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, alongside other analysis.
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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 23, 2018
words: 248
score: 1,157 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 12
plurals: 11
bingo: yes
A x 43
B x 39
C x 44
I x 17
K x 38
L x 28
M x 39
4L x 73
5L x 65
6L x 56
7L x 23
8L x 24
9L x 7
4
5
6
7
8
9
tot
A
12
13
13
3
2
-
43
B
14
6
5
2
6
6
39
C
10
10
14
5
5
-
44
I
4
6
3
2
2
-
17
K
10
8
11
3
6
-
38
L
8
10
7
2
1
-
28
M
15
12
3
6
2
1
39
tot
73
65
56
23
24
7
248
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
BA LA LA IKA
9
debut
BA LA LA IKI
† 9
BA LLA BILI
9
BLA CKBA CK
* 9
BLA CKBA LL
* 9
BLA CKMA IL
* 9
pangram, debut
MIMIA MBIC
9
A KA LIMBA
8
A MBA LA MA
8
BA CKBA LL
* 8
BA CKBILL
* 8
BIA LKA LI
8
BIBLICA L
8
BILA BIA L
8
BILLBA CK
* 8
CA BBA LIC
8
CA IMA CA M
8
CA IMA KA M
8
CA LA MBA C
8
CA LLBA CK
* 8
ILLA BIA L
8
IMBA BA LA
8
KA BBA LIC
8
KA IMA CA M
8
KA IMA KA M
8
KA LA MA KI
8
KICKBA CK
* 8
KICKBA LL
* 8
debut
LA MBKILL
* 8
MA MMILLA
8
MIMIA MBI
8
A CCLA IM
7
A LKA LIC
7
A MA LA KA
7
BA CCA LA
7
BA CILLI
† 7
CA BA LIC
7
CA BBA LA
7
CA MBA CK
* 7
CA MBIA L
7
CLIMA CI
† 7
ILIA CA L
7
ILLICIA
7
KA BBA LA
7
KA LIMBA
7
KA MA LA M
7
LA CKA LL
* 7
LA MBLIA
7
MA LA CCA
7
MA LA CIA
7
MA LA CIC
7
MA MILLA
7
MIMIA MB
7
MIMICA L
7
A BILLA
6
A CA CIA
6
A IBIKA
6
A KA MA I
6
A LA LIA
6
A LA LIC
6
A LA MA K
6
A LCA IC
6
A LKA LI
6
debut
A LMA MI
6
A MICA L
6
A MIMIA
6
A MIMIC
6
BA A LIM
† 6
BA BA LA
6
BA ICA I
6
BA ILLI
6
BA LLIA
6
CA BA LA
6
CA IMA C
6
CA LA BA
6
CA LA MI
6
CA LCIC
6
CA MA CA
6
CA MA IL
6
CA MBIA
6
CA MBIC
6
CICA LA
6
CILIA L
6
CIMBIA
6
CLA CKA
6
CLICKA
6
IA MBIC
6
debut
ILIA CI
† 6
IMA MIC
6
KA BA KA
6
KA BA LA
6
KA BLA M
6
KA IKA I
6
KA IMA K
6
KA KKA K
6
KA LIMA
6
KA LMIA
6
KA MA LA
6
KA MILA
6
KIMBA B
6
LA BIA L
6
LA BLA B
6
LA CCIC
6
LA ICA L
6
LA MBIC
6
LIMA IL
6
LIMBA L
6
MA KILA
6
MA LLA M
6
MA MMA L
6
A A LII
5
A BA CA
5
A BA CI
† 5
A BA CK
5
A BA KA
5
A CMIC
5
A LA CK
5
A LA LA
5
A LBIC
5
A LIBI
5
A MA LA
5
A MBA L
5
A MICI
† 5
BA BKA
5
BA CCA
5
BA ILA
5
BA ILI
5
BA KMI
5
BLA CK
5
CA BA L
5
CA CIK
5
CA LLA
5
CA LLI
5
CA MIA
5
CIBA I
5
CILIA
† 5
CLA CK
5
CLA IK
5
CLA IM
5
IA MBI
† 5
debut
ILA LA
5
ILA MA
5
ILIA C
5
ILIA L
5
IMA LA
5
KA A MA
5
KA IKI
5
KA LA M
5
KA LBI
5
KA MA L
5
KA MIK
5
KIA CK
5
KIBLA
5
LA BBA
5
LA BIA
† 5
LA IKA
5
LA MBA
5
LA MIA
5
LIKA M
5
LILA C
5
LIMBA
5
LIMMA
5
LLA MA
5
MA IKA
5
MA KA I
5
MA LA I
5
MA LIA
5
MA LIC
5
MA LIK
5
MA MA K
5
MA MBA
5
MA MMA
5
MBILA
5
MILA B
5
MILIA
5
A BBA
4
A CA I
4
A CCA
4
A LBA
4
A LIM
4
A LMA
4
A MBA
4
A MIA
4
A MIC
4
A MIL
4
A MLA
4
A MMA
4
BA A L
4
BA BA
4
BA CK
4
BA IL
4
BA KA
4
BA LK
4
BA LL
4
BA LM
4
debut
BA MI
4
BIMA
4
BLA A
4
BLA B
4
BLA K
4
BLA M
4
debut
CA BA
4
CA CA
4
CA CK
4
CA LK
4
CA LL
4
CA LM
4
CA MA
4
CA MI
4
debut, previously disallowed
CIMA
4
CLA M
4
IA MB
4
debut
ILIA
† 4
ILKA
4
IMA M
4
KA CK
4
KA IK
4
KA IL
4
KA IM
4
KA KA
4
KA KI
4
KA LI
4
KA MA
4
KA MI
4
KILA
4
LA CK
4
LA IC
4
LA IK
4
LA LL
4
LA MA
4
LA MB
4
debut
LILA
4
LIMA
4
allowed elsewhere
MA CA
4
MA CK
4
disallowed elsewhere
MA IK
4
MA IL
4
MA IM
4
MA KA
4
MA KI
4
MA LA
4
MA LI
4
MA LL
4
MA LM
4
MA MA
4
MA MI
4
MIA I
4
MICA
4
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun