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December 16, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LAFIMPY
Spelling Bee for December 16, 2018

words: 175
score: 733 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 3
plurals: 2
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AA x 1 AF x 2 AL x 18 AM x 7 AP x 5
FA x 10 FI x 11 FL x 12
IF x 2 IL x 5 IM x 5 IP x 1
LA x 12 LI x 12 LL x 1
MA x 15 MI x 7 MY x 2
PA x 26 PI x 11 PL x 5 PY x 1
YA x 2 YI x 2

cmp 6 7 tot
F - 1 1
M 1 - 1
P - 1 1
tot 1 2 3

plu 4 tot
I 1 1
P 1 1
tot 2 2

AMPLIFY

word       length      
FAMILIALLY 10
FALIPAMIL 9
PALILALIA 9
AMPALAYA 8
FAMILIAL 8
FILIALLY 8
FLIMFLAM 8
LAPALAPA 8
MAMMILLA 8
MILLIAMP 8
PALAIYAM 8
PALMILLA 8
ALFALFA 7
AMPLIFY 7 perfect pangram
APPALAM 7
FAMILIA 7
FILMIFY 7
FILMILY 7
FLYFLAP * 7
IMPALLA 7
LAPILLI 7
MAMILLA 7
MIFFILY 7
PALAYAM 7
PALLIAL 7
PALMFLY * 7
PAPALLY 7
PAPILLA 7
YAPPILY 7
YIPPILY 7
ALALIA 6
ALAMPY 6
ALFAIA 6
ALMAMI 6
ALMAMY 6
APPALL 6
FALLAL 6
FAMILY 6
FILIAL 6
FILLIP 6
FLAPPY 6
FLIPPY 6
IFFILY 6
IMPALA 6
IMPALM 6
LIMAIL 6
LIMPLY 6
MALLAM 6
MAMMAL 6
MAYFLY * 6
MILLIM 6
PALAMA 6
PALAPA 6 allowed elsewhere
PALLIA 6
PALPAL 6
PILAFF 6
PIMPLY 6
AALII 5
AFLAP 5
ALAAP 5
ALALA 5
ALAPA 5
ALFIL 5
ALIYA 5
ALLAY 5
ALLYL 5
AMALA 5
AMPLY 5
APALA 5
APPAL 5
APPLY 5
FAMIL 5
FILLY 5
FILMI 5
FILMY 5
FLAFF 5
FLAIL 5
FLAMY 5
FLIMP 5
ILALA 5
ILAMA 5
ILIAL 5
IMALA 5
IMPLY 5
LALLY 5
LAMIA 5
LAMMY 5
LAPPA 5
LAPPY 5
LIMMA 5
LIMPA 5
LIPPY 5
LLAMA 5
MAILY 5
MALAI 5
MALIA 5
MALMY 5
MAPLY 5
MILIA 5
MILPA 5
MYALL 5
PAILA 5
PALAY 5
PALLA 5
PALLY 5
PALMY 5
PALPI 5
PAPAL 5
PILAF 5
PILLY 5
PIPAL 5
PLAYA 5
AFLY 4
ALAP 4
ALIF 4
ALIM 4
ALLY 4
ALMA 4
AMIL 4
AMLA 4
AMYL 4
FAAL 4
FAIL 4
FALL 4
FILA 4
FILL 4
FILM 4
FLAM 4
FLAP 4
FLAY 4
FLIP 4
IFIL 4
ILIA  4
ILLY 4
IPIL 4
LALL 4
LAMA 4
LAMP 4
LAPA 4
LAYA 4
LILA 4
LILL 4
LILY 4
LIMA 4 allowed elsewhere
LIMP 4
LIMY 4
LIPA 4
MAIL 4
MALA 4
MALI 4
MALL 4
MALM 4
MILF 4
MILL 4
MYAL 4
PAIL 4
PALA 4
PALI 4
PALL 4
PALM 4
PALP 4 allowed elsewhere
PALY 4
PIAL 4
PILA 4
PILI  4
PILL 4
PILM 4
PILY 4
PLAP 4
PLAY 4
PLIM 4
PLIP 4
PYLA 4
YALI 4
YILL 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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