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December 17, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 17, 2021, 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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center letter VDEIOPT
Spelling Bee for December 17, 2021

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Center letter P: December 16, 2024

words: 77
score: 392 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 1
bingo: yes

D x 27
E x 5
I x 1
O x 2
P x 7
T x 3
V x 32

4L x 18
5L x 15
6L x 24
7L x 13
8L x 6
9L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
D 6 5 8 6 1 1 27
E 1 1 2 1 - - 5
I - 1 - - - - 1
O 1 1 - - - - 2
P - 3 2 1 1 - 7
T - - 1 - 2 - 3
V 10 4 11 5 2 - 32
tot 18 15 24 13 6 1 77

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DE x 13 DI x 13 DO x 1
EV x 5
IV x 1
OV x 2
PE x 4 PI x 2 PO x 1
TE x 1 TO x 1 TV x 1
VE x 9 VI x 11 VO x 12

cmp 7 tot
E 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 16

PIVOTED

word       length      
DEVITOITE 9
DIVIDIVI 8
PETITIVE 8
TOTITIVE 8
TVEITITE 8
VETITIVE 8
VOODOOED 8
DEVIVED 7
DEVOTED 7 debut
DEVOTEE 7 debut
DIVIDED 7
DIVOTED 7
DIVVIED 7
EVETIDE * 7
PIVOTED 7 perfect pangram, debut
VEDETTE 7
VIDDIED 7
VIDEOED 7 debut
VIDETTE 7
VOIVODE 7
DEEVED 6
DEVIVE 6
DEVOID 6 debut
DEVOTE 6 debut
DEVOTO 6
DIVIDE 6
DIVIED 6
DIVVIE 6
EVEITE 6
EVITED 6
PEEVED 6 debut
PEEVIT 6
TEEVEE 6
VEEPEE 6
VETOED 6 debut
VETTED 6
VIDETE 6
VIDIOT 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
VODDIE 6
VOIDED 6 debut
VOIDEE 6
VOIVOD 6
VOODOO 6
VOTIVE 6
DEEVE 5
DEVOT 5
DIVED 5
DIVET 5
DIVOT 5 debut
EVITE 5
IVIED 5
OVOID 5 debut
PEEVE 5
PIVOT 5 debut
POVVO 5
VIDED 5
VIDEO 5 debut
VIVID 5
VOTED 5 debut
DEEV 4
DEVO 4
DIVE 4
DIVI 4
DIVO 4
DOVE 4
EVET 4
OVOO 4
VEED 4
VEEP 4
VETO 4
VEVE 4
VIDE 4
VIED 4
VITE 4
VOID 4 debut
VOOP 4
VOTE 4

* compound(ish) word

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