Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
December 16, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2018, including disallowed words.


Instructions

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center letter LAFIMPY
Spelling Bee for December 16, 2018

words: 175
score: 733 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 33
F x 33
I x 13
L x 25
M x 24
P x 43
Y x 4

4L x 63
5L x 55
6L x 27
7L x 18
8L x 9
9L x 2
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 9 14 6 3 1 - - 33
F 10 8 6 4 3 1 1 33
I 4 5 3 1 - - - 13
L 12 9 2 1 1 - - 25
M 8 8 4 2 2 - - 24
P 18 11 6 5 2 1 - 43
Y 2 - - 2 - - - 4
tot 63 55 27 18 9 2 1 175

AMPLIFY

word       length      
AALII 5
AFLAP 5
AFLY 4
ALAAP 5
ALALA 5
ALALIA 6
ALAMPY 6
ALAP 4
ALAPA 5
ALFAIA 6
ALFALFA 7
ALFIL 5
ALIF 4
ALIM 4
ALIYA 5
ALLAY 5
ALLY 4
ALLYL 5
ALMA 4
ALMAMI 6
ALMAMY 6
AMALA 5
AMIL 4
AMLA 4
AMPALAYA 8
AMPLIFY 7 perfect pangram
AMPLY 5
AMYL 4
APALA 5
APPAL 5
APPALAM 7
APPALL 6
APPLY 5
FAAL 4
FAIL 4
FALIPAMIL 9
FALL 4
FALLAL 6
FAMIL 5
FAMILIA 7
FAMILIAL 8
FAMILIALLY 10
FAMILY 6
FILA 4
FILIAL 6
FILIALLY 8
FILL 4
FILLIP 6
FILLY 5
FILM 4
FILMI 5
FILMIFY 7
FILMILY 7
FILMY 5
FLAFF 5
FLAIL 5
FLAM 4
FLAMY 5
FLAP 4
FLAPPY 6
FLAY 4
FLIMFLAM 8
FLIMP 5
FLIP 4
FLIPPY 6
FLYFLAP 7
IFFILY 6
IFIL 4
ILALA 5
ILAMA 5
ILIA 4
ILIAL 5
ILLY 4
IMALA 5
IMPALA 6
IMPALLA 7
IMPALM 6
IMPLY 5
IPIL 4
LALL 4
LALLY 5
LAMA 4
LAMIA 5
LAMMY 5
LAMP 4
LAPA 4
LAPALAPA 8
LAPILLI 7
LAPPA 5
LAPPY 5
LAYA 4
LILA 4
LILL 4
LILY 4
LIMA 4 allowed elsewhere
LIMAIL 6
LIMMA 5
LIMP 4
LIMPA 5
LIMPLY 6
LIMY 4
LIPA 4
LIPPY 5
LLAMA 5
MAIL 4
MAILY 5
MALA 4
MALAI 5
MALI 4
MALIA 5
MALL 4
MALLAM 6
MALM 4
MALMY 5
MAMILLA 7
MAMMAL 6
MAMMILLA 8
MAPLY 5
MAYFLY 6
MIFFILY 7
MILF 4
MILIA 5
MILL 4
MILLIAMP 8
MILLIM 6
MILPA 5
MYAL 4
MYALL 5
PAIL 4
PAILA 5
PALA 4
PALAIYAM 8
PALAMA 6
PALAPA 6 allowed elsewhere
PALAY 5
PALAYAM 7
PALI 4
PALILALIA 9
PALL 4
PALLA 5
PALLIA 6
PALLIAL 7
PALLY 5
PALM 4
PALMFLY 7
PALMILLA 8
PALMY 5
PALP 4 allowed elsewhere
PALPAL 6
PALPI 5
PALY 4
PAPAL 5
PAPALLY 7
PAPILLA 7
PIAL 4
PILA 4
PILAF 5
PILAFF 6
PILI 4
PILL 4
PILLY 5
PILM 4
PILY 4
PIMPLY 6
PIPAL 5
PLAP 4
PLAY 4
PLAYA 5
PLIM 4
PLIP 4
PYLA 4
YALI 4
YAPPILY 7
YILL 4
YIPPILY 7

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