December 3, 2021: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 3, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 3, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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Spelling Bee for December 3, 2021

words: 252
score: 1,080 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 13
plurals: 1
bingo: yes

A x 58
B x 57
D x 48
O x 14
R x 26
T x 47
U x 2

4L x 88
5L x 77
6L x 49
7L x 21
8L x 9
9L x 7
10L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	tot
A	16	24	11	3	3	1	-	58
B	20	16	12	6	2	1	-	57
D	20	14	10	3	-	1	-	48
O	6	2	2	1	1	2	-	14
R	8	7	4	5	2	-	-	26
T	16	14	10	3	1	2	1	47
U	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
tot	88	77	49	21	9	7	1	252

cmp	6	7	8	9	tot
A	-	1	3	-	4
B	-	-	-	1	1
D	1	-	-	1	2
O	1	1	1	-	3
R	-	1	1	-	2
T	-	-	-	1	1
tot	2	3	5	3	13

plu	4	tot
D	1	1
tot	1	1

OBDURATOR, OUTBOARD, TROUBADOUR

word	length
ABADA	5
ABATOR	6
ABBA	4
ABBOT	5
ABBUR	5
ABDO	4
ABOARD	6
ABOB	4
ABORAD	6
ABORD	5
ABORT	5
ABOUT	5
ABRA	4
ABROAD	6
ABROOD	6
ABUD	4
ABURA	5
ABUT	4
ADAD	4
ADAT	4
ADBOT	5
ADDA	4
ADDRA	5
ADOBO	5
ADORB	5
ADRAD	5
AORTA	5
AOUDAD	6
ARABA	5
ARAD	4
ARARA	5
ARAROBA	7
ARATDAR	7
ARBA	4
ARBOR	5
ARBORATOR	9
ARBOUR	6
ARDOR	5
ARDOUR	6
AROAR	5
AROBA	5
AROURA	6
ARROBA	6
ARTAB	5
ARTBOARD	* 8
ARURA	5
ATAR	4
ATTA	4
ATTAR	5
ATUA	4
AUDAD	5
AURA	4
AURAR	5
AURORA	6
AUTO	4
AUTOBAUD	* 8
AUTOBOOT	* 8
AUTORAD	* 7
BABA	4
BABOO	5
BABU	4
BADAUD	6
BAOBAB	6
BARA	4
BARAAT	6
BARB	4
BARBAT	6
BARBUD	6
BARD	4
BARDO	5
BAROTO	6
BARRA	5
BARRAD	6
BARRATOR	8
BATA	4
BATAB	5
BATABOB	7
BATARD	6
BATATA	6
BATOORA	7
BATT	4
BATTA	5
BATTU	5
BATTUTA	7
BATU	4
BATUTUT	7
BAUD	4
BOAB	4
BOAR	4
BOARD	5
BOART	5
BOAT	4
BOBA	4
BOBAR	5
BOBBAR	6
BODABODA	8
BOOTBOARD	* 9
BORA	4
BORATO	6
BORATTO	7
BORDAR	6
BORRA	5
BOTA	4
BRAD	4
BRAT	4
BROA	4
BROAD	5
BUAT	4
BUBBA	5
BUDDA	5
BURAO	5
BURAU	5
BURRA	5
BURRATA	7
BUTA	4
DAAD	4
DABAO	5
DABBA	5
DADA	4
DADBOD	* 6
DADDA	5
DADO	4
DARB	4
DARBAR	6
DARR	4
DART	4
DARTBOARD	* 9
DATA	^† 4
DATO	4
DATTO	5
DATURA	6
DAUB	4
DAUD	4
DAUR	4
DAUT	4
DOAB	4
DOAT	4
DOBRA	5
DODAB	5
DODAD	5
DODDARD	7
DODDART	7
DOODAB	6
DOODAD	6
DORAD	5
DORADO	6	allowed elsewhere
DOTAR	5
DOTARA	6
DOTARD	6
DOUAR	5
DOURA	5
DOURADA	7
DOUTAR	6
DRAB	4
DRABA	5
DRAT	4
DUAD	4
DUAR	4
DUAT	4
DURA	4
DURBAR	6
DURRA	5
DUTAR	5
OART	4
OBDURATOR	9	pangram
OBTURATOR	9
OOAA	4
ORAD	4
ORATOR	6
ORDA	4
ORRA	4
OTTAR	5
OUTA	4
OUTADD	* 6
OUTBOARD	* 8	pangram
OUTROAR	* 7
OUTTA	5
RAAD	4
RABAB	5
RABAT	5
RABATO	6
RABOT	5
RADA	4
RADAR	5
RADOUB	6
RATA	4
RATATAT	* 7
RATO	4
RATU	4
ROAD	4
ROAR	4
ROBAB	5
ROBATA	6
ROTA	4
ROTAROD	7
ROTATOR	7
ROTTA	5
RUBAB	5
RUBABOO	7
RUBADUB	7
RUBATO	6
RUBBABOO	8
RUBBOARD	* 8
TAARAB	6
TABARD	6
TABOO	5
TABOR	5
TABOUR	6
TABU	4
TADA	4
TARADA	6
TARATOR	7
TARD	4
TARDO	5
TARO	4
TAROT	5
TART	4
TARTAR	6
TATA	4
TATARA	6
TATARARA	8
TATOO	5
TATOU	5
TATT	4
TATTA	5
TATTARARA	9
TATTOO	6
TATU	4
TAUA	4
TAUT	4
TOAD	4
TOAT	4
TOBRA	5
TOOART	6
TORA	4
TORTA	5
TOTA	4
TOTARA	6
TOTOABA	7
TOUBAB	6
TOURABOUT	* 9
TRAD	4
TRATT	5
TROAT	5
TROUBADOUR	10	pangram
TUART	5
TUATARA	7
TUBA	4
TUBAR	5
TURRA	5
URAD	4
URAO	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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