December 9, 2022: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 9, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 9, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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 9, 2022

words: 285
score: 1,704 pts
pangrams: 7
compounds: 30
bingo: yes

A x 42
E x 21
G x 105
L x 23
M x 51
N x 12
T x 31

4L x 45
5L x 48
6L x 72
7L x 70
8L x 26
9L x 9
10L x 10
11L x 2
12L x 2
13L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	tot
A	4	12	9	8	7	-	2	-	-	-	42
E	-	3	6	5	4	-	2	-	1	-	21
G	30	20	25	25	2	3	-	-	-	-	105
L	3	3	10	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	23
M	4	5	10	12	9	3	5	1	1	1	51
N	2	1	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	12
T	2	4	7	11	2	3	1	1	-	-	31
tot	45	48	72	70	26	9	10	2	2	1	285

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	9	10	tot
A	-	1	-	-	-	1
E	2	-	-	-	-	2
G	2	7	-	2	-	11
L	2	-	-	-	-	2
M	-	3	3	1	3	10
N	1	2	-	-	-	3
T	-	1	-	-	-	1
tot	7	14	3	3	3	30

debut appearances	12
previously disallowed debuts	2
newly disallowed words	3	legman, legmen, menage

ALLEGEMENT, ENTANGLEMENT, GENTLEMAN, MALMANAGEMENT, MANAGEMENTAL, TANGLEMENT, TEGMENTAL

word	length
MALMANAGEMENT	13	pangram
ENTANGLEMENT	12	pangram, debut
MANAGEMENTAL	12	pangram
METAGALLATE	11
TALLEGALANE	11
ALLEGEMENT	10	pangram
AMALGAMATE	10	debut
ENGAGEANTE	10
ENGAGEMENT	10	debut
MANAGEMENT	10	debut
MANGEMANGE	10
MEGAGAMETE	* 10
MEGAMAMMAL	* 10
METAMAGNET	* 10
TANGLEMENT	10	pangram
GENTLEMAN	* 9	pangram, debut
GENTLEMEN	* 9	debut
GNETALEAN	9
MALANGGAN	9
MANGANATE	9
METALEGAL	* 9
TALEGALLA	9
TANGENTAL	9
TEGMENTAL	9	pangram
ALGENATE	8
ALLEGATE	8
ALMAGATE	8
AMALGAMA	8
ANALGENE	8
ANGELAGE	8
ANGELATE	8
ELEGANTE	8
ENALLAGE	8
ENGELANG	8
ENTANGLE	8
GALANGAL	8
GANGMATE	8
LAGAENAE	8
LEEANGLE	8
MAGATAMA	8
MALANGAN	8
MALATANG	8
MEGAGAME	* 8
MEGAMALL	* 8
MEGATEAM	* 8
METAGAME	8
METAGENE	8
METEMGEE	8
TEGATANA	8
TEGMENTA	8
AGAMETE	7
AGEMATE	* 7
AMALGAM	7
ANALGEN	7
ANANGEA	7
ANGELET	7
ANLAGEN	7
ATTAGAL	7
EGGETTE	7
EGGNANT	7
ELEGANT	7
EMGALLA	7
ENGAGEE	7
GALANGA	7
GALATEA	7
GALEATE	7
GALETTE	7
GALLANE	7
GALLANT	7
GALLATE	7
GALLETA	7
GAMELAN	7	debut, previously disallowed
GAMETAL	7
GANGMAN	* 7
GANGMEN	* 7
