Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
December 16, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2022, 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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center letter PAIORTY
Spelling Bee for December 16, 2022

Related puzzles
Center letter I: April 24, 2024
Center letter O: July 13, 2021

words: 228
score: 1,137 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1

A x 27
O x 6
P x 130
R x 11
T x 49
Y x 5

4L x 60
5L x 64
6L x 51
7L x 25
8L x 15
9L x 7
10L x 3
11L x 1
12L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 5 7 5 4 1 3 1 - 1 27
O 2 2 2 - - - - - - 6
P 35 38 28 14 8 3 2 1 1 130
R 4 1 3 2 - 1 - - - 11
T 11 14 13 5 6 - - - - 49
Y 3 2 - - - - - - - 5
tot 60 64 51 25 15 7 3 1 2 228

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AI x 1 AP x 18 AT x 8
OO x 1 OP x 4 OT x 1
PA x 45 PI x 27 PO x 32 PR x 22 PY x 4
RA x 6 RI x 1 RO x 4
TA x 12 TI x 5 TO x 10 TR x 18 TY x 4
YA x 2 YI x 1 YO x 2

APRIORITY, PROPITIATORY, TOPIARY, TYROPITA

word       length      
AIRPORT 7
APAR 4
APART 5
APIARY 6
APIO 4
APITPAT 7
APOOP 5
APORIA 6
APORT 5
APOTROPAIA 10
APPARAT 7
APPARATI 8
APPARATOR 9
APPARITOR 9
APPORT 6
APPRO 5
APPROPRIATOR 12
APPY 4
APRIORITY 9 pangram
ATAP 4
ATOP 4
ATOPY 5
ATRIP 5
ATROPIA 7
ATTAP 5
ATTRAP 6
ATYPIA 6
OOPART 6
OPARA 5
OPPARI 6
OPPO 4
OPRY 4
OTOPY 5
PAIPO 5
PAIR 4
PAOPAO 6
PAPA 4
PAPAIA 6
PAPAYA 6
PAPI 4
PAPPI 5
PAPPY 5
PAPRI 5
PAPYRI 6
PARA 4
PARAPARA 8
PARAPATRY 9
PARATROOP 9
PARITOR 7
PARITY 6
PAROTTA 7
PARP 4
PARR 4
PARRO 5
PARROT 6
PARROTRY 8
PARROTY 7
PARRY 5
PART 4
PARTAY 6
PARTI 5
PARTITA 7
PARTY 5
PATIA 5
PATIO 5
PATO 4
PATOOT 6
PATOOTY 7
PATOTARA 8
PATRAO 6
PATRIOT 7
PATTY 5
PATY 4
PAYA 4
PAYAO 5
PAYARA 6
PAYOR 5
PAYOT 5
PIAI 4
PIOPIO 6
PIOT 4
PIPA 4
PIPI 4
PIPIPI 6
PIPIRI 6
PIPIT 5
PIPPY 5
PIPRA 5
PIPY 4
PIRAI 5
PIRITA 6
PIROOT 6
PITA 4
PITAPAT 7
PITARA 6
PITAYA 6
PITI 4
PITIRRI 7
PITO 4
PITOT 5
PITPAT 6
PITPROP 7
PITTA 5
PITTY 5
PITY 4
POOP 4
POOPOO 6
POOPY 5
POOR 4
POORI 5
POORT 5
POOT 4
POPO 4
POPPA 5
POPPIT 6
POPPY 5
PORIA 5
POROPORO 8
PORPITA 7
PORRAY 6
PORT 4
PORTA 5
PORTAPOTTY 10
PORTATO 7
PORTO 5
PORTRAIT 8
PORTRAY 7
PORTY 5
PORY 4
POTATO 6
POTATORY 8
POTOO 5
POTOROO 7
POTT 4
POTTO 5
POTTY 5
POYO 4
PRAO 4
PRAT 4
PRATA 5
PRATT 5
PRATTY 6
PRATY 5
PRAY 4
PRAYA 5
PRIAPI 6
PRIOR 5
PRIORITY 8
PRIORY 6
PROA 4
PROP 4
PROPITIATOR 11
PROPITIATORY 12 pangram
PROPPY 6
PROPRIA 7
PROPROTOR 9
PROTIP 6
PROTORAP 8
PROTOTROPY 10
PYAT 4
PYOT 4
PYRITY 6
PYRO 4
RAIP 4
RAPPORT 7
RAPT 4
RAPTATORY 9
RAPTOR 6
RATTRAP 7
RIPRAP 6
ROOP 4
ROOPIT 6
ROOPY 5
ROPY 4
TAIPO 5
TAPA 4
TAPAI 5
TAPAO 5
TAPIR 5
TAPPA 5
TAPPIT 6
TAPPY 5
TAPROOT 7
TARP 4
TARPIT 6
TARPOT 6
TIPI 4 allowed elsewhere
TIPITI 6
TIPPY 5
TIPTOP 6
TIROPITA 8
TOPATO 6
TOPI 4
TOPIA 5
TOPIARY 7 perfect pangram
TOPO 4
TOPOI 5
TOPPO 5
TOPPY 5
TORP 4
TORPOR 6
TRAP 4
TRAPP 5
TRAPPY 6
TRIP 4
TRIPARA 7
TRIPART 7
TRIPARTY 8
TRIPIT 6
TRIPPY 6
TRIPTOTA 8
TRIPTRAP 8
TROOP 5
TROPAIA 7
TROPARIA 8
TROPIA 6
TROPO 5
TROPPO 6
TRYPOT 6
TYPO 4
TYPP 4
TYPY 4
TYROPITA 8 pangram
YAPP 4
YAPPY 5
YIPPY 5
YOOP 4
YOPO 4

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