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 6, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 6, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter TAFILRY
Spelling Bee for December 6, 2018

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Center letter L: September 20, 2019

words: 145
score: 877 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 9
bingo: yes

A x 21
F x 30
I x 6
L x 12
R x 15
T x 56
Y x 5

5L x 73
6L x 34
7L x 21
8L x 10
9L x 4
10L x 2
11L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 13 5 1 1 1 - - 21
F 11 7 5 4 1 1 1 30
I 4 2 - - - - - 6
L 6 3 3 - - - - 12
R 7 4 4 - - - - 15
T 28 12 8 5 2 1 - 56
Y 4 1 - - - - - 5
tot 73 34 21 10 4 2 1 145

cmp 6 7 9 tot
A - 1 1 2
F - 2 - 2
I 1 - - 1
L - 1 - 1
R - 2 - 2
T - 1 - 1
tot 1 7 1 9

debut appearances 5
previously disallowed debuts 1

FRAILTY, FRITILLARY

word       length      
AARTI 5
AFRIT 5
AILLT 5
AIRLIFT * 7 debut
ALTAR 5
ALTARITY 8
ARATI 5
ARITY 5
ARTAL 5
ARTILY 6
ARTYFARTY * 9
ATALL 5
ATARI 5
ATILT 5
ATLATL 6
ATRAY 5
ATRIA 5
ATRIAL 6
ATTAR 5
ATTILA 6
ATTRIT 6
FARTY 5
FATAL 5
FATALITY 8
FATALLY 7
FATLY 5 debut, previously disallowed
FATTILY 7
FATTY 5
FIFTY 5
FILIALITY 9
FILTRA 6
FITLY 5
FITRA 5
FITTY 5
FLATLAY * 7
FLATLY 6
FLATTY 6
FLIRT 5 debut
FLIRTILY 8
FLIRTY 6 debut
FLITTILY 8
FLITTY 6
FRAILTY 7 perfect pangram, debut
FRATI 5
FRATRY 6
FRATTY 6
FRITFLY * 7
FRITILLARIA 11
FRITILLARY 10 pangram
FRITTATA 8
FTIRA 5
IFRIT 5
IFTAAR 6
IFTAR 5
ILLLIT * 6
IRTAL 5
ITTAR 5
LAITY 5
LARIAT 6
LATITAT 7
LATRIA 6
LAYFLAT * 7
LITAI 5
LITRA 5
LITTLY 6
LITTY 5
LYART 5
LYRATYL 7
LYTTA 5
RAFTY 5
RAIAT 5
RAITA 5 allowed elsewhere
RAIYAT 6
RARITY 6
RATAFIA 7
RATAL 5
RATATAT * 7
RATIFY 6
RATLY 5
RATTAIL * 7
RATTILY 7
RATTLY 6
RATTY 5
RIATA 5
TAFFRAIL 8
TAFFY 5
TAFIA 5
TAILFLY * 7
TAIRA 5
TALAR 5
TALARI 6
TALARIA 7
TALLA 5
TALLAT 6
TALLIT 6 allowed elsewhere
TALLY 5
TARAF 5
TARAI 5
TARAIRI 7
TARIFF 6
TARRY 5
TARTAR 6
TARTARLY 8
TARTILY 7
TARTLY 6
TARTY 5
TATARA 6
TATARARA 8
TATTA 5
TATTARARA 9
TATTILY 7
TATTY 5
TAYRA 5
TIARA 5
TIATR 5
TIFFY 5
TILIA 5
TILLY 5
TILTY 5
TIRRALIRRA 10
TITYRA 6
TRAFT 5
TRAIF 5
TRAIL 5
TRAIT 5
TRATT 5
TRAYF 5
TRIAL 5
TRIALITY 8
TRIALLYL 8
TRIARII 7
TRIARYL 7
TRIATRIAL 9
TRIFF 5
TRIFLYL 7
TRILL 5
TRILLI 6
TRILLY 6
TRITYL 6
TYLARI 6
YATAI 5
YATRA 5
YATRI 5
YATTA 5
YTTRIA 6 disallowed elsewhere

* compound(ish) word

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