December 8, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 8, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AD.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter R: September 7, 2022Center letter I: September 15, 2021
words: 250
score: 1,325 pts
pangrams: 12
perfect: 2
compounds: 17
bingo: yes
A x 43
D x 39
I x 22
L x 71
N x 35
O x 22
R x 18
4L x 71
5L x 52
6L x 52
7L x 39
8L x 15
9L x 12
10L x 3
11L x 5
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 43 |
| D | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 39 |
| I | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 22 |
| L | 29 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 71 |
| N | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 35 |
| O | 6 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 22 |
| R | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| tot | 71 | 52 | 52 | 39 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 250 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AA x 1 | AD x 3 | AI x 3 | AL x 19 | AN x 10 | AR x 7 |
| ADL x 1 | ADO x 1 | ADR x 1 | |||
| DA x 10 | DI x 14 | DO x 9 | DR x 6 | ||
| ID x 5 | IL x 6 | IN x 6 | IO x 2 | IR x 3 | |
| LA x 30 | LI x 24 | LL x 1 | LO x 16 | ||
| NA x 9 | NI x 2 | NO x 24 | |||
| OD x 1 | OI x 1 | OL x 5 | ON x 6 | OO x 3 | OR x 6 |
| RA x 11 | RI x 2 | RO x 5 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | tot |
| A | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| D | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| I | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| O | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| R | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| tot | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
ANORDRIOL, DOORNAIL, NAILROD, NONILLIARD, NONORDINAL, NONRADIAL, NONRAILROAD, ORDINAL, RADIOLAND, RADIOLARIAN, RAILROADANA, RAILROADIANA
| word | length | |||
| AALII | 5 | |||
| ADLAND | * 6 | |||
| ADORAL | 6 | |||
| ADRADIAL | 8 | |||
| AIOLI | 5 | |||
| AIRLAND | * 7 | |||
| AIROL | 5 | |||
| ALALA | 5 | |||
| ALALIA | 6 | |||
| ALAN | 4 | |||
| ALAND | 5 | |||
| ALANINOL | 8 | |||
| ALANNA | 6 | |||
| ALAR | 4 | |||
| ALDOL | 5 | |||
| ALDRIN | 6 | |||
| ALLIIN | 6 | |||
| ALLOD | 5 | |||
| ALLODIA | 7 | |||
| ALLODIAL | 8 | |||
| ALLOLALIA | 9 | |||
| ALOD | 4 | |||
| ALODIAL | 7 | |||
| ALOIN | 5 | |||
| ALOLL | 5 | |||
| ALOO | 4 | |||
| ANAL | 4 | |||
| ANIL | 4 | |||
| ANILID | 6 | |||
| ANILIDO | 7 | |||
| ANILIID | 7 | |||
| ANILINO | 7 | |||
| ANILLIN | 7 | |||
| ANNAL | 5 | |||
| ANODAL | 6 | |||
| ANORDRIOL | 9 | pangram | ||
| ARALIA | 6 | |||
| ARIL | 4 | |||
| ARILLI | 6 | |||
| ARILLOID | 8 | |||
| ARNOLOL | 7 | |||
| AROLIA | 6 | |||
| AROLLA | 6 | |||
| DAAL | 4 | |||
| DALA | 4 | |||
| DALAAL | 6 | |||
| DALADALA | 8 | |||
| DALAL | 5 | |||
| DALI | 4 | |||
| DALL | 4 | |||
| DALLOL | 6 | |||
| DALO | 4 | |||
| DALRADIAN | 9 | |||
| DIAL | 4 | |||
| DIALID | 6 | |||
| DIALIN | 6 | |||
| DIANILIDO | 9 | |||
| DIANODAL | 8 | |||
| DIARIAL | 7 | |||
| DILAL | 5 | |||
| DILARID | 7 | |||
| DILDO | 5 | |||
| DILL | 4 | |||
| DINLO | 5 | |||
| DIOL | 4 | |||
| DIRL | 4 | |||
| DIRNDL | 6 | |||
| DODOL | 5 | |||
| DOLIA | 5 | |||
| DOLINA | 6 | |||
| DOLIOLID | 8 | |||
| DOLL | 4 | |||
| DOLLAR | 6 | |||
| DOLOR | 5 | |||
| DOOL | 4 | |||
| DOORNAIL | * 8 | pangram | ||
| DRAIL | 5 | |||
| DRALON | 6 | |||
| DRILID | 6 | |||
| DRILL | 5 | |||
