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December 18, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 18, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter BGINORW
Spelling Bee for December 18, 2021

words: 115
score: 631 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 9
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

B x 74
G x 13
I x 5
N x 9
O x 5
R x 8
W x 1

4L x 29
5L x 14
6L x 31
7L x 23
8L x 10
9L x 5
10L x 2
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
B 23 10 17 14 7 3 - - 74
G 4 1 6 2 - - - - 13
I - 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 5
N 1 - 2 2 2 1 - 1 9
O 1 1 2 - - - 1 - 5
R - 1 3 3 - 1 - - 8
W - - - 1 - - - - 1
tot 29 14 31 23 10 5 2 1 115

cmp 6 7 9 10 tot
B 3 - 1 - 4
I 1 1 - 1 3
O - - - 1 1
W - 1 - - 1
tot 4 2 1 2 9

debut appearances 13

BORROWING, BROWING, BROWNING, NONBORROWING

word       length      
BIBB 4
BIBBING 7
BIBI 4
BIBROW 6
BIGG 4
BIGGIN 6
BIGGING 7
BIGGON 6
BIGON 5
BIGWIG * 6 debut
BING 4
BINGING 7
BINGO 5
BINGOING 8
BINNING 7
BINO 4
BION 4
BIRO 4
BIRR 4
BIWIRING 8
BOBBIN 6
BOBBING 7
BOBO 4
BOBWIG * 6
BOGGING 7
BOGGO 5
BOGONG 6
BOING 5
BOINGING 8
BONBON 6
BONG 4
BONGING 7
BONGO 5
BONGOING 8
BONI 4
BONING 6
BONOBO 6
BOOB 4
BOOBING 7
BOOBOO 6
BOOING 6
BOON 4
BOOR 4
BORBORBOR 9
BORGO 5
BORING 6 debut
BORN 4
BORNIN 6
BORNING 7
BORO 4
BORON 5
BORROW 6
BORROWING 9 pangram, debut
BOWGING 7
BOWING 6 debut
BOWNING 7
BOWWOW * 6
BOWWOWING * 9
BRIBING 7 debut
BRIG 4
BRIN 4
BRING 5 debut
BRINGING 8 debut
BRINING 7 debut
BRIO 4
BROB 4
BROG 4
BROGGING 8
BROO 4
BROON 5
BROW 4
BROWING 7 perfect pangram
BROWN 5
BROWNING 8 pangram, debut
GIBBING 7
GIBBON 6
GIBING 6
GINBRI 6
GNIB 4
GOBBIN 6
GOBBING 7
GOBBO 5
GOBI 4
GOBO 4
GOBOON 6
GOOB 4
GOOGOB 6
INBORN * 6
INBRING * 7
INBRINGING * 10
INORB 5
INORBING 8
NIBBING 7
NOBBING 7
NOBORI 6
NONBIO 6
NONBORING 9
NONBORON 8
NONBORROWING 12 pangram
NONBROWN 8
NOOB 4
OBBO 4
OGBONO 6
ONBRINGING * 10
ORBING 6
ORIBI 5
RIBBING 7 debut
RIBBON 6
RIBBONING 9 debut
ROBBIN 6
ROBBING 7 debut
ROBIN 5
ROBING 6 debut
ROBININ 7
WINGBOW * 7

* compound(ish) word

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