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December 16, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AC.


Instructions

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center letter CAEGILN
Spelling Bee for December 16, 2021

words: 259
score: 1,729 pts
pangrams: 18
perfect: 3
compounds: 4
plurals: 11
bingo: yes

A x 59
C x 107
E x 17
G x 17
I x 21
L x 27
N x 11

4L x 31
5L x 37
6L x 67
7L x 49
8L x 44
9L x 22
10L x 7
11L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 5 6 16 17 7 7 1 - 59
C 18 17 27 14 18 9 3 1 107
E 1 1 4 4 5 2 - - 17
G 1 2 4 3 3 2 1 1 17
I 2 6 6 4 1 1 1 - 21
L 3 3 7 5 8 1 - - 27
N 1 2 3 2 2 - 1 - 11
tot 31 37 67 49 44 22 7 2 259

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 22 AE x 2 AG x 1 AL x 13 AN x 21
ACA x 6 ACC x 3 ACE x 1 ACI x 5 ACL x 5 ACN x 2
CA x 56 CE x 18 CI x 16 CL x 17
EC x 2 EG x 1 EL x 4 EN x 10
GA x 10 GE x 2 GI x 1 GL x 4
IC x 5 IL x 6 IN x 10
LA x 14 LE x 1 LI x 12
NA x 3 NE x 2 NI x 6

cmp 5 6 tot
C - 1 1
I 1 1 2
L 1 - 1
tot 2 2 4

plu 4 5 6 7 8 tot
A - 1 - 1 1 3
C - 2 1 1 1 5
I - - 1 - - 1
L 1 - - - 1 2
tot 1 3 2 2 3 11

ALLEGIANCE, ANGELIC, ANGELICA, ANGELICAL, ANGELICIN, ANGLICE, CAGELING, CANCELING, CANCELLING, CLEANING, ENGLACIAL, ENLACING, GALENIC, GALENICAL, GALLINACEAN, INELEGANCE, LIEGANCE, LIGEANCE

word       length      
ACACIA 6
ACACIIN 7
ACACIN 6
ACACINE 7
ACAI 4
ACANA 5
ACCA 4
ACCINGE 7
ACCINGING 9
ACENE 5
ACICLE 6
ACINACI  7
ACING 5
ACINI 5
ACINIC 6
ACLANG 6
ACLE 4
ACLINAL 7
ACLINIC 7
ACLINICAL 9
ACNE 4
ACNEGENIC 9
AECIA  5
AECIAL 6
AGENIC 6
ALALIC 6
ALCAIC 6
ALCALIGIN 9
ALCANNA 7
ALCINE 6
ALEC 4
ALGINIC 7
ALLEGIANCE 10 pangram
ALLELIC 7
ALLENIC 7
ALLIANCE 8
ALLICE 6
ALLICIN 7
ANACLINAL 9
ANACLINE 8
ANAGENIC 8
ANALGIC 7
ANCIENCE 8
ANCILE 6
ANCILIA 7
ANCILLA 7
ANCILLAE  8
ANCLE 5
ANECIC 6
ANELACE 7
ANGELIC 7 perfect pangram
ANGELICA 8 pangram
ANGELICAL 9 pangram
ANGELICIN 9 pangram
ANGLICE 7 perfect pangram
ANICCA 6
ANILIC 6
ANILINIC 8
ANLACE 6
CAAING 6
CACA 4
CAECA 5
CAECAL 6
CAECILIAN 9
CAENACIN 8
CAGE 4
CAGELING 8 pangram
CAGING 6
CAINGIN 7
CALCANEA 8
CALCANEAL 9
CALCANEAN 9
CALCANEI 8
CALCEIN 7
CALCIAN 7
CALCIC 6
CALCIN 6
CALCINE 7
CALCINING 9
CALE 4
CALEAN 6
CALICEAL 8
CALICENE 8
CALICLE 7
CALIN 5
CALL 4
CALLA 5
CALLEE 6
CALLI 5
CALLING 7
CANAILLE 8
CANAL 5
CANALAGE 8
CANALING 8
CANALLING 9
CANCAN 6
CANCANNING 10
CANCEL 6
CANCELING 9 pangram
CANCELLI 8
CANCELLING 10 pangram
CANE 4
CANELLA 7
CANG 4
CANGLE 6
CANGLING 8
CANINE 6
CANING 6
CANINI 6
CANN 4
CANNA 5
CANNAE * 6
CANNEL 6
CANNELLINI 10
CANNING 7
CECA 4
CECAL 5
CECIL 5
CECILIAN 8
CECINA 6
CEGA 4
CEIL 4
CEILI 5
CEILING 7
CELIAC 6
CELL 4
CELLA 5
CELLAE  6
CELLI  5
CELLIE 6
CELLING 7
CENACLE 7
CENE 4
CICALA 6
CICINNI  7
CICLACILLIN 11
CIEL 4
CIENAGA 7
CIENEGA 7
CIGGIE 6
CILIA  5
CILIAL 6
CILICE 6
CILL 4
CINCINNAL 9
CINCINNI  8
CINE 4
CINEGENIC 9
CINGLE 6
CLAG 4
CLAGGING 8
CLAN 4
CLANG 5
CLANGING 8
CLEAN 5
CLEANING 8 pangram
CLEG 4
CLEGG 5
CLINAL 6
CLINE 5
CLING 5
CLINGING 8
CLINIA 6
CLINIC 6
CLINICAL 8
CLINICIAN 9
ECCE 4
ECCLE 5
EGENCE 6
ELEGANCE 8
ELEGIAC 7
ELEGIACAL 9
ELLAGIC 7
ENCAENIA 8
ENCAGE 6
ENCAGING 8
ENCENIA 7
ENCINA 6
ENCINAL 7
ENECLANN 8
ENGLACIAL 9 pangram
ENLACE 6
ENLACING 8 pangram
GACACA 6
GALENIC 7 perfect pangram
GALENICAL 9 pangram
GALLIC 6
GALLICA 7
GALLICAN 8
GALLINACEAN 11 pangram
GALLINACIN 10
GANANCIAL 9
GANGLIAC 8
GEIC 4
GENIC 5
GICLEE 6
GLACE 5
GLACIAL 7
GLANCE 6
GLANCING 8
ICEANE 6
ICEN 4
ICENING 7
ICICLE 6
ICING 5
ILEAC 5
ILIAC 5
ILIACAL 7
ILIACI  6
ILICIN 6
ILLICIA 7
INCA 4
INCALL * 6
INCEL * 5
INCLE 5
INCLINE 7
INCLINING 9
INELEGANCE 10 pangram
INIAC 5
INLACE 6
INLACING 8
LACCIC 6
LACCIN 6
LACCINE 7
LACE 4
LACING 6
LACINIA 7
LACINIAE  8
LACINIAL 8
LAIC 4
LAICAL 6
LANCE 5
LANCIN 6
LANCING 7
LANCININ 8
LENIENCE 8
LICE  4
LICELING 8
LICENCE 7
LICENCEE 8
LICENCING 9
LIEGANCE 8 pangram
LIENIC 6
LIGEANCE 8 pangram
LILAC 5
LILACIN 7
LINAC * 5
LINEIC 6
NACELLE 7 allowed elsewhere
NANCING 7
NANGCA 6
NEANIC 6
NEGLIGENCE 10
NIACIN 6
NICE 4
NICELING 8
NICEN 5
NICENING 8
NIECE 5

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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