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December 12, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 12, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter ALNRTUY
Spelling Bee for December 12, 2018

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Center letter U: July 26, 2022
Center letter R: June 9, 2020
Center letter T: August 7, 2019

words: 181
score: 1,116 pts
pangrams: 4
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AL x 12 AN x 17 AR x 8 AT x 6 AU x 5 AY x 2
LA x 12 LL x 1 LU x 7 LY x 3
NA x 15 NU x 7 NY x 2
RA x 13 RU x 3
TA x 36 TR x 6 TU x 3 TY x 3
UL x 4 UN x 5 UR x 1
YA x 7 YU x 3

debut appearances 14

NATURALLY, NURTURALLY, TRUANTLY, UNNATURALLY

word       length      
ALALA 5
ALANNA 6
ALANT 5
ALANYL 6
ALARY 5
ALAUNT 6
ALLAY 5
ALLYL 5
ALTAR 5
ALTYN 5
ALULA 5
ALULAR 6
ANALLY 6
ANANA 5
ANATTA 6
ANLAUT 6
ANNAL 5 allowed elsewhere
ANNUAL 6
ANNUALLY 8
ANNUARY 7
ANNUL 5
ANNULAR 7 debut
ANNULARLY 9 debut
ANNULARY 8
ANTLY 5
ANTRA 5
ANTRAL 6
ANURAN 6
ANURY 5
ARARA 5
ARNUT 5
ARRANT 6
ARRANTLY 8 debut
ARRAY 5
ARRAYAL 7
ARTAL 5
ARURA 5
ATALL 5
ATAUNT 6
ATLANTAL 8
ATLATL 6
ATRAY 5
ATTAR 5
AUNTLY 6
AUNTY 5
AURAL 5
AURALLY 7
AURAR 5
AYLLU 5
AYRAN 5
LALLAN 6
LALLY 5
LANARY 6
LANTANA 7 allowed elsewhere
LARNT 5
LARRY 5
LATRANT 7
LAUAN 5
LAULAU 6
LAURA 5
LAURYL 6
LAYAN 5
LLAUTU 6
LUNANAUT 8
LUNAR 5 debut
LUNARNAUT 9
LUNARY 6
LUNULA 6
LUNULAR 7 debut, disallowed elsewhere
LUTAR 5
LYART 5
LYRATYL 7
LYTTA 5
NALLA 5
NANNA 5
NANNAN 6
NANNY 5
NANTY 5
NARRA 5
NATAL 5 debut
NATALLY 7
NATANT 6
NATANTLY 8
NATTY 5
NATURAL 7 debut
NATURALLY 9 pangram, debut
NATYA 5
NAUNT 5
NULLA 5
NULLAR 6
NULLARY 7
NURTURAL 8
NURTURALLY 10 pangram
NURTURANT 9 disallowed elsewhere
NUTANT 6
NYALA 5
NYULA 5
RALLY 5
RANNY 5
RANTY 5
RANULA 6
RATAL 5
RATAN 5
RATANY 6
RATATAT 7
RATLY 5
RATTAN 6
RATTANY 7
RATTLY 6
RATTY 5
RUANA 5
RURAL 5
RURALLY 7
TALAR 5
TALLA 5
TALLAT 6
TALLY 5
TANNA 5
TANNUR 6
TANRU 5
TANTARA 7
TANTRA 6
TANTY 5
TANYA 5
TANYAN 6
TARAN 5
TARANTARA 9
TARANTULA 9 debut
TARATANTARA 11
TARLATAN 8
TARNAL 6
TARNALLY 8
TARRY 5
TARTAN 6
TARTANRY 8
TARTAR 6
TARTARLY 8
TARTARYN 8
TARTLY 6
TARTY 5
TATARA 6
TATARARA 8
TATTA 5
TATTARARA 9
TATTY 5
TAULA 5
TAUNT 5
TAUTLY 6
TAYRA 5
TRANT 5
TRANTY 6
TRATT 5
TRUANT 6
TRUANTLY 8 pangram
TRUANTRY 8
TUART 5
TUATARA 7
TURRA 5
TYRANNY 7
TYRANT 6
TYRANTRY 8
ULNAR 5 debut
ULTRA 5
ULTRARUN 8
ULULANT 7 debut, disallowed elsewhere
UNARY 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
UNLAY 5
UNNATURAL 9 debut
UNNATURALLY 11 pangram, debut
UNTAUT 6
URANYL 6
YANTRA 6
YARAY 5
YARNUT 6
YARNY 5
YARRAN 6
YATRA 5
YATTA 5
YULAN 5
YURLA 5
YURTA 5

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