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 . 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 I: April 24, 2024Center 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 |