December 16, 2018: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

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

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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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

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

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

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