December 23, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from December 23, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.
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Spelling Bee for December 23, 2018
words: 175
score: 1,084 pts
pangrams: 1
plurals: 10
bingo: yes
plu
5
6
7
9
tot
A
2
-
-
-
2
B
-
1
1
1
3
C
1
-
1
-
2
I
1
1
-
-
2
L
1
-
-
-
1
tot
5
2
2
1
10
debut appearances
11
previously disallowed debuts
1
BLACKMAIL
BA LA LA IKA
9
debut
BA LA LA IKI
† 9
BA LLA BILI
9
BLA CKBA CK
9
BLA CKBA LL
9
BLA CKMA IL
9
pangram, debut
MIMIA MBIC
9
A KA LIMBA
8
A MBA LA MA
8
BA CKBA LL
8
BA CKBILL
8
BIA LKA LI
8
BIBLICA L
8
BILA BIA L
8
BILLBA CK
8
CA BBA LIC
8
CA IMA CA M
8
CA IMA KA M
8
CA LA MBA C
8
CA LLBA CK
8
ILLA BIA L
8
IMBA BA LA
8
KA BBA LIC
8
KA IMA CA M
8
KA IMA KA M
8
KA LA MA KI
8
KICKBA CK
8
KICKBA LL
8
debut
LA MBKILL
8
MA MMILLA
8
MIMIA MBI
8
A CCLA IM
7
A LKA LIC
7
A MA LA KA
7
BA CCA LA
7
BA CILLI
† 7
CA BA LIC
7
CA BBA LA
7
CA MBA CK
7
CA MBIA L
7
CLIMA CI
† 7
ILIA CA L
7
ILLICIA
7
KA BBA LA
7
KA LIMBA
7
KA MA LA M
7
LA CKA LL
7
LA MBLIA
7
MA LA CCA
7
MA LA CIA
7
MA LA CIC
7
MA MILLA
7
MIMIA MB
7
MIMICA L
7
A BILLA
6
A CA CIA
6
A IBIKA
6
A KA MA I
6
A LA LIA
6
A LA LIC
6
A LA MA K
6
A LCA IC
6
A LKA LI
6
debut
A LMA MI
6
A MICA L
6
A MIMIA
6
A MIMIC
6
BA A LIM
† 6
BA BA LA
6
BA ICA I
6
BA ILLI
6
BA LLIA
6
CA BA LA
6
CA IMA C
6
CA LA BA
6
CA LA MI
6
CA LCIC
6
CA MA CA
6
CA MA IL
6
CA MBIA
6
CA MBIC
6
CICA LA
6
CILIA L
6
CIMBIA
6
CLA CKA
6
CLICKA
6
IA MBIC
6
debut
ILIA CI
† 6
IMA MIC
6
KA BA KA
6
KA BA LA
6
KA BLA M
6
KA IKA I
6
KA IMA K
6
KA KKA K
6
KA LIMA
6
KA LMIA
6
KA MA LA
6
KA MILA
6
KIMBA B
6
LA BIA L
6
LA BLA B
6
LA CCIC
6
LA ICA L
6
LA MBIC
6
LIMA IL
6
LIMBA L
6
MA KILA
6
MA LLA M
6
MA MMA L
6
A A LII
5
A BA CA
5
A BA CI
† 5
A BA CK
5
A BA KA
5
A CMIC
5
A LA CK
5
A LA LA
5
A LBIC
5
A LIBI
5
A MA LA
5
A MBA L
5
A MICI
† 5
BA BKA
5
BA CCA
5
BA ILA
5
BA ILI
5
BA KMI
5
BLA CK
5
CA BA L
5
CA CIK
5
CA LLA
5
CA LLI
5
CA MIA
5
CIBA I
5
CILIA
† 5
CLA CK
5
CLA IK
5
CLA IM
5
IA MBI
† 5
debut
ILA LA
5
ILA MA
5
ILIA C
5
ILIA L
5
IMA LA
5
KA A MA
5
KA IKI
5
KA LA M
5
KA LBI
5
KA MA L
5
KA MIK
5
KIA CK
5
KIBLA
5
LA BBA
5
LA BIA
† 5
LA IKA
5
LA MBA
5
LA MIA
5
LIKA M
5
LILA C
5
LIMBA
5
LIMMA
5
LLA MA
5
MA IKA
5
MA KA I
5
MA LA I
5
MA LIA
5
MA LIC
5
MA LIK
5
MA MA K
5
MA MBA
5
MA MMA
5
MBILA
5
MILA B
5
MILIA
5
† plural noun