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