GANTANG	7
GANTLET	7
GATELEG	* 7
GATEMAN	* 7
GATEMEN	* 7
GELLANT	7
GEMELLE	7
GEMMATE	7
GENELET	7
GENETTE	7
GENTEEL	7
GLEEMAN	* 7
GLEEMEN	* 7
LAGAENA	7
LAGENAE	7
LAGTANG	7
LANGATE	7
LEGATEE	7	debut, previously disallowed
MAGENTA	7	debut
MAGMATA	7
MAGNATE	7	debut
MALAGAN	7
MALANGA	7
MANAGEE	7
MEGAMAN	* 7
MEGAMEN	* 7
MELANGE	7
MELTAGE	7
METAGEE	7
METATAG	* 7
NAGMAAL	7
NAMETAG	* 7	debut
NATLANG	* 7
NETGAME	7
TAGETTE	7
TAGGANT	7
TAGMATA	7
TAGMEME	7
TAGMENT	7
TALLAGE	7
TANGENA	7
TANGENT	7
TANNAGE	7
TEENAGE	* 7
TENTAGE	7
AGLEAM	6
AGNAME	6
AGNATE	6
ALEGAL	6
ALLEGE	6
ALNAGE	6
ANAGEN	6
ANGELL	6
ANLAGE	6
EAGLET	6
EATAGE	6
EGGMAN	* 6
EGGMEN	* 6
ENGAGE	6
ENNAGE	6
GAGGEE	6
GAGGLE	6
GAGMAN	* 6
GAGMEN	* 6
GALAGE	6
GALANT	6
GALEAE	6
GALEAL	6
GALENA	6
GALLET	6
GAMETE	6
GAMGEE	6
GANGLE	6
GANNET	6
GELANT	6
GELATE	6
GELLAN	6
GEMELL	6
GEMMAE	6
GEMMAL	6
GENEAT	6
GENNEL	6
GENNET	6
GENTLE	6
GNAMMA	6
LAGENA	6
LAGGEN	6
LALANG	6
LANGET	6
LEGATE	6
LEGLEN	6
LEGLET	6
LEGMAN	* 6	newly disallowed
LEGMEN	* 6	newly disallowed
LEMANG	6
MAGNET	6	debut
MALMAG	6
MANAGE	6
MANEGE	6
MANGAL	6
MANGEL	6
MANGLE	6
MENAGE	6	newly disallowed
METAGE	6
MGANGA	6
NAGANA	6
NAGGLE	6
NEGATA	6
NEGATE	6
NETLAG	* 6
TAGETE	6
TAGGEE	6
TAGLET	6
TANGLE	6
TEAGLE	6
TEGMEN	6
TELEGA	6
AGAMA	5
AGATE	5
AGENE	5
AGENT	5
AGLEE	5
AGLET	5
AGNEL	5
ALANG	5
ALGAE	5
ALGAL	5
ANGEL	5
ANGLE	5
EAGLE	5
ENGLE	5
ENGMA	5
GALEA	5
GALET	5
GAMMA	5
GAMME	5
GANGA	5
GANGE	5
GANNA	5
GANTA	5
GATTA	5
GELEE	5
GEMEL	5
GEMMA	5
GENAE	5
GENAL	5
GENET	5
GLATT	5
GLEAM	5
GLEAN	5
GLEET	5
GLENT	5
LAGAN	5
LEGAL	5
LENGA	5
MAGMA	5
MAGNA	5
MANGA	5
MANGE	5
METEG	5
NANGA	5
TAGET	5
TAGMA	5
TANGA	5
TENGE	5
AGAL	4
AGEE	4
AGMA	4
ALGA	4
GAGA	4
GAGE	4
GALA	4
GALE	4
GALL	4
GAMA	4
GAME	4
GANE	4
GANG	4
GANT	4
GATA	4
GATE	4
GEAL	4
GEAN	4
GEAT	4
GEET	4
GEGG	4
GELL	4
GELT	4
GENA	4
GENE	4
GENT	4
GETA	4
GETT	4
GLAM	4
GLEE	4
GLEG	4
GLEN	4
GNAG	4
GNAT	4
LANG	4
LEAG	4
LENG	4
MAGE	4
MANG	4
MEGA	4
MENG	4
NAGA	4
NANG	4
TANG	4
TEGG	4

* compound(ish) word

AG x 15	AL x 11	AM x 3	AN x 12	AT x 1
EA x 3	EG x 4	EL x 2	EM x 1	EN x 11
GA x 54	GE x 36	GL x 11	GN x 4
LA x 11	LE x 12
MA x 28	ME x 22	MG x 1
NA x 8	NE x 4
TA x 21	TE x 10

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