Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
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 AT.


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center letter UACINQT
Spelling Bee for December 23, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter C: April 29, 2023

words: 105
score: 574 pts
pangrams: 5
perfect: 1
compounds: 2
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
ATA x 1 ATU x 1
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

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
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

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