December 16, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AL.
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Spelling Bee for December 16, 2018
words: 175
score: 733 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
plurals: 2
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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AMPLIFY
FAMIL IAL L Y
10
FAL IPAMIL
9
PAL IL AL IA
9
AMPAL AYA
8
FAMIL IAL
8
debut
FIL IAL L Y
8
FL IMFL AM
8
debut
L APAL APA
8
MAMMIL L A
8
MIL L IAMP
8
PAL AIYAM
8
PAL MIL L A
8
AL FAL FA
7
AMPL IFY
7
perfect pangram, debut
APPAL AM
7
FAMIL IA
7
FIL MIFY
7
FIL MIL Y
7
FL YFL AP
7
IMPAL L A
7
L APIL L I
7
MAMIL L A
7
MIFFIL Y
7
PAL AYAM
7
PAL L IAL
7
PAL MFL Y
7
PAPAL L Y
7
PAPIL L A
7
YAPPIL Y
7
YIPPIL Y
7
AL AL IA
6
AL AMPY
6
AL FAIA
6
AL MAMI
6
AL MAMY
6
APPAL L
6
FAL L AL
6
FAMIL Y
6
debut
FIL IAL
6
FIL L IP
6
FL APPY
6
debut
FL IPPY
6
debut
IFFIL Y
6
IMPAL A
6
debut
IMPAL M
6
L IMAIL
6
L IMPL Y
6
debut
MAL L AM
6
MAMMAL
6
MAYFL Y
6
debut
MIL L IM
6
PAL AMA
6
PAL APA
6
allowed elsewhere
PAL L IA
6
PAL PAL
6
PIL AFF
6
PIMPL Y
6
debut
AAL II
5
AFL AP
5
AL AAP
5
AL AL A
5
AL APA
5
AL FIL
5
AL IYA
5
AL L AY
5
AL L YL
5
AMAL A
5
AMPL Y
5
APAL A
5
APPAL
5
APPL Y
5
FAMIL
5
FIL L Y
5
FIL MI
5
FIL MY
5
debut
FL AFF
5
FL AIL
5
FL AMY
5
FL IMP
5
IL AL A
5
IL AMA
5
IL IAL
5
IMAL A
5
IMPL Y
5
debut
L AL L Y
5
L AMIA
5
L AMMY
5
L APPA
5
L APPY
5
L IMMA
5
L IMPA
5
L IPPY
5
L L AMA
5
MAIL Y
5
MAL AI
5
MAL IA
5
MAL MY
5
MAPL Y
5
MIL IA
5
MIL PA
5
MYAL L
5
PAIL A
5
PAL AY
5
PAL L A
5
PAL L Y
5
PAL MY
5
PAL PI
5
PAPAL
5
PIL AF
5
debut
PIL L Y
5
PIPAL
5
PL AYA
5
AFL Y
4
AL AP
4
AL IF
4
AL IM
4
AL L Y
4
AL MA
4
AMIL
4
AML A
4
AMYL
4
FAAL
4
FAIL
4
FAL L
4
FIL A
4
FIL L
4
FIL M
4
debut
FL AM
4
FL AP
4
FL AY
4
FL IP
4
IFIL
4
IL IA
† 4
IL L Y
4
IPIL
4
L AL L
4
L AMA
4
L AMP
4
L APA
4
L AYA
4
L IL A
4
L IL L
4
L IL Y
4
L IMA
4
allowed elsewhere
L IMP
4
L IMY
4
L IPA
4
MAIL
4
MAL A
4
MAL I
4
MAL L
4
MAL M
4
MIL F
4
MIL L
4
MYAL
4
PAIL
4
PAL A
4
PAL I
4
PAL L
4
PAL M
4
PAL P
4
allowed elsewhere
PAL Y
4
PIAL
4
PIL A
4
PIL I
† 4
PIL L
4
PIL M
4
PIL Y
4
PL AP
4
PL AY
4
PL IM
4
PL IP
4
PYL A
4
YAL I
4
YIL L
4
† plural noun