December 24, 2018: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 24, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 24, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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Spelling Bee for December 24, 2018

words: 238
score: 1,293 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 7
plurals: 4
bingo: yes

A x 48
D x 28
I x 23
N x 13
R x 46
T x 64
Y x 16

4L x 50
5L x 68
6L x 40
7L x 38
8L x 23
9L x 12
10L x 4
11L x 2
15L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	15	tot
A	9	16	9	6	3	3	1	-	1	48
D	8	9	2	4	4	1	-	-	-	28
I	1	4	4	8	4	1	1	-	-	23
N	2	3	2	3	1	1	1	-	-	13
R	14	15	9	5	3	-	-	-	-	46
T	9	16	11	11	8	6	1	2	-	64
Y	7	5	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	16
tot	50	68	40	38	23	12	4	2	1	238

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	9	tot
A	1	-	-	-	1
D	-	-	1	-	1
I	1	1	-	-	2
R	-	1	-	-	1
T	-	1	-	1	2
tot	2	3	1	1	7

plu	5	7	8	tot
A	1	-	-	1
D	-	-	1	1
I	-	1	-	1
R	1	-	-	1
tot	2	1	1	4

ANTIDAIRY, INTRADAY, TRAINYARD, TYRANNID

word	length
ANTITRINITARIAN	15
TARATANTARA	11
TRINITARIAN	11
ADRIANITID	10
INTRAARRAY	10
NANNANDRIA	10
TRIANDRIAN	10
ANTIDAIRY	9	pangram
ANTIRADAR	9
ANTITRAIN	9
DIANDRIAN	9
IRRADIANT	9
NITRATIAN	9
TARANTARA	9
TATTARARA	9
TINDARIID	9
TRAINYARD	* 9	pangram
TRINITARY	9
TRINITRIN	9
ANANDRIA	8
ANIRIDIA	8
ANTIARIN	8
DARDARIN	8
DATARATI	^† 8
DIRTYARD	* 8
DRYANDRA	8
INTRADAY	8	pangram
IRIDINID	8
IRRITANT	8
ITTARDAN	8
NITRIARY	8
RAATRANI	8
RANARIAN	8
RATARDID	8
TANNADAR	8
TARTANRY	8
TARTARYN	8
TATARARA	8
TINDARID	8
TRIRADII	8
TYRANNID	8	pangram
TYRANTRY	8
ANTIAIR	7
ANTIART	7
ANTIRAD	7
ANTIRAT	7
ARATDAR	7
ARIDITY	7
DATARIA	7
DIANDRY	7
DIARIAN	7
DRYINID	7
INDRIID	7
INNYARD	* 7
INRADII	^† 7
INTRADA	7
INTRANT	7
INTRATA	7
IRIDIAN	7
ITARDAN	7
NATRIAN	7
NITRARY	7
NITRIAN	7
RADIANT	7
RADIATA	7
RANINID	7
RATATAT	* 7
RATTANY	7
TANADAR	7
TANTARA	7
TANYARD	* 7
TARAIRI	7
TARDITY	7
TITRANT	7
TRIARII	7
TRIDARN	7
TRINARY	7
TRINITY	7
TYRANNY	7
YTTRIAN	7
AIRDRY	* 6
ANTIAR	6
ANTRIN	6
ARADID	6
ARDIAN	6
ARIARY	6
ARRANT	6
ARTIAD	6
ATTRIT	6
DAIRID	6
DATARY	6
INDRID	6
INNARD	6
INTRAY	* 6
IRIDIN	6
NIDARY	6
NRITTA	6
RADIAD	6
RADIAN	6
RAIYAT	6
RANDAN	6
RARITY	6
RATANY	6
RATTAN	6
RITARD	6
RYTINA	6
TANDAR	6
TANTRA	6
TARADA	6
TARTAN	6
TARTAR	6
TATARA	6
TITYRA	6
TRAINY	6
TRANTY	6
TRITAN	6
TYRANT	6
YANTRA	6
YARRAN	6
YTTRIA	6
AARTI	5
ADDRA	5
ADRAD	5
AIRAN	5
ANTRA	5
ARARA	5
ARATI	5
ARDRI	5
ARIID	5
ARITY	5
ARRAY	5
ATARI	5
ATRAY	5
ATRIA	^† 5
ATTAR	5
AYRAN	5
DAIRA	5
DAIRY	5
DARDY	5
DIARY	5
DINAR	5
DIRTY	5
DRAIN	5
DRANT	5
DRYAD	5
INARI	5
INDRI	5
IRIAN	5
ITTAR	5
NADIR	5
NAIRA	5
NARRA	5
RADAR	5
RADII	^† 5
RAIAT	5
RAINY	5
RAITA	5	allowed elsewhere
RANDY	5
RANID	5
RANNY	5
RANTY	5
RATAN	5
RATTY	5
RIANT	5	disallowed elsewhere
RIATA	5
RINDY	5
RIYAD	5
TAIRA	5
TAIRN	5
TARAI	5
TARAN	5
TARDY	5
TARIN	5
TARRY	5
TARTY	5
TAYRA	5
TIARA	5
TIATR	5
TRAIN	5
TRAIT	5
TRANT	5
TRATT	5
TRIAD	5
YARAY	5
YARNY	5
YARRI	5
YATRA	5
YATRI	5
AIRT	4
AIRY	4
ARAD	4
ARIA	4
ARID	4
ARNA	4
ARNI	4
ARTY	4
ATAR	4
DARI	4
DARN	4
DARR	4
DART	4
DIRA	4
DIRT	4
DRAT	4
DRAY	4
IRID	4
NARD	4
NARY	4
RAAD	4
RADA	4
RAID	4
RAIN	4
RAND	4
RANI	4
RANN	4
RANT	4
RATA	4
RAYA	4
RIAD	4
RIND	4
RITT	4
RYND	4
TARD	4
TARN	4
TART	4
TIAR	4
TIRR	4
TRAD	4
TRAY	4
TRIN	4
TRIT	4
YAAR	4
YAIR	4
YARD	4
YARI	4
YARN	4
YARR	4
YIRR	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

AA x 1	AD x 3	AI x 4	AN x 14	AR x 19	AT x 6	AY x 1
DA x 12	DI x 9	DR x 7
IN x 13	IR x 7	IT x 3
NA x 7	NI x 5	NR x 1
RA x 36	RI x 8	RY x 2
TA x 30	TI x 8	TR x 22	TY x 4
YA x 13	YI x 1	YT x 2

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