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 25, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 25, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter ICENTVZ
Spelling Bee for December 25, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter T: June 6, 2023
Identical letters: September 8, 2019

words: 127
score: 703 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 4
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

C x 16
E x 14
I x 22
N x 17
T x 21
V x 20
Z x 17

4L x 32
5L x 22
6L x 26
7L x 16
8L x 16
9L x 8
10L x 3
11L x 3
16L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 16 tot
C 3 6 2 2 1 1 1 - - 16
E 1 3 3 2 5 - - - - 14
I 3 3 8 2 1 4 - 1 - 22
N 6 4 4 2 1 - - - - 17
T 6 2 5 1 5 2 - - - 21
V 6 3 1 4 3 - 2 1 - 20
Z 7 1 3 3 - 1 - 1 1 17
tot 32 22 26 16 16 8 3 3 1 127

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CE x 2 CI x 13 CT x 1
EN x 4 ET x 1 EV x 8 EZ x 1
IC x 2 IN x 20
NE x 7 NI x 10
TE x 6 TI x 13 TV x 1 TZ x 1
VE x 8 VI x 12
ZE x 6 ZI x 11

cmp 5 7 8 tot
E 1 - - 1
N - 1 1 2
T - - 1 1
tot 1 1 2 4

plu 4 7 8 tot
C - 1 1 2
V 1 - - 1
tot 1 1 1 3

INCENTIVIZE, VINCENTIZE

word       length      
CETIN 5
CETINEITE 9
CICINNI  7
CINCINNI  8
CINCT 5
CINE 4
CITE 4
CITEE 5
CITIZEN 7
CITIZENIZE 10
CIVE 4
CIVET 5
CIVIC 5
CIVIE 5
CIVVIE 6
CTETIC 6
ENCEINTE 8
ENTICE 6
ENTITIC 7
ENTITIZE 8
ETIC 4
EVEITE 6
EVENTIVE 8
EVENTIZE 8
EVICT 5
EVICTEE 7
EVINCE 6
EVINCIVE 8
EVITE 5
EZINE * 5
ICEN 4
ICTIC 5
INCENT 6
INCENTIVE 9
INCENTIVIZE 11 pangram
INCITE 6
INCITIVE 8
INEE 4
INNIE 5
INNIT 5
INTEIN 6
INTENT 6
INTENTIVE 9
INTI 4
INTINE 6
INVECT 6
INVECTIVE 9
INVENIT 7
INVENT 6
INVENTIVE 9
INVITE 6
INVITEE 7
NECTIN 6
NEINEI 6
NETI 4
NETIZEN 7
NETTIE 6
NETZINE * 7
NEVI 4
NICE 4
NICEN 5
NIECE 5
NIEVE 5
NINE 4
NINEIN 6
NINETEEN * 8
NITE 4
NITIC 5
NIZE 4
TECTIN 6
TEENIE 6
TEENZINE * 8
TEIN 4
TEINEITE 8
TENTIE 6
TICE 4
TINCT 5
TINE 4
TINNIE 6
TINNIENT 8
TINNITIC 8
TINT 4
TINTICITE 9
TINZENITE 9
TITI 4
TITIN 5
TIZZ 4
TIZZIC 6
TVEITITE 8
TZITZIT 7
VEENITE 7
VEIN 4
VENIN 5
VENITIVE 8
VENTI 5
VENTIVE 7
VETITIVE 8
VETIVENE 8
VICE 4
VICENIN 7
VICI  4
VICINE 6
VINCENT 7
VINCENTITE 10
VINCENTIZE 10 pangram
VINCIENNITE 11
VINE 4
VINIC 5
VINT 4
VITE 4
ZEIN 4
ZENZENITE 9
ZENZIC 6
ZENZIZENZIC 11
ZENZIZENZIZENZIC 16
ZETETIC 7
ZINC 4
ZINCIC 6
ZINCIN 6
ZINCITE 7
ZINCIZE 7
ZINE 4
ZITE 4
ZITI 4
ZIVE 4
ZIZIT 5
ZIZZ 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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