December 16, 2023: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers

December 16, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2023, including disallowed words.

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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Spelling Bee for December 16, 2023

words: 146
score: 923 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

CLENCHING, CLICHEING, GELECHIINE, LECHING, LEECHING, LICHENING

word	length
CEILING	7
CELLING	7
CHENG	5
CHHING	6
CHIG	4
CHIGGING	8
CHILLING	8
CHING	5
CHINGING	8
CHINING	7
CHINNING	8
CIGGIE	6
CINCHING	8
CINEGENIC	9
CINGLE	6
CLEG	4
CLEGG	5
CLENCHING	9	pangram
CLICHEING	9	pangram
CLINCHING	9
CLING	5
CLINGING	8
EELING	6
EGENCE	6
EGGING	6
EGGLING	7
EGLING	6
EIGENGENE	9
EIGENLINE	9
EIGNE	5
ENGINE	6
ENGINING	8
ENGLE	5
ENNICHING	9
GEEING	6
GEGG	4
GEGGING	7
GEIC	4
GEIN	4
GELECHIINE	10	pangram
GELEE	5
GELL	4
GELLING	7
GENE	4
GENIC	5
GENIE	5
GENII	5
GENIN	5
GENNEL	6
GENNING	7
GHEE	4
GHILLIE	7
GICLEE	6
GIEING	6
GIGGING	7
GIGGLE	6
GIGGLING	8
GILGIE	6
GILL	4
GILLIE	6
GILLING	7
GINCH	5
GINGING	7
GINGLE	6
GINGLING	8
GINNEL	6
GINNING	7
GLEE	4
GLEEING	7
GLEG	4
GLEGGING	8
GLEI	4
GLEIING	7
GLEN	4
HEELING	7
HEIGH	5
HELING	6
HELLING	7
HENCHING	8
HENG	4
HENGE	5
HENNING	7
HIEING	6
HIGGLE	6
HIGGLING	8
HIGH	4
HIGHEN	6
HIGHING	7
HIGHLEG	7
HIGHLINE	8
HIGHLINING	10
HILCHING	8
HILLING	7
HING	4
HINGE	5
HINGEING	8
HINGING	7
ICENING	7
ICING	5
IGGING	6
IGIL	4
INCHING	7
INCLINING	9
INGINE	6
INGLE	5
INNING	6
LECHING	7	perfect pangram
LEECHING	8	pangram
LEGGIE	6
LEGGIN	6
LEGGING	7
LEGLEN	6
LEGLIN	6
LENG	4
LICELING	8
LICENCING	9
LICHENING	9	pangram
LIEGE	5
LIGGING	7
LIGNE	5
LIGNEL	6
LIGNIN	6
LIGNINE	7
LILLING	7
LING	4
LINGCHI	7
LINGE	5
LINING	6
LINNING	7
NEGGING	7
NEGLIGE	7
NEGLIGEE	8
NEGLIGENCE	10
NEIGH	5
NEIGHING	8
NICELING	8
NICENING	8
NICHING	7
NIGELLINE	9
NIGGLE	6
NIGGLING	8
NIGH	4
NIGHEN	6
NIGHING	7
NILLING	7
NINELING	8

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