December 23, 2018: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 23, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 23, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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

cmp	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

word	length
BALALAIKA	9	debut
BALALAIKI	^† 9
BALLABILI	9
BLACKBACK	* 9
BLACKBALL	* 9
BLACKMAIL	* 9	pangram, debut
MIMIAMBIC	9
AKALIMBA	8
AMBALAMA	8
BACKBALL	* 8
BACKBILL	* 8
BIALKALI	8
BIBLICAL	8
BILABIAL	8
BILLBACK	* 8
CABBALIC	8
CAIMACAM	8
CAIMAKAM	8
CALAMBAC	8
CALLBACK	* 8
ILLABIAL	8
IMBABALA	8
KABBALIC	8
KAIMACAM	8
KAIMAKAM	8
KALAMAKI	8
KICKBACK	* 8
KICKBALL	* 8	debut
LAMBKILL	* 8
MAMMILLA	8
MIMIAMBI	8
ACCLAIM	7
ALKALIC	7
AMALAKA	7
BACCALA	7
BACILLI	^† 7
CABALIC	7
CABBALA	7
CAMBACK	* 7
CAMBIAL	7
CLIMACI	^† 7
ILIACAL	7
ILLICIA	7
KABBALA	7
KALIMBA	7
KAMALAM	7
LACKALL	* 7
LAMBLIA	7
MALACCA	7
MALACIA	7
MALACIC	7
MAMILLA	7
MIMIAMB	7
MIMICAL	7
ABILLA	6
ACACIA	6
AIBIKA	6
AKAMAI	6
ALALIA	6
ALALIC	6
ALAMAK	6
ALCAIC	6
ALKALI	6	debut
ALMAMI	6
AMICAL	6
AMIMIA	6
AMIMIC	6
BAALIM	^† 6
BABALA	6
BAICAI	6
BAILLI	6
BALLIA	6
CABALA	6
CAIMAC	6
CALABA	6
CALAMI	6
CALCIC	6
CAMACA	6
CAMAIL	6
CAMBIA	6
CAMBIC	6
CICALA	6
CILIAL	6
CIMBIA	6
CLACKA	6
CLICKA	6
IAMBIC	6	debut
ILIACI	^† 6
IMAMIC	6
KABAKA	6
KABALA	6
KABLAM	6
KAIKAI	6
KAIMAK	6
KAKKAK	6
KALIMA	6
KALMIA	6
KAMALA	6
KAMILA	6
KIMBAB	6
LABIAL	6
LABLAB	6
LACCIC	6
LAICAL	6
LAMBIC	6
LIMAIL	6
LIMBAL	6
MAKILA	6
MALLAM	6
MAMMAL	6
AALII	5
ABACA	5
ABACI	^† 5
ABACK	5
ABAKA	5
ACMIC	5
ALACK	5
ALALA	5
ALBIC	5
ALIBI	5
AMALA	5
AMBAL	5
AMICI	^† 5
BABKA	5
BACCA	5
BAILA	5
BAILI	5
BAKMI	5
BLACK	5
CABAL	5
CACIK	5
CALLA	5
CALLI	5
CAMIA	5
CIBAI	5
CILIA	^† 5
CLACK	5
CLAIK	5
CLAIM	5
IAMBI	^† 5	debut
ILALA	5
ILAMA	5
ILIAC	5
ILIAL	5
IMALA	5
KAAMA	5
KAIKI	5
KALAM	5
KALBI	5
KAMAL	5
KAMIK	5
KIACK	5
KIBLA	5
LABBA	5
LABIA	^† 5
LAIKA	5
LAMBA	5
LAMIA	5
LIKAM	5
LILAC	5
LIMBA	5
LIMMA	5
LLAMA	5
MAIKA	5
MAKAI	5
MALAI	5
MALIA	5
MALIC	5
MALIK	5
MAMAK	5
MAMBA	5
MAMMA	5
MBILA	5
MILAB	5
MILIA	5
ABBA	4
ACAI	4
ACCA	4
ALBA	4
ALIM	4
ALMA	4
AMBA	4
AMIA	4
AMIC	4
AMIL	4
AMLA	4
AMMA	4
BAAL	4
BABA	4
BACK	4
BAIL	4
BAKA	4
BALK	4
BALL	4
BALM	4	debut
BAMI	4
BIMA	4
BLAA	4
BLAB	4
BLAK	4
BLAM	4	debut
CABA	4
CACA	4
CACK	4
CALK	4
CALL	4
CALM	4
CAMA	4
CAMI	4	debut, previously disallowed
CIMA	4
CLAM	4
IAMB	4	debut
ILIA	^† 4
ILKA	4
IMAM	4
KACK	4
KAIK	4
KAIL	4
KAIM	4
KAKA	4
KAKI	4
KALI	4
KAMA	4
KAMI	4
KILA	4
LACK	4
LAIC	4
LAIK	4
LALL	4
LAMA	4
LAMB	4	debut
LILA	4
LIMA	4	allowed elsewhere
MACA	4
MACK	4	disallowed elsewhere
MAIK	4
MAIL	4
MAIM	4
MAKA	4
MAKI	4
MALA	4
MALI	4
MALL	4
MALM	4
MAMA	4
MAMI	4
MIAI	4
MICA	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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