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 26, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 26, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OD.


Instructions

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center letter YABDLOR
Spelling Bee for December 26, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter R: February 8, 2024
Center letter B: September 27, 2020
Center letter B: May 18, 2019

words: 162
score: 796 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 3
bingo: yes

A x 18
B x 52
D x 29
L x 22
O x 13
R x 9
Y x 19

4L x 37
5L x 70
6L x 27
7L x 12
8L x 11
9L x 3
10L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 4 8 1 1 4 - - 18
B 6 20 16 4 3 2 1 52
D 3 14 8 - 3 - 1 29
L 4 12 1 3 1 1 - 22
O 5 5 1 2 - - - 13
R 2 5 - 2 - - - 9
Y 13 6 - - - - - 19
tot 37 70 27 12 11 3 2 162

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 3 AD x 4 AL x 5 AR x 6
BA x 20 BL x 7 BO x 17 BR x 5 BY x 3
DA x 8 DO x 12 DR x 8 DY x 1
LA x 10 LO x 11 LY x 1
OA x 1 OB x 1 OD x 2 OL x 4 OR x 5
ODD x 1 ODY x 1
RA x 3 RO x 5 RY x 1
YA x 13 YO x 6

debut appearances 0

ADORABLY, BROADLY, LADYBRO, LARDBOY

word       length      
ABAYA 5
ABLY 4
ABORALLY 8
ADDY 4
ADLAY 5
ADORABLY 8 pangram
ADORALLY 8
ALARY 5
ALLAY 5
ALLOY 5
ALLY 4
ALLYL 5
ARBORARY 8
AROYL 5
ARRAY 5
ARRAYAL 7
ARROYO 6
ARYL 4
BABBLY 6
BABBY 5
BABY 4
BABYDOLL 8
BADBOY 6
BADDY 5
BADLY 5
BALDLY 6
BALDY 5
BALLADRY 8
BALLBOY 7
BALLY 5
BALLYARD 8
BARBARALYL 10
BARBOY 6
BARDY 5
BARLADY 7
BARRY 5
BAYA 4
BAYARD 6
BLABBY 6
BLADDY 6
BLADY 5
BLAY 4
BLOBBY 6
BLOLLY 6
BLOODY 6
BOABY 5
BOBBLY 6
BOBBY 5
BODY 4
BODYBOARD 9
BOLDLY 6
BOOBY 5
BOOBYALLA 9
BOODY 5
BOOLY 5
BOOYA 5
BORYL 5
BOYAR 5
BOYARD 6
BOYLA 5
BOYLY 5
BOYO 4
BRAY 4
BROADLY 7 perfect pangram
BRODY 5
BROLLY 6
BROODY 6
BYDLO 5
BYRLADY 7
BYROAD 6
DADDY 5
DADLY 5
DADYL 5
DALLY 5
DARBY 5
DARDY 5
DAYBOARD 8
DAYBOY 6
DOBBY 5
DODDY 5
DOLLARYDOO 10
DOLLY 5
DOOBRY 6
DOODLY 6
DOODY 5
DOOLALLY 8
DOOLY 5
DOORYARD 8
DORY 4
DOYRA 5
DRABBY 6
DRABLY 6
DRAY 4
DRAYDL 6
DROLLY 6
DROOLY 6
DRYAD 5
DRYLY 5
DYAD 4
LADDY 5
LADY 4
LADYBRO 7 perfect pangram
LALLY 5
LAOYA 5
LARDBOY 7 perfect pangram
LARDY 5
LARRY 5
LAYA 4
LAYBY 5
LOBBY 5
LOBLOLLY 8
LOLLY 5
LOOBY 5
LORDLY 6
LORDY 5
LORRY 5
LORRYLOAD 9
LORY 4
LOYAL 5
LOYALLY 7
LYRA 4
OARY 4
OBOLARY 7
ODDLY 5
ODYL 4
OLAY 4
OLDLY 5
OLDY 4
OLLAY 5
ORALLOY 7
ORALLY 6
ORBY 4
ORLAY 5
OROYA 5
RABODAY 7
RALLY 5
RAYA 4
RODDY 5
ROLLY 5
ROODY 5
ROYAL 5
ROYALLY 7
RYAL 4
YAAR 4
YABBA 5
YABBO 5
YABBY 5
YADDA 5
YALD 4
YARAY 5
YARB 4
YARD 4
YARL 4
YARR 4
YAYA 4
YAYO 4
YOAL 4
YOBBO 5
YOBO 4
YOLA 4
YOLO 4
YOYO 4

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