December 23, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from December 23, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AB.
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Instructions
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Spelling Bee for December 23, 2018
words: 248
score: 1,157 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 12
plurals: 11
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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7
8
9
tot
B
-
3
3
6
C
1
1
-
2
K
-
2
-
2
L
1
1
-
2
tot
2
7
3
12
plu
4
5
6
7
9
tot
A
-
2
-
-
-
2
B
-
-
1
1
1
3
C
-
1
-
1
-
2
I
1
1
1
-
-
3
L
-
1
-
-
-
1
tot
1
5
2
2
1
11
debut appearances
11
previously disallowed debuts
1
BLACKMAIL
A A LII
5
A BA CA
5
A BA CI
† 5
A BA CK
5
A BA KA
5
A BBA
4
A BILLA
6
A CA CIA
6
A CA I
4
A CCA
4
A CCLA IM
7
A CMIC
5
A IBIKA
6
A KA LIMBA
8
A KA MA I
6
A LA CK
5
A LA LA
5
A LA LIA
6
A LA LIC
6
A LA MA K
6
A LBA
4
A LBIC
5
A LCA IC
6
A LIBI
5
A LIM
4
A LKA LI
6
debut
A LKA LIC
7
A LMA
4
A LMA MI
6
A MA LA
5
A MA LA KA
7
A MBA
4
A MBA L
5
A MBA LA MA
8
A MIA
4
A MIC
4
A MICA L
6
A MICI
† 5
A MIL
4
A MIMIA
6
A MIMIC
6
A MLA
4
A MMA
4
BA A L
4
BA A LIM
† 6
BA BA
4
BA BA LA
6
BA BKA
5
BA CCA
5
BA CCA LA
7
BA CILLI
† 7
BA CK
4
BA CKBA LL
* 8
BA CKBILL
* 8
BA ICA I
6
BA IL
4
BA ILA
5
BA ILI
5
BA ILLI
6
BA KA
4
BA KMI
5
BA LA LA IKA
9
debut
BA LA LA IKI
† 9
BA LK
4
BA LL
4
BA LLA BILI
9
BA LLIA
6
BA LM
4
debut
BA MI
4
BIA LKA LI
8
BIBLICA L
8
BILA BIA L
8
BILLBA CK
* 8
BIMA
4
BLA A
4
BLA B
4
BLA CK
5
BLA CKBA CK
* 9
BLA CKBA LL
* 9
BLA CKMA IL
* 9
pangram, debut
BLA K
4
BLA M
4
debut
CA BA
4
CA BA L
5
CA BA LA
6
CA BA LIC
7
CA BBA LA
7
CA BBA LIC
8
CA CA
4
CA CIK
5
CA CK
4
CA IMA C
6
CA IMA CA M
8
CA IMA KA M
8
CA LA BA
6
CA LA MBA C
8
CA LA MI
6
CA LCIC
6
CA LK
4
CA LL
4
CA LLA
5
CA LLBA CK
* 8
CA LLI
5
CA LM
4
CA MA
4
CA MA CA
6
CA MA IL
6
CA MBA CK
* 7
CA MBIA
6
CA MBIA L
7
CA MBIC
6
CA MI
4
debut, previously disallowed
CA MIA
5
CIBA I
5
CICA LA
6
CILIA
† 5
CILIA L
6
CIMA
4
CIMBIA
6
CLA CK
5
CLA CKA
6
CLA IK
5
CLA IM
5
CLA M
4
CLICKA
6
CLIMA CI
† 7
IA MB
4
debut
IA MBI
† 5
debut
IA MBIC
6
debut
ILA LA
5
ILA MA
5
ILIA
† 4
ILIA C
5
ILIA CA L
7
ILIA CI
† 6
ILIA L
5
ILKA
4
ILLA BIA L
8
ILLICIA
7
IMA LA
5
IMA M
4
IMA MIC
6
IMBA BA LA
8
KA A MA
5
KA BA KA
6
KA BA LA
6
KA BBA LA
7
KA BBA LIC
8
KA BLA M
6
KA CK
4
KA IK
4
KA IKA I
6
KA IKI
5
KA IL
4
KA IM
4
KA IMA CA M
8
KA IMA K
6
KA IMA KA M
8
KA KA
4
KA KI
4
KA KKA K
6
KA LA M
5
KA LA MA KI
8
KA LBI
5
KA LI
4
KA LIMA
6
KA LIMBA
7
KA LMIA
6
KA MA
4
KA MA L
5
KA MA LA
6
KA MA LA M
7
KA MI
4
KA MIK
5
KA MILA
6
KIA CK
5
KIBLA
5
KICKBA CK
* 8
KICKBA LL
* 8
debut
KILA
4
KIMBA B
6
LA BBA
5
LA BIA
† 5
LA BIA L
6
LA BLA B
6
LA CCIC
6
LA CK
4
LA CKA LL
* 7
LA IC
4
LA ICA L
6
LA IK
4
LA IKA
5
LA LL
4
LA MA
4
LA MB
4
debut
LA MBA
5
LA MBIC
6
LA MBKILL
* 8
LA MBLIA
7
LA MIA
5
LIKA M
5
LILA
4
LILA C
5
LIMA
4
allowed elsewhere
LIMA IL
6
LIMBA
5
LIMBA L
6
LIMMA
5
LLA MA
5
MA CA
4
MA CK
4
disallowed elsewhere
MA IK
4
MA IKA
5
MA IL
4
MA IM
4
MA KA
4
MA KA I
5
MA KI
4
MA KILA
6
MA LA
4
MA LA CCA
7
MA LA CIA
7
MA LA CIC
7
MA LA I
5
MA LI
4
MA LIA
5
MA LIC
5
MA LIK
5
MA LL
4
MA LLA M
6
MA LM
4
MA MA
4
MA MA K
5
MA MBA
5
MA MI
4
MA MILLA
7
MA MMA
5
MA MMA L
6
MA MMILLA
8
MBILA
5
MIA I
4
MICA
4
MILA B
5
MILIA
5
MIMIA MB
7
MIMIA MBI
8
MIMIA MBIC
9
MIMICA L
7
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun