December 16, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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Instructions
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from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
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Spelling Bee for December 16, 2022
Related puzzles
Center letter I: April 24, 2024
Center letter O: July 13, 2021
words: 227
score: 1,129 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 12
plurals: 1
A x 27
O x 6
P x 130
R x 11
T x 48
Y x 5
4L x 60
5L x 64
6L x 51
7L x 25
8L x 14
9L x 7
10L x 3
11L x 1
12L x 2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
tot
A
5
7
5
4
1
3
1
-
1
27
O
2
2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
6
P
35
38
28
14
8
3
2
1
1
130
R
4
1
3
2
-
1
-
-
-
11
T
11
14
13
5
5
-
-
-
-
48
Y
3
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5
tot
60
64
51
25
14
7
3
1
2
227
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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6
7
8
9
tot
A
-
1
-
-
1
P
1
2
-
1
4
R
-
1
-
-
1
T
4
1
1
-
6
tot
5
5
1
1
12
APRIORITY, PROPITIATORY, TOPIARY , TYROPITA
AIRP ORT
* 7
AP AR
4
AP ART
5
AP IARY
6
AP IO
4
AP ITP AT
7
AP OOP
5
AP ORIA
6
AP ORT
5
AP OTROP AIA
10
AP P ARAT
7
AP P ARATI
8
AP P ARATOR
9
AP P ARITOR
9
AP P ORT
6
AP P RO
5
AP P ROP RIATOR
12
AP P Y
4
AP RIORITY
9
pangram
ATAP
4
ATOP
4
ATOP Y
5
ATRIP
5
ATROP IA
7
ATTAP
5
ATTRAP
6
ATYP IA
6
OOP ART
6
OP ARA
5
OP P ARI
6
OP P O
4
OP RY
4
OTOP Y
5
P AIP O
5
P AIR
4
P AOP AO
6
P AP A
4
P AP AIA
6
P AP AYA
6
P AP I
4
P AP P I
5
P AP P Y
5
P AP RI
5
P AP YRI
† 6
P ARA
4
P ARAP ARA
8
P ARAP ATRY
9
P ARATROOP
9
P ARITOR
7
P ARITY
6
P AROTTA
7
P ARP
4
P ARR
4
P ARRO
5
P ARROT
6
P ARROTRY
8
P ARROTY
7
P ARRY
5
P ART
4
P ARTAY
6
P ARTI
5
P ARTITA
7
P ARTY
5
P ATIA
5
P ATIO
5
P ATO
4
P ATOOT
6
P ATOOTY
7
P ATOTARA
8
P ATRAO
6
P ATRIOT
7
P ATTY
5
P ATY
4
P AYA
4
P AYAO
5
P AYARA
6
P AYOR
5
P AYOT
5
P IAI
4
P IOP IO
6
P IOT
4
P IP A
4
P IP I
4
P IP IP I
6
P IP IRI
6
P IP IT
5
P IP P Y
5
P IP RA
5
P IP Y
4
P IRAI
5
P IRITA
6
P IROOT
6
P ITA
4
P ITAP AT
* 7
P ITARA
6
P ITAYA
6
P ITI
4
P ITIRRI
7
P ITO
4
P ITOT
5
P ITP AT
6
P ITP ROP
* 7
P ITTA
5
P ITTY
5
P ITY
4
P OOP
4
P OOP OO
6
P OOP Y
5
P OOR
4
P OORI
5
P OORT
5
P OOT
4
P OP O
4
P OP P A
5
P OP P IT
6
P OP P Y
5
P ORIA
5
P OROP ORO
8
P ORP ITA
7
P ORRAY
6
P ORT
4
P ORTA
5
P ORTAP OTTY
10
P ORTATO
7
P ORTO
5
P ORTRAIT
8
P ORTRAY
7
P ORTY
5
P ORY
4
P OTATO
6
P OTATORY
8
P OTOO
5
P OTOROO
7
P OTT
4
P OTTO
5
P OTTY
5
P OYO
4
P RAO
4
P RAT
4
P RATA
5
P RATT
5
P RATTY
6
P RATY
5
P RAY
4
P RAYA
5
P RIAP I
6
P RIOR
5
P RIORITY
8
P RIORY
6
P ROA
4
P ROP
4
P ROP ITIATOR
11
P ROP ITIATORY
12
pangram
P ROP P Y
6
P ROP RIA
7
P ROP ROTOR
* 9
P ROTIP
* 6
P ROTORAP
8
P ROTOTROP Y
10
P YAT
4
P YOT
4
P YRITY
6
P YRO
4
RAIP
4
RAP P ORT
7
RAP T
4
RAP TATORY
9
RAP TOR
6
RATTRAP
* 7
RIP RAP
6
ROOP
4
ROOP IT
6
ROOP Y
5
ROP Y
4
TAIP O
5
TAP A
4
TAP AI
5
TAP AO
5
TAP IR
5
TAP P A
5
TAP P IT
6
TAP P Y
5
TAP ROOT
* 7
TARP
4
TARP IT
* 6
TARP OT
* 6
TIP I
4
allowed elsewhere
TIP ITI
6
TIP P Y
5
TIP TOP
* 6
TIROP ITA
8
TOP ATO
6
TOP I
4
TOP IA
5
TOP IARY
7
perfect pangram
TOP O
4
TOP OI
5
TOP P O
5
TOP P Y
5
TORP
4
TORP OR
6
TRAP
4
TRAP P
5
TRAP P Y
6
TRIP
4
TRIP ARA
7
TRIP ART
7
TRIP ARTY
8
TRIP IT
6
TRIP P Y
6
TRIP TRAP
* 8
TROOP
5
TROP AIA
7
TROP ARIA
8
TROP IA
6
TROP O
5
TROP P O
6
TRYP OT
* 6
TYP O
4
TYP P
4
TYP Y
4
TYROP ITA
8
pangram
YAP P
4
YAP P Y
5
YIP P Y
5
YOOP
4
YOP O
4
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun