December 16, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers

December 16, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers

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 CI.

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, 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
CIC x 3	CIE x 3	CIG x 1	CIL x 4	CIN x 5
EC x 2	EG x 1	EL x 4	EN x 10
GA x 10	GE x 2	GI x 1	GL x 4
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

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
ALLELIC	7
ALLENIC	7
ALLIANCE	8
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
ANGELICA	8	pangram
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
CANCELLI	8
CANCELLING	10	pangram
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
CANNING	7
CECA	4
CECAL	5
CECIL	5
CECILIAN	8
CECINA	6
CEGA	4
CEIL	4
CEILI	5
CEILING	7
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
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
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
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
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
NIACIN	6
NICE	4
NICELING	8
NICEN	5
NICENING	8
NIECE	5

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