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December 16, 2023 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2023, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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center letter GCEHILN
Spelling Bee for December 16, 2023

words: 45
score: 281 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 0
plurals: 1
bingo: yes

C x 8
E x 2
G x 14
H x 6
I x 4
L x 4
N x 7

4L x 7
5L x 9
6L x 6
7L x 10
8L x 9
9L x 3
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
C - 1 - 1 4 2 - 8
E - - 2 - - - - 2
G 5 3 1 4 1 - - 14
H 1 2 - 3 - - - 6
I - 1 1 1 - 1 - 4
L - 1 1 1 1 - - 4
N 1 1 1 - 3 - 1 7
tot 7 9 6 10 9 3 1 45

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CE x 1 CH x 2 CI x 1 CL x 4
EG x 1 EN x 1
GE x 5 GH x 1 GI x 6 GL x 2
HE x 2 HI x 4
IC x 1 IN x 3
LE x 2 LI x 2
NE x 4 NI x 3

plu 5 tot
G 1 1
tot 1 1

CLENCHING, LEECHING

word       length      
CEILING 7
CHILLING 8
CHINNING 8
CINCHING 8
CLENCHING 9 pangram
CLINCHING 9
CLING 5
CLINGING 8
EGGING 6
ENGINE 6
GELEE 5
GELLING 7
GENE 4
GENIE 5
GENII  5
GHEE 4
GIGGING 7
GIGGLE 6
GIGGLING 8
GILL 4
GILLING 7
GINNING 7
GLEE 4
GLEN 4
HEELING 7
HENGE 5
HIGH 4
HILLING 7
HINGE 5
HINGING 7
ICING 5
INCHING 7
INCLINING 9
INNING 6
LEECHING 8 pangram
LEGGING 7
LIEGE 5
LINING 6
NEGLIGEE 8
NEGLIGENCE 10
NEIGH 5
NEIGHING 8
NIGGLE 6
NIGGLING 8
NIGH 4

† plural noun

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