| DROLL | 5 | |||
| DROOL | 5 | |||
| IDIOLALIA | 9 | |||
| IDLI | 4 | |||
| IDOL | 4 | |||
| IDOLA | 5 | |||
| IDOLON | 6 | |||
| ILALA | 5 | |||
| ILARIID | 7 | |||
| ILIA | 4 | |||
| ILIAD | 5 | |||
| ILIAL | 5 | |||
| ILLO | 4 | |||
| INDANOL | 7 | |||
| INDOLIN | 7 | |||
| INIAL | 5 | |||
| INLAID | * 6 | |||
| INLAND | * 6 | |||
| INRAIL | * 6 | |||
| IODAL | 5 | |||
| IODOL | 5 | |||
| IRIDAL | 6 | |||
| IRIDIAL | 7 | |||
| IRIDODIAL | 9 | |||
| LAARI | 5 | |||
| LADINO | 6 | |||
| LADOO | 5 | |||
| LADRON | 6 | |||
| LAID | 4 | |||
| LAIN | 4 | |||
| LAIR | 4 | |||
| LAIRD | 5 | |||
| LALL | 4 | |||
| LALLAN | 6 | |||
| LALLAND | 7 | |||
| LALO | 4 | |||
| LANA | 4 | |||
| LANAI | 5 | |||
| LAND | 4 | |||
| LANDIOLOL | 9 | |||
| LANDLORD | * 8 | |||
| LANDRAIL | * 8 | |||
| LANIARD | 7 | |||
| LANIID | 6 | |||
| LANIOL | 6 | |||
| LANOLIN | 7 | |||
| LARD | 4 | |||
| LARDO | 5 | |||
| LARDON | 6 | |||
| LARDOON | 7 | |||
| LARI | 4 | |||
| LARID | 5 | |||
| LARIN | 5 | |||
| LAROID | 6 | |||
| LIANA | 5 | |||
| LIANOID | 7 | |||
| LIAO | 4 | |||
| LIAR | 4 | |||
| LIARD | 5 | |||
| LIDAR | 5 | |||
| LIDO | 4 | |||
| LIDOL | 5 | |||
| LILA | 4 | |||
| LILIID | 6 | |||
| LILIOID | 7 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILO | 4 | |||
| LINALOL | 7 | |||
| LINALOOL | 8 | |||
| LINARIA | 7 | |||
| LINARIDIN | 9 | |||
| LINARIN | 7 | |||
| LININ | 5 | |||
| LINN | 4 | |||
| LINO | 4 | |||
| LINOLA | 6 | |||
| LION | 4 | |||
| LIRA | 4 | |||
| LLANO | 5 | |||
| LOAD | 4 | |||
| LOAN | 4 | |||
| LOANIN | 6 | |||
| LOID | 4 | |||
| LOIN | 4 | |||
| LOIR | 4 | |||
| LOLL | 4 | |||
| LONA | 4 | |||
| LONNIN | 6 | |||
| LOON | 4 | |||
| LORAL | 5 | |||
| LORAN | 5 | |||
| LORD | 4 | |||
| LORID | 5 | |||
| LORIID | 6 | |||
| LORN | 4 | |||
| NADIRAL | 7 | |||
| NADOLOL | 7 | |||
| NAIL | 4 | |||
| NAILROD | * 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| NALA | 4 | |||
| NALL | 4 | |||
| NALLA | 5 | |||
| NARANOL | 7 | |||
| NARIAL | 6 | |||
| NIDAL | 5 | |||
| NILL | 4 | |||
| NODAL | 5 | |||
| NOIL | 4 | |||
| NOLA | 4 | |||
| NOLID | 5 | |||
| NOLL | 4 | |||
| NOLO | 4 | |||
| NONALLODIAL | 11 | |||
| NONANAL | 7 | |||
| NONANOL | 7 | |||
| NONDOLLAR | 9 | |||
| NONILL | 6 | |||
| NONILLIARD | 10 | pangram | ||
| NONILLION | 9 | |||
| NONLAND | 7 | |||
| NONLANDLORD | 11 | |||
| NONLIAR | 7 | |||
| NONOIL | 6 | |||
| NONOLD | 6 | |||
| NONORAL | 7 | |||
| NONORDINAL | 10 | pangram | ||
| NONRADIAL | 9 | pangram | ||
| NONRAIL | 7 | |||
| NONRAILROAD | * 11 | pangram | ||
| NORLAND | 7 | |||
| ODAL | 4 | |||
| OIDIAL | 6 | |||
| OLID | 4 | |||
| OLIO | 4 | |||
| OLLA | 4 | |||
| OLOID | 5 | |||
| OLONA | 5 | |||
| ONDIOLA | 7 | |||
| ONDOL | 5 | |||
| ONLAID | * 6 | |||
| ONLAND | * 6 | |||
| ONLOAD | * 6 | |||
| ONLOAN | * 6 | |||
| OOIDAL | 6 | |||
| OORALI | 6 | |||
| OORIAL | 6 | |||
| ORAL | 4 | |||
| ORDINAL | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| ORILLION | 8 | |||
| ORILLON | 7 | |||
| ORIOLID | 7 | |||
| ORLO | 4 | |||
| RADIAL | 6 | |||
| RADIALIA | 8 | |||
| RADIOLAND | * 9 | pangram | ||
| RADIOLARIA | 10 | |||
| RADIOLARIAN | 11 | pangram | ||
| RADIOLI | * 7 | |||
| RAIL | 4 | |||
| RAILROAD | * 8 | |||
| RAILROADANA | 11 | pangram | ||
| RAILROADIANA | 12 | pangram | ||
| RALLID | 6 | |||
| RIAL | 4 | |||
| RILL | 4 | |||
| ROIL | 4 | |||
| ROLL | 4 | |||
| RONDALLA | 8 | |||
| ROOL | 4 | |||
| RORAL | 5 |
* compound(ish) word