December 16, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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words: 259
score: 1,729 pts
pangrams: 18
perfect: 3
compounds: 4
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 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | tot |
| C | - | 1 | 1 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| debut appearances | 13 |
ALLEGIANCE, ANGELIC, ANGELICA, ANGELICAL, ANGELICIN, ANGLICE, CAGELING, CANCELING, CANCELLING, CLEANING, ENGLACIAL, ENLACING, GALENIC, GALENICAL, GALLINACEAN, INELEGANCE, LIEGANCE, LIGEANCE
| word | length | |||
| CICLACILLIN | 11 | |||
| GALLINACEAN | 11 | pangram | ||
| ALLEGIANCE | 10 | pangram, debut | ||
| CANCANNING | 10 | |||
| CANCELLING | 10 | pangram, debut | ||
| CANNELLINI | 10 | debut | ||
| GALLINACIN | 10 | |||
| INELEGANCE | 10 | pangram, debut | ||
| NEGLIGENCE | 10 | debut | ||
| ACCINGING | 9 | |||
| ACLINICAL | 9 | |||
| ACNEGENIC | 9 | |||
| ALCALIGIN | 9 | |||
| ANACLINAL | 9 | |||
| ANGELICAL | 9 | pangram | ||
| ANGELICIN | 9 | pangram | ||
| CAECILIAN | 9 | |||
| CALCANEAL | 9 | |||
| CALCANEAN | 9 | |||
| CALCINING | 9 | |||
| CANALLING | 9 | |||
| CANCELING | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| CINCINNAL | 9 | |||
| CINEGENIC | 9 | |||
| CLINICIAN | 9 | |||
| ELEGIACAL | 9 | |||
| ENGLACIAL | 9 | pangram | ||
| GALENICAL | 9 | pangram | ||
| GANANCIAL | 9 | |||
| INCLINING | 9 | |||
| LICENCING | 9 | |||
| ALLIANCE | 8 | debut | ||
| ANACLINE | 8 | |||
| ANAGENIC | 8 | |||
| ANCIENCE | 8 | |||
| ANCILLAE | 8 | |||
| ANGELICA | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| ANILINIC | 8 | |||
| CAENACIN | 8 | |||
| CAGELING | 8 | pangram | ||
| CALCANEA | 8 | |||
| CALCANEI | 8 | |||
| CALICEAL | 8 | |||
| CALICENE | 8 | |||
| CANAILLE | 8 | |||
| CANALAGE | 8 | |||
| CANALING | 8 | |||
| CANCELLI | 8 | |||
| CANGLING | 8 | |||
| CECILIAN | 8 | |||
| CINCINNI | 8 | |||
| CLAGGING | 8 | |||
| CLANGING | 8 | |||
| CLEANING | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| CLINGING | 8 | |||
| CLINICAL | 8 | |||
| ELEGANCE | 8 | |||
| ENCAENIA | 8 | |||
| ENCAGING | 8 | |||
| ENECLANN | 8 | |||
| ENLACING | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| GALLICAN | 8 | |||
| GANGLIAC | 8 | |||
| GLANCING | 8 | |||
| INLACING | 8 | |||
| LACINIAE | 8 | |||
| LACINIAL | 8 | |||
| LANCININ | 8 | |||
| LENIENCE | 8 | |||
| LICELING | 8 | |||
| LICENCEE | 8 | |||
| LIEGANCE | 8 | pangram | ||
| LIGEANCE | 8 | pangram | ||
| NICELING | 8 | |||
| NICENING | 8 | |||
| ACACIIN | 7 | |||
| ACACINE | 7 | |||
| ACCINGE | 7 | |||
| ACINACI | 7 | |||
| ACLINAL | 7 | |||
| ACLINIC | 7 | |||
| ALCANNA | 7 | |||
| ALGINIC | 7 | |||
| ALLELIC | 7 | |||
| ALLENIC | 7 | |||
| ALLICIN | 7 | |||
| ANALGIC | 7 | |||
| ANCILIA | 7 | |||
| ANCILLA | 7 | |||
| ANELACE | 7 | |||
| ANGELIC | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| ANGLICE | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| CAINGIN | 7 | |||
| CALCEIN | 7 | |||
| CALCIAN | 7 | |||
| CALCINE | 7 | |||
| CALICLE | 7 | |||
| CALLING | 7 | |||
