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December 16, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2021, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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center letter CAEGILN
Spelling Bee for December 16, 2021

words: 228
score: 1,698 pts
pangrams: 18
perfect: 3
plurals: 10
bingo: yes

A x 54
C x 89
E x 16
G x 16
I x 19
L x 24
N x 10

5L x 37
6L x 67
7L x 49
8L x 44
9L x 22
10L x 7
11L x 2

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 6 16 17 7 7 1 - 54
C 17 27 14 18 9 3 1 89
E 1 4 4 5 2 - - 16
G 2 4 3 3 2 1 1 16
I 6 6 4 1 1 1 - 19
L 3 7 5 8 1 - - 24
N 2 3 2 2 - 1 - 10
tot 37 67 49 44 22 7 2 228

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 18 AE x 2 AG x 1 AL x 12 AN x 21
CA x 49 CE x 13 CI x 13 CL x 14
EC x 1 EG x 1 EL x 4 EN x 10
GA x 10 GE x 1 GI x 1 GL x 4
IC x 4 IL x 6 IN x 9
LA x 12 LE x 1 LI x 11
NA x 3 NE x 2 NI x 5

plu 5 6 7 8 tot
A 1 - 1 1 3
C 2 1 1 1 5
I - 1 - - 1
L - - - 1 1
tot 3 2 2 3 10

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

† plural noun

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