December 17, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 17, 2024, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LA.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter C: August 17, 2023Center letter A: July 12, 2022
Center letter M: May 13, 2021
Center letter H: October 17, 2020
words: 178
score: 774 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
plurals: 5
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AC x 4 | AL x 18 | AM x 4 | ||
| CA x 14 | CE x 6 | CH x 9 | CL x 8 | CY x 3 |
| EC x 4 | EE x 1 | EL x 2 | ||
| HA x 17 | HE x 10 | HY x 3 | ||
| LA x 13 | LE x 16 | LL x 1 | LY x 4 | |
| LAC x 3 | LAL x 2 | LAM x 7 | LAY x 1 | |
| MA x 21 | ME x 9 | ML x 2 | MY x 2 | |
| YA x 3 | YE x 3 | YL x 1 |
| plu | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | tot |
| A | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| C | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| L | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| M | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| debut appearances | 0 |
ALCHEMY
| word | length | |||
| CHACHALACA | 10 | |||
| ECCYCLEMA | 9 | |||
| MLECHCHHA | 9 | |||
| ACALYCAL | 8 | |||
| CAECALLY | 8 | |||
| CALMECAC | 8 | |||
| CALYCEAL | 8 | |||
| LAMELLAE | † 8 | |||
| MACLEAYA | 8 | |||
| MAHALLAH | 8 | |||
| MAHALLYA | 8 | |||
| ALCHEMY | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| ALLHEAL | 7 | |||
| CALECHE | 7 | |||
| CALYCLE | 7 | |||
| CECALLY | 7 | |||
| CHALLAH | 7 | |||
| ECHELLE | 7 | |||
| HALACHA | 7 | |||
| HALALAH | 7 | |||
| HEALALL | 7 | |||
| LAMELLA | 7 | |||
| LEECHEE | 7 | |||
| MAHALLA | 7 | |||
| MALACCA | 7 | |||
| MALLEAL | 7 | |||
| MLECCHA | 7 | |||
| ACYLAL | 6 | |||
| ALLELE | 6 | |||
| ALMAMY | 6 | |||
| CAECAL | 6 | |||
| CALLEE | 6 | |||
| CALMLY | 6 | |||
| CELLAE | † 6 | |||
| CHALAH | 6 | |||
| CHALLA | 6 | |||
| CHAMAL | 6 | |||
| CHELAE | † 6 | |||
| CHELEM | 6 | |||
| CLAMMY | 6 | |||
| CLAYEY | 6 | |||
| CLECHE | 6 | |||
| CLECHY | 6 | |||
| CYCLAM | 6 | |||
| ECYCLE | 6 | |||
| HAEMAL | 6 | |||
| HALALA | 6 | |||
| HALEEM | 6 | |||
| HALLAH | 6 | |||
| HALLAL | 6 | |||
| HALLEL | 6 | |||
| HAMMAL | 6 | |||
| HEALEE | 6 | |||
| HEMMEL | 6 | |||
| HYALEA | 6 | |||
| LAMELY | 6 | |||
| LEACHY | 6 | |||
| LEALLY | 6 | |||
| LEECHY | 6 | |||
| LYCHEE | 6 | |||
| MAHALA | 6 | |||
| MAHMAL | 6 | |||
| MALEYL | 6 | |||
| MALLAM | 6 | |||
| MALLEE | 6 | |||
| MAMMAL | 6 | |||
| MELLAY | 6 | |||
| ALALA | 5 | |||
| ALLAY | 5 | |||
| ALLEE | 5 | |||
| ALLEY | 5 | |||
| ALLYL | 5 | |||
| ALMAH | 5 | |||
| ALMEH | 5 | |||
| AMALA | 5 | |||
| AMLAH | 5 | |||
| CALLA | 5 | |||
| CALMY | 5 | |||
| CAMEL | 5 | |||
| CECAL | 5 | |||
| CELLA | 5 | |||
| CELLY | 5 | |||
| CHELA | 5 | |||
| CHYLE | 5 | |||
| CLAME | 5 | |||
| CYCLE | 5 | |||
| ECCLE | 5 | |||
| ELAYL | 5 | |||
| HALAL | 5 | |||
| HALMA | 5 | |||
| HAMAL | 5 | |||
| HAMEL | 5 | |||
| HELLA | 5 | |||
| HEMAL | 5 | |||
| LACEY | 5 | |||
| LALLY | 5 | |||
| LAMEL | 5 | |||
| LAMMY | 5 | |||
| LEACH | 5 | |||
| LECCY | 5 | |||
| LECHY | 5 | |||
| LEECH | 5 | |||
| LEMEL | 5 | |||
| LEMMA | 5 | |||
| LEMME | 5 | |||
| LLAMA | 5 | |||
| LYCEE | 5 | |||
| MACLE | 5 | |||
| MAHAL | 5 | |||
| MALAE | † 5 | |||
| MALLE | 5 | |||
| MALMY | 5 | |||
| MEALY | 5 | |||
| MELAM | 5 | |||
| MELEE | 5 | |||
| MELEM | 5 | |||
| MYALL | 5 | |||
| YACAL | 5 | |||
| YALAH | 5 | |||
| YEALM | 5 | |||
| ACLE | 4 | |||
| ACYL | 4 | |||
| ALAE | † 4 | |||
| ALEC | 4 | |||
| ALEE | 4 | |||
| ALEY | 4 | |||
| ALLY | 4 | |||
| ALMA | 4 | |||
| ALME | 4 | |||
| AMLA | 4 | |||
| AMYL | 4 | |||
| CALE | 4 | |||
| CALL | 4 | |||
| CALM | 4 | |||
| CELL | 4 | |||
| CLAM | 4 | |||
| CLAY | 4 | |||
| CLEM | 4 | |||
| CYLE | 4 | |||
| EELY | 4 | |||
| ELMY | 4 | |||
| HALA | 4 | |||
| HALE | 4 | |||
| HALL | 4 | |||
| HALM | 4 | |||
| HEAL | 4 | |||
| HEEL | 4 | |||
| HELE | 4 | |||
| HELL | 4 | |||
| HELM | 4 | |||
| HYLA | 4 | |||
| HYLE | 4 | |||
| LACE | 4 | |||
| LACY | 4 | |||
| LALL | 4 | |||
| LAMA | 4 | |||
| LAME | 4 | |||
| LAYA | 4 | |||
| LEAL | 4 | |||
| LEAM | 4 | |||
| LECH | 4 | |||
| LEMA | 4 | |||
| LEME | 4 | |||
| LYCH | 4 | |||
| LYME | 4 | |||
| MALA | 4 | |||
| MALE | 4 | |||
| MALL | 4 | |||
| MALM | 4 | |||
| MEAL | 4 | |||
| MELA | 4 | |||
| MELE | 4 | |||
| MELL | 4 | |||
| MYAL | 4 | |||
| YALE | 4 | |||
| YELL | 4 | |||
| YELM | 4 | |||
| YLEM | 4 |
† plural noun