December 12, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from December 12, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with TU.
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Instructions
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Spelling Bee for December 12, 2018
Related puzzles
Center letter U: July 26, 2022
Center letter R: June 9, 2020
Center letter T: August 7, 2019
words: 256
score: 1,191 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 2
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 70
L x 34
N x 30
R x 24
T x 64
U x 15
Y x 19
4L x 75
5L x 88
6L x 47
7L x 18
8L x 17
9L x 8
10L x 1
11L x 2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
tot
A
20
27
14
4
4
1
-
-
70
L
11
10
7
4
1
1
-
-
34
N
6
12
4
3
2
2
1
-
30
R
8
9
4
3
-
-
-
-
24
T
16
19
13
3
9
3
-
1
64
U
5
4
2
1
1
1
-
1
15
Y
9
7
3
-
-
-
-
-
19
tot
75
88
47
18
17
8
1
2
256
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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7
8
tot
R
1
-
1
U
-
1
1
tot
1
1
2
NATURALLY, NURTURALLY, TRUANTLY, UNNATURALLY
A LA LA
5
A LA N
4
A LA NNA
6
A LA NT
5
A LA NYL
6
A LA R
4
A LA RY
5
A LA UNT
6
A LLA Y
5
A LLY
4
A LLYL
5
A LTA
4
A LTA R
5
A LTYN
5
A LULA
5
A LULA R
6
A NA L
4
A NA LLY
6
A NA N
4
A NA NA
5
A NA TTA
6
A NLA UT
6
A NNA
4
A NNA L
5
allowed elsewhere
A NNUA L
6
A NNUA LLY
8
A NNUA RY
7
A NNUL
5
A NNULA R
7
A NNULA RLY
9
A NNULA RY
8
A NTA
4
A NTLY
5
A NTRA
5
A NTRA L
6
A NTY
4
A NURA N
6
A NURY
5
A NYU
4
A RA RA
5
A RNA
4
A RNUT
5
A RRA NT
6
A RRA NTLY
8
A RRA Y
5
A RRA YA L
7
A RTA L
5
A RTY
4
A RURA
5
A RYL
4
A TA LL
5
A TA R
4
A TA UNT
6
A TLA NTA L
8
A TLA TL
6
A TRA Y
5
A TTA
4
A TTA R
5
A TUA
4
A ULA
4
A UNT
4
A UNTLY
6
A UNTY
5
A URA
4
A URA L
5
A URA LLY
7
A URA R
5
A YA T
4
A YLLU
5
A YRA N
5
LA LL
4
LA LLA N
6
LA LLY
5
LA NA
4
LA NA RY
6
LA NT
4
LA NTA NA
7
allowed elsewhere
LA RNT
5
LA RRY
5
LA TA
4
LA TRA NT
7
LA TU
4
LA UA N
5
LA ULA U
6
LA URA
5
LA URYL
6
LA YA
4
LA YA N
5
LA YN
4
LLA UTU
6
LUA N
4
LUA U
4
LUNA
4
LUNA NA UT
8
LUNA R
5
LUNA RNA UT
9
LUNA RY
6
LUNULA
6
LUNULA R
7
disallowed elsewhere
LUTA R
5
LYA RT
5
LYRA
4
LYRA TYL
7
LYTTA
5
NA A N
4
NA A T
4
NA LA
4
NA LL
4
NA LLA
5
NA NA
4
NA NNA
5
NA NNA N
6
NA NNY
5
NA NTY
5
NA RRA
5
NA RY
4
NA TA L
5
NA TA LLY
7
NA TA NT
6
NA TA NTLY
8
NA TTY
5
NA TURA L
7
NA TURA LLY
9
pangram
NA TYA
5
NA UNT
5
NULLA
5
NULLA R
6
NULLA RY
7
NURTURA L
8
NURTURA LLY
10
pangram
NURTURA NT
9
disallowed elsewhere
NUTA NT
6
NYA LA
5
NYULA
5
RA LLY
5
RA NN
4
RA NNY
5
RA NT
4
RA NTY
5
RA NULA
6
RA TA
4
RA TA L
5
RA TA N
5
RA TA NY
6
RA TA TA T
* 7
RA TLY
5
RA TTA N
6
RA TTA NY
7
RA TTLY
6
RA TTY
5
RA TU
4
RA UN
4
RA YA
4
RUA N
4
RUA NA
5
RURA L
5
RURA LLY
7
RYA L
4
TA A N
4
TA LA
4
TA LA R
5
TA LL
4
TA LLA
5
TA LLA T
6
TA LLY
5
TA NA
4
TA NNA
5
TA NNUR
6
TA NRU
5
TA NTA RA
7
TA NTRA
6
TA NTY
5
TA NYA
5
TA NYA N
6
TA RA N
5
TA RA NTA RA
9
TA RA NTULA
9
TA RA TA NTA RA
11
TA RLA TA N
8
TA RN
4
TA RNA L
6
TA RNA LLY
8
TA RRY
5
TA RT
4
TA RTA N
6
TA RTA NRY
8
TA RTA R
6
TA RTA RLY
8
TA RTA RYN
8
TA RTLY
6
TA RTY
5
TA TA
4
TA TA RA
6
TA TA RA RA
8
TA TT
4
TA TTA
5
TA TTA RA RA
9
TA TTY
5
TA TU
4
TA UA
4
TA ULA
5
TA UNT
5
TA UT
4
TA UTLY
6
TA YRA
5
TRA NT
5
TRA NTY
6
TRA TT
5
TRA Y
4
TRUA NT
6
TRUA NTLY
8
pangram
TRUA NTRY
8
TUA N
4
TUA RT
5
TUA TA RA
7
TUNA
4
TURRA
5
TUYA
4
TYA N
4
TYRA NNY
7
TYRA NT
6
TYRA NTRY
8
ULA N
4
ULNA
4
ULNA R
5
ULTRA
5
ULTRA RUN
* 8
ULULA NT
7
disallowed elsewhere
UNA L
4
UNA RY
5
disallowed elsewhere
UNA U
4
UNLA Y
5
UNNA TURA L
9
UNNA TURA LLY
11
pangram
UNTA UT
6
URA NYL
6
URNA
4
YA A R
4
YA NA
4
YA NTRA
6
YA RA Y
5
YA RL
4
YA RN
4
YA RNUT
6
YA RNY
5
YA RR
4
YA RRA N
6
YA TRA
5
YA TT
4
YA TTA
5
YA UL
4
YA YA
4
YUA N
4
YULA N
5
YURLA
5
YURTA
5
* compound(ish) word