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December 30, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 30, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LABDIJR
Spelling Bee for December 30, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter R: February 28, 2023
Center letter D: April 21, 2020
Center letter A: May 26, 2019

words: 125
score: 587 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 7
bingo: yes

A x 16
B x 31
D x 19
I x 10
J x 11
L x 30
R x 8

4L x 39
5L x 29
6L x 27
7L x 13
8L x 13
9L x 3
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 12 tot
A 3 5 4 2 2 - - 16
B 10 5 6 3 4 2 1 31
D 7 4 4 3 1 - - 19
I 2 3 1 3 1 - - 10
J 4 2 2 2 1 - - 11
L 10 10 7 - 2 1 - 30
R 3 - 3 - 2 - - 8
tot 39 29 27 13 13 3 1 125

cmp 5 7 8 tot
A 1 2 - 3
B - 1 - 1
J - - 1 1
L - - 1 1
R - - 1 1
tot 1 3 3 7

debut appearances 6

JAILBIRD

word       length      
BARBARALALIA 12
BABILLARD 9
BALLABILI 9
LIBRARIAL 9
ABRADIAL 8
ADRADIAL 8
BALBARID 8
BILABIAL 8
BILLIARD 8 debut
BIRADIAL 8 allowed elsewhere
DALADALA 8
ILLABIAL 8
JAILBIRD * 8 pangram, debut
LARDBALL * 8
LIBIDIBI 8
RADIALIA 8
RAILBIRD * 8 debut
AIRBALL * 7
AIRBILL * 7
BALDRIB * 7
BARILLA 7
BILLARD 7
DAJJAAL 7
DIARIAL 7
DILARID 7
IBALIID 7
ILARIID 7
IRIDIAL 7
JALABIB 7
JILBAAB 7
ABILLA 6
ALALIA 6
ARALIA 6
ARILLI 6
BABALA 6
BAILLI 6
BALLAD 6
BALLIA 6
BARBAL 6
BRIDAL 6 debut
DAJJAL 6
DALAAL 6
DIALID 6
DRILID 6
IRIDAL 6
JILABI 6
JILBAB 6
LABARA 6
LABIAL 6
LABIID 6
LABLAB 6
LABRAL 6
LABRID 6
LILIID 6
RADIAL 6
RALLID 6
RIBALD 6 debut
AALII 5
ABDAL 5
ADLIB * 5
ALALA 5
ALIBI 5
BADLA 5
BAILA 5
BAILI 5
BRAIL 5
BRILL 5
DALAL 5
DILAL 5
DRAIL 5
DRILL 5
ILALA 5
ILIAD 5 disallowed elsewhere
ILIAL 5
JAALI 5
JILDI 5
LAARI 5
LABBA 5
LABIA 5
LABRA 5
LAIRD 5
LARID 5
LIARD 5
LIBRA 5
LIBRI 5
LIDAR 5
ALAR 4
ALBA 4
ARIL 4
BAAL 4
BAIL 4
BALD 4
BALL 4
BILL 4
BIRL 4
BLAA 4
BLAB 4
BLAD 4
BRIL 4
DAAL 4
DALA 4
DALI 4
DALL 4
DIAL 4
DILL 4
DIRL 4
IDLI 4
ILIA 4
JAIL 4 debut
JALI 4
JARL 4
JILL 4
LAID 4
LAIR 4
LALL 4
LARB 4
LARD 4
LARI 4
LIAR 4
LILA 4
LILL 4
LIRA 4
RAIL 4
RIAL 4
RILL 4

* compound(ish) word

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