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December 16, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with GE.


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center letter CAEGILN
Spelling Bee for December 16, 2021

words: 259
score: 1,729 pts
pangrams: 18
perfect: 3
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 22 AE x 2 AG x 1 AL x 13 AN x 21
CA x 56 CE x 18 CI x 16 CL x 17
EC x 2 EG x 1 EL x 4 EN x 10
GA x 10 GE x 2 GI x 1 GL x 4
GEI x 1 GEN x 1
IC x 5 IL x 6 IN x 10
LA x 14 LE x 1 LI x 12
NA x 3 NE x 2 NI x 6

debut appearances 13

ALLEGIANCE, ANGELIC, ANGELICA, ANGELICAL, ANGELICIN, ANGLICE, CAGELING, CANCELING, CANCELLING, CLEANING, ENGLACIAL, ENLACING, GALENIC, GALENICAL, GALLINACEAN, INELEGANCE, LIEGANCE, LIGEANCE

word       length      
ACACIA 6
ACACIIN 7
ACACIN 6
ACACINE 7
ACAI 4
ACANA 5
ACCA 4
ACCINGE 7
ACCINGING 9
ACENE 5
ACICLE 6
ACINACI 7
ACING 5
ACINI 5
ACINIC 6
ACLANG 6
ACLE 4
ACLINAL 7
ACLINIC 7
ACLINICAL 9
ACNE 4
ACNEGENIC 9
AECIA 5
AECIAL 6
AGENIC 6
ALALIC 6
ALCAIC 6
ALCALIGIN 9
ALCANNA 7
ALCINE 6
ALEC 4
ALGINIC 7
ALLEGIANCE 10 pangram, debut
ALLELIC 7
ALLENIC 7
ALLIANCE 8 debut
ALLICE 6
ALLICIN 7
ANACLINAL 9
ANACLINE 8
ANAGENIC 8
ANALGIC 7
ANCIENCE 8
ANCILE 6
ANCILIA 7
ANCILLA 7
ANCILLAE 8
ANCLE 5
ANECIC 6
ANELACE 7
ANGELIC 7 perfect pangram, debut
ANGELICA 8 pangram, debut
ANGELICAL 9 pangram
ANGELICIN 9 pangram
ANGLICE 7 perfect pangram
ANICCA 6
ANILIC 6
ANILINIC 8
ANLACE 6
CAAING 6
CACA 4
CAECA 5
CAECAL 6
CAECILIAN 9
CAENACIN 8
CAGE 4
CAGELING 8 pangram
CAGING 6
CAINGIN 7
CALCANEA 8
CALCANEAL 9
CALCANEAN 9
CALCANEI 8
CALCEIN 7
CALCIAN 7
CALCIC 6
CALCIN 6
CALCINE 7
CALCINING 9
CALE 4
CALEAN 6
CALICEAL 8
CALICENE 8
CALICLE 7
CALIN 5
CALL 4
CALLA 5
CALLEE 6
CALLI 5
CALLING 7
CANAILLE 8
CANAL 5
CANALAGE 8
CANALING 8
CANALLING 9
CANCAN 6
CANCANNING 10
CANCEL 6
CANCELING 9 pangram, debut
CANCELLI 8
CANCELLING 10 pangram, debut
CANE 4
CANELLA 7
CANG 4
CANGLE 6
CANGLING 8
CANINE 6
CANING 6
CANINI 6
CANN 4
CANNA 5
CANNAE 6
CANNEL 6
CANNELLINI 10 debut
CANNING 7
CECA 4
CECAL 5
CECIL 5
CECILIAN 8
CECINA 6
CEGA 4
CEIL 4
CEILI 5
CEILING 7 debut
CELIAC 6
CELL 4
CELLA 5
CELLAE 6
CELLI 5
CELLIE 6
CELLING 7
CENACLE 7
CENE 4
CICALA 6
CICINNI 7
CICLACILLIN 11
CIEL 4
CIENAGA 7
CIENEGA 7
CIGGIE 6
CILIA 5
CILIAL 6
CILICE 6
CILL 4
CINCINNAL 9
CINCINNI 8
CINE 4
CINEGENIC 9
CINGLE 6
CLAG 4
CLAGGING 8
CLAN 4
CLANG 5
CLANGING 8
CLEAN 5
CLEANING 8 pangram, debut
CLEG 4
CLEGG 5
CLINAL 6
CLINE 5
CLING 5
CLINGING 8
CLINIA 6
CLINIC 6
CLINICAL 8
CLINICIAN 9
ECCE 4
ECCLE 5
EGENCE 6
ELEGANCE 8
ELEGIAC 7 debut
ELEGIACAL 9
ELLAGIC 7
ENCAENIA 8
ENCAGE 6
ENCAGING 8
ENCENIA 7
ENCINA 6
ENCINAL 7
ENECLANN 8
ENGLACIAL 9 pangram
ENLACE 6
ENLACING 8 pangram, debut
GACACA 6
GALENIC 7 perfect pangram
GALENICAL 9 pangram
GALLIC 6
GALLICA 7
GALLICAN 8
GALLINACEAN 11 pangram
GALLINACIN 10
GANANCIAL 9
GANGLIAC 8
GEIC 4
GENIC 5
GICLEE 6
GLACE 5
GLACIAL 7
GLANCE 6
GLANCING 8
ICEANE 6
ICEN 4
ICENING 7
ICICLE 6
ICING 5
ILEAC 5
ILIAC 5
ILIACAL 7
ILIACI 6
ILICIN 6
ILLICIA 7
INCA 4
INCALL 6
INCEL 5
INCLE 5
INCLINE 7
INCLINING 9
INELEGANCE 10 pangram, debut
INIAC 5
INLACE 6
INLACING 8
LACCIC 6
LACCIN 6
LACCINE 7
LACE 4
LACING 6
LACINIA 7
LACINIAE 8
LACINIAL 8
LAIC 4
LAICAL 6
LANCE 5
LANCIN 6
LANCING 7
LANCININ 8
LENIENCE 8
LICE 4
LICELING 8
LICENCE 7
LICENCEE 8
LICENCING 9
LIEGANCE 8 pangram
LIENIC 6
LIGEANCE 8 pangram
LILAC 5
LILACIN 7
LINAC 5
LINEIC 6
NACELLE 7 allowed elsewhere
NANCING 7
NANGCA 6
NEANIC 6
NEGLIGENCE 10 debut
NIACIN 6
NICE 4
NICELING 8
NICEN 5
NICENING 8
NIECE 5

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