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NYT Spelling Bee December 16, 2021 Hints
Letters in the Puzzle:
CAEGILN
Words: 68
Score: 453 pts
Pangrams: 8
Perfect Pangrams: 1
Bingo: yes
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Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
| 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 |
| Σ | 11 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 68 |
| Σ = Total | ||||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 8
C x 31
E x 6
G x 4
I x 6
L x 9
N x 4
Total words by length:
4L x 11
5L x 15
6L x 15
7L x 8
8L x 11
9L x 3
10L x 5
Two Letter List
AC – 4 AL – 2 AN – 2
CA – 16 CE – 4 CI – 1 CL – 10
EL – 2 EN – 4
GL – 4
IC – 2 IL – 1 IN – 3
LA – 6 LE – 1 LI – 2
NE – 1 NI – 3
NYT Spelling Bee December 16, 2021 Answers
Below, you’ll find answers to the NYT Spelling Bee December 16, 2021 puzzle game. The puzzle contains 68 words with eight pangrams, one of which is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: ALLEGIANCE, ANGELIC, ANGELICA, CANCELING, CANCELLING, CLEANING, ENLACING, INELEGANCE
PERFECT PANGRAMS: ANGELIC
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 453 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELL | 4 | 1 | |
| CELLI | 5 | 5 | |
| ICICLE | 6 | 6 | |
| LICE | 4 | 1 | |
| ACNE | 4 | 1 | |
| CANCAN | 6 | 6 | |
| CANE | 4 | 1 | |
| CANAL | 5 | 5 | |
| CANCEL | 6 | 6 | |
| CLAN | 4 | 1 | |
| CLANG | 5 | 5 | |
| CLEAN | 5 | 5 | |
| ELEGANCE | 8 | 8 | |
| ENCAGE | 6 | 6 | |
| ENLACE | 6 | 6 | |
| GLANCE | 6 | 6 | |
| LANCE | 5 | 5 | |
| ACACIA | 6 | 6 | |
| ACAI | 4 | 1 | |
| NIACIN | 6 | 6 | |
| CAGE | 4 | 1 | |
| CALL | 4 | 1 | |
| CALLA | 5 | 5 | |
| CILIA | 5 | 5 | |
| LAIC | 4 | 1 | |
| LAICAL | 6 | 6 | |
| LILAC | 5 | 5 | |
| LACE | 4 | 1 | |
| CLINIC | 6 | 6 | |
| CLINICAL | 8 | 8 | |
| CLINICIAN | 9 | 9 | |
| NICE | 4 | 1 | |
| NIECE | 5 | 5 | |
| ILIAC | 5 | 5 | |
| GLACIAL | 7 | 7 | |
| INCLINE | 7 | 7 | |
| LENIENCE | 8 | 8 | |
| GLACE | 5 | 5 | |
| CANNA | 5 | 5 | |
| ACING | 5 | 5 | |
| CAGING | 6 | 6 | |
| CANINE | 6 | 6 | |
| CANING | 6 | 6 | |
| CANNING | 7 | 7 | |
| ENCAGING | 8 | 8 | |
| ICING | 5 | 5 | |
| CELIAC | 6 | 6 | |
| CALLING | 7 | 7 | |
| CLANGING | 8 | 8 | |
| CLING | 5 | 5 | |
| CLINGING | 8 | 8 | |
| GLANCING | 8 | 8 | |
| INCLINING | 9 | 9 | |
| LACING | 6 | 6 | |
| LANCING | 7 | 7 | |
| ALLEGIANCE | 10 | 17 | pangram |
| ALLIANCE | 8 | 8 | |
| ANGELIC | 7 | 14 | perfect pangram |
| ANGELICA | 8 | 15 | pangram |
| CANCELING | 9 | 16 | pangram |
| CANCELLING | 10 | 17 | pangram |
| CANNELLINI | 10 | 10 | |
| CEILING | 7 | 7 | |
| CLEANING | 8 | 15 | pangram |
| ELEGIAC | 7 | 7 | |
| ENLACING | 8 | 15 | pangram |
| INELEGANCE | 10 | 17 | pangram |
| NEGLIGENCE | 10 | 10 |