6
NIBBLE	6
NIELLI	6
NINEIN	6
NIVEAN	6
VALINE	6
VEINAL	6
VENIAL	6
VILLAN	6
VINEAL	6
ABLEN	5
ALANE	5
ALBAN	5
ALIEN	5
ALINE	5
ANANA	5
ANILE	5
ANNAL	5
ANVIL	5
AVIAN	5
AVINE	5
BANAL	5
BANIA	5
BANNA	5
BAVIN	5
BEENA	5
BENNA	5
BENNE	5
BILIN	5
BINNA	5
BLAIN	5
BLINI	5
EBENE	5
ELLEN	5
ELVAN	5
ELVEN	5
INANE	5
INIAL	5
INNIE	5
IVAIN	5
LABNA	5
LABNE	5
LAINE	5
LANAI	5
LEBAN	5
LEBEN	5
LEBNA	5
LEBNI	5
LEVAN	5
LEVIN	5
LIANA	5
LIANE	5
LINEA	5
LINEN	5
LININ	5
LIVEN	5
LIVIN	5
NABAL	5
NABAN	5
NABLA	5
NAEVI	5
NAIVE	5
NALLA	5
NANNA	5
NAVAL	5
NAVEL	5
NEBEL	5
NENIA	5
NEVEL	5
NEVEN	5
NIEVE	5
NIVAL	5
VANIN	5
VANNA	5
VEENA	5
VENAE	^† 5
VENAL	5
VENIN	5
VINAL	5
ALAN	4
ANAL	4
ANAN	4
ANIL	4
ANNA	4
AVEN	4
BAIN	4
BANE	4
BANI	4
BEAN	4
BEEN	4
BEIN	4
BENE	4
BIEN	4
BINE	4
BLIN	4
ELAN	4
ENAL	4
EVEN	4
INEE	4
INIA	4
IVAN	4
LAIN	4
LANA	4
LANE	4
LEAN	4
LENE	4
LIEN	4
LINE	4
LINN	4
NAAI	4
NAAN	4
NABE	4
NABI	4
NAIB	4
NAIL	4
NAIN	4
NALA	4
NALL	4
NANA	4
NAVE	4
NEAL	4
NEEB	4
NENE	4
NEVE	4
NEVI	4
NILL	4
NINA	4
NINE	4
VAIN	4
VANE	4
VEIN	4
VENA	4
VINA	4
VINE	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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