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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.


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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
plurals: 5
bingo: yes

plu 4 5 6 8 tot
I 1 - - - 1
L - 2 1 - 3
R - - - 1 1
tot 1 2 1 1 5

debut appearances 6

JAILBIRD

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

† plural noun

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