| CANELLA | 7 | |||
| CANNING | 7 | |||
| CEILING | 7 | debut | ||
| CELLING | 7 | |||
| CENACLE | 7 | |||
| CICINNI | 7 | |||
| CIENAGA | 7 | |||
| CIENEGA | 7 | |||
| ELEGIAC | 7 | debut | ||
| ELLAGIC | 7 | |||
| ENCENIA | 7 | |||
| ENCINAL | 7 | |||
| GALENIC | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| GALLICA | 7 | |||
| GLACIAL | 7 | |||
| ICENING | 7 | |||
| ILIACAL | 7 | |||
| ILLICIA | 7 | |||
| INCLINE | 7 | |||
| LACCINE | 7 | |||
| LACINIA | 7 | |||
| LANCING | 7 | |||
| LICENCE | 7 | |||
| LILACIN | 7 | |||
| NACELLE | 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| NANCING | 7 | |||
| ACACIA | 6 | |||
| ACACIN | 6 | |||
| ACICLE | 6 | |||
| ACINIC | 6 | |||
| ACLANG | 6 | |||
| AECIAL | 6 | |||
| AGENIC | 6 | |||
| ALALIC | 6 | |||
| ALCAIC | 6 | |||
| ALCINE | 6 | |||
| ALLICE | 6 | |||
| ANCILE | 6 | |||
| ANECIC | 6 | |||
| ANICCA | 6 | |||
| ANILIC | 6 | |||
| ANLACE | 6 | |||
| CAAING | 6 | |||
| CAECAL | 6 | |||
| CAGING | 6 | |||
| CALCIC | 6 | |||
| CALCIN | 6 | |||
| CALEAN | 6 | |||
| CALLEE | 6 | |||
| CANCAN | 6 | |||
| CANCEL | 6 | |||
| CANGLE | 6 | |||
| CANINE | 6 | |||
| CANING | 6 | |||
| CANINI | 6 | |||
| CANNAE | * 6 | |||
| CANNEL | 6 | |||
| CECINA | 6 | |||
| CELIAC | 6 | |||
| CELLAE | 6 | |||
| CELLIE | 6 | |||
| CICALA | 6 | |||
| CIGGIE | 6 | |||
| CILIAL | 6 | |||
| CILICE | 6 | |||
| CINGLE | 6 | |||
| CLINAL | 6 | |||
| CLINIA | 6 | |||
| CLINIC | 6 | |||
| EGENCE | 6 | |||
| ENCAGE | 6 | |||
| ENCINA | 6 | |||
| ENLACE | 6 | |||
| GACACA | 6 | |||
| GALLIC | 6 | |||
| GICLEE | 6 | |||
| GLANCE | 6 | |||
| ICEANE | 6 | |||
| ICICLE | 6 | |||
| ILIACI | 6 | |||
| ILICIN | 6 | |||
| INCALL | * 6 | |||
| INLACE | 6 | |||
| LACCIC | 6 | |||
| LACCIN | 6 | |||
| LACING | 6 | |||
| LAICAL | 6 | |||
| LANCIN | 6 | |||
| LIENIC | 6 | |||
| LINEIC | 6 | |||
| NANGCA | 6 | |||
| NEANIC | 6 | |||
| NIACIN | 6 | |||
| ACANA | 5 | |||
| ACENE | 5 | |||
| ACING | 5 | |||
| ACINI | 5 | |||
| AECIA | 5 | |||
| ANCLE | 5 | |||
| CAECA | 5 | |||
| CALIN | 5 | |||
| CALLA | 5 | |||
| CALLI | 5 | |||
| CANAL | 5 | |||
| CANNA | 5 | |||
| CECAL | 5 | |||
| CECIL | 5 | |||
| CEILI | 5 | |||
| CELLA | 5 | |||
| CELLI | 5 | |||
| CILIA | 5 | |||
| CLANG | 5 | |||
| CLEAN | 5 | |||
| CLEGG | 5 | |||
| CLINE | 5 | |||
| CLING | 5 | |||
| ECCLE | 5 | |||
| GENIC | 5 | |||
| GLACE | 5 | |||
| ICING | 5 | |||
| ILEAC | 5 | |||
| ILIAC | 5 | |||
| INCEL | * 5 | |||
| INCLE | 5 | |||
| INIAC | 5 | |||
| LANCE | 5 | |||
| LILAC | 5 | |||
| LINAC | * 5 | |||
| NICEN | 5 | |||
| NIECE | 5 | |||
| ACAI | 4 | |||
| ACCA | 4 | |||
| ACLE | 4 | |||
| ACNE | 4 | |||
| ALEC | 4 | |||
| CACA | 4 | |||
| CAGE | 4 | |||
| CALE | 4 | |||
| CALL | 4 | |||
| CANE | 4 | |||
| CANG | 4 | |||
| CANN | 4 | |||
| CECA | 4 | |||
| CEGA | 4 | |||
| CEIL | 4 | |||
| CELL | 4 | |||
| CENE | 4 | |||
| CIEL | 4 | |||
| CILL | 4 | |||
| CINE | 4 | |||
| CLAG | 4 | |||
| CLAN | 4 | |||
| CLEG | 4 | |||
| ECCE | 4 | |||
| GEIC | 4 | |||
| ICEN | 4 | |||
| INCA | 4 | |||
| LACE | 4 | |||
| LAIC | 4 | |||
| LICE | 4 | |||
| NICE | 4 |
* compound(ish) word