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December 16, 2021 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2021, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter CAEGILN
Spelling Bee for December 16, 2021

words: 68
score: 453 pts
pangrams: 8
perfect: 1
compounds: 0
bingo: yes

A x 8
C x 31
E x 6
G x 4
I x 6
L x 9
N x 4

4L x 11
5L x 15
6L x 15
7L x 8
8L x 11
9L x 3
10L x 5

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 2 1 1 1 2 - 1 8
C 5 8 7 3 4 2 2 31
E - - 2 1 3 - - 6
G - 1 1 1 1 - - 4
I - 2 1 1 - 1 1 6
L 3 2 2 1 1 - - 9
N 1 1 1 - - - 1 4
tot 11 15 15 8 11 3 5 68

debut appearances 13

ALLEGIANCE, ANGELIC, ANGELICA, CANCELING, CANCELLING, CLEANING, ENLACING, INELEGANCE

word       length      
ALLEGIANCE 10 pangram, debut
CANCELLING 10 pangram, debut
CANNELLINI 10 debut
INELEGANCE 10 pangram, debut
NEGLIGENCE 10 debut
CANCELING 9 pangram, debut
CLINICIAN 9
INCLINING 9
ALLIANCE 8 debut
ANGELICA 8 pangram, debut
CLANGING 8
CLEANING 8 pangram, debut
CLINGING 8
CLINICAL 8
ELEGANCE 8
ENCAGING 8
ENLACING 8 pangram, debut
GLANCING 8
LENIENCE 8
ANGELIC 7 perfect pangram, debut
CALLING 7
CANNING 7
CEILING 7 debut
ELEGIAC 7 debut
GLACIAL 7
INCLINE 7
LANCING 7
ACACIA 6
CAGING 6
CANCAN 6
CANCEL 6
CANINE 6
CANING 6
CELIAC 6
CLINIC 6
ENCAGE 6
ENLACE 6
GLANCE 6
ICICLE 6
LACING 6
LAICAL 6
NIACIN 6
ACING 5
CALLA 5
CANAL 5
CANNA 5
CELLI 5
CILIA 5
CLANG 5
CLEAN 5
CLING 5
GLACE 5
ICING 5
ILIAC 5
LANCE 5
LILAC 5
NIECE 5
ACAI 4
ACNE 4
CAGE 4
CALL 4
CANE 4
CELL 4
CLAN 4
LACE 4
LAIC 4
LICE 4
NICE 4

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