December 17, 2022: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 17, 2022 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 17, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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 17, 2022

Related puzzles

Center letter H: February 24, 2021

words: 256
score: 1,505 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes

A x 62
C x 131
H x 12
I x 13
L x 19
N x 5
R x 14

4L x 31
5L x 51
6L x 78
7L x 51
8L x 24
9L x 16
10L x 4
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	6	8	20	18	5	3	2	-	62
C	18	26	40	21	12	11	2	1	131
H	-	3	3	2	3	1	-	-	12
I	2	3	5	3	-	-	-	-	13
L	2	7	5	2	3	-	-	-	19
N	1	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	5
R	2	3	3	4	1	1	-	-	14
tot	31	51	78	51	24	16	4	1	256

debut appearances

ANARCHICAL

word	length
ACACIA	6
ACACIIN	7
ACACIN	6
ACAI	4
ACANA	5
ACARA	5
ACARI	5
ACARIAN	7
ACARINARIA	10
ACCA	4
ACCRA	5
ACHA	4
ACHAAR	6
ACHAR	5
ACHARI	6
ACHILL	6
ACHIRA	6
ACHIRAL	7
ACINACI	7
ACINAR	6
ACINI	5
ACINIC	6
ACLINAL	7
ACLINIC	7
ACLINICAL	9
ACRA	4
ACRAL	5
ACRANIA	7
ACRANIAL	8
ACRICHIN	8
AIRCAR	6
ALALIC	6
ALCAIC	6
ALCANNA	7
ALLARIC	7
ALLICIN	7
ANACLINAL	9
ANARCH	6
ANARCHIC	8
ANARCHICAL	10	pangram
ANCHAL	6
ANCILIA	7
ANCILLA	7
ANICCA	6
ANILIC	6
ANILINIC	8
ARACA	5
ARACARI	7
ARACHIC	7
ARACHIN	7
ARACIAL	7
ARANCINI	8	allowed elsewhere
ARCANA	6
ARCH	4
ARCHAIC	7
ARCHIL	6
ARCHIN	6
ARCI	4
ARNICA	6
ARNICIN	7
ARRACACHA	9
ARRACH	6
CACA	4
CACHACA	7
CACHIRI	7
CAHINCA	7
CAILLACH	8
CAILLIACH	9
CAIR	4
CAIRN	5
CALCAR	6
CALCARIA	8
CALCARIC	8
CALCARINA	9
CALCIAN	7
CALCIC	6
CALCIN	6
CALIN	5
CALL	4
CALLA	5
CALLI	5
CANAL	5
CANCAN	6
CANCHA	6
CANINI	6
CANN	4
CANNA	5
CANNACH	7
CARAC	5
CARACAL	7
CARACARA	8
CARACCA	7
CARANA	6
CARANCHA	8
CARANNA	7
CARINA	6
CARINAL	7
CARINARIA	9
CARL	4
CARLIN	6
CARN	4
CARNAL	6
CARNIN	6
CARR	4
CARRANCHA	9
CARRI	5
CHACHA	6
CHACHACHA	9
CHACHALACA	10
CHAI	4
CHAIN	5
CHAIR	5
CHALAH	6
CHALAN	6
CHALARA	7
CHALLA	6
CHALLAH	7
CHALLAN	7
CHANA	5
CHANAR	6
CHANCLA	7
CHANNA	6
CHAR	4
CHARA	5
CHARACIN	8
CHARCHARI	9
CHARR	5
CHHANA	6
CHIA	4
CHIC	4
CHICA	5
CHICH	5
CHICHA	6
CHICHI	6
CHILACA	7
CHILARIA	8
CHILI	5
CHILIAN	7
CHILIARCH	9
CHILL	5
CHILLA	6
CHILLI	6
CHIN	4
CHINA	5
CHINACRIN	9
CHINAR	6
CHINCH	6
CHINCHILLA	10
CHIRAL	6
CHIRALIC	8
CHIRL	5
CHIRR	5
CHRAIN	6
CICALA	6
CICINNI	7
CICLACILLIN	11
CILIA	5
CILIAL	6
CILL	4
CINCH	5
CINCINNAL	9
CINCINNI	8
CIRCA	5
CIRCAR	6
CIRCI	5
CIRCINAL	8
CIRL	4
CIRRAL	6
CIRRHI	6
CIRRI	5
CLACHAN	7
CLAIRIN	7
CLAN	4
CLARAIN	7
CLARINI	7
CLINAL	6
CLINCH	6
CLINIA	6
CLINIC	6
CLINICAL	8
CLINICIAN	9
CRACHACH	8
CRAIC	5
CRAN	4
CRANACHAN	9
CRANCH	6
CRANIA	6
CRANIAL	7
CRANIC	6
CRIA	4
CRIN	4
CRINAL	6
CRINCH	6
HAINCH	6
HALACHA	7
HALACHIC	8
HALICIN	7
HALLICAL	8
HANCH	5
HARCH	5
HILCH	5
HIRCARRA	8
HIRCARRAH	9
HIRCIC	6
HIRCIN	6
ICARIIN	7
ILIAC	5
ILIACAL	7
ILIACI	6
ILICIN	6
ILLICIA	7
INARCH	6
INCA	4
INCALL	6
INCARN	6
INCH	4
INCHI	5
INIAC	5
LACCIC	6
LACCIN	6
LACINIA	7
LACINIAL	8
LACINIAR	8
LAIC	4
LAICAL	6
LAICH	5
LANCH	5
LANCIN	6
LANCININ	8
LARCH	5
LICH	4
LICHI	5
LILAC	5
LILACIN	7
LINAC	5
LINCH	5
LINCHI	6
NACHANI	7
NARC	4
NARIC	5
NARICA	6
NIACIN	6
RACH	4
RACHIAL	7
RACHILLA	8
RACIAL	6
RAILCAR	7
RANCH	5
RHACHILLA	9
RHINIC	6
RICH	4
RICIN	5
RICINIA	7
RICINIC	7
RICRAC	6
RINCH	5

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