December 12, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 12, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with RU.
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Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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Related puzzles
Center letter U: July 26, 2022Center letter R: June 9, 2020
Center letter T: August 7, 2019
words: 256
score: 1,191 pts
pangrams: 4
bingo: yes
A x 70
L x 34
N x 30
R x 24
T x 64
U x 15
Y x 19
4L x 75
5L x 88
6L x 47
7L x 18
8L x 17
9L x 8
10L x 1
11L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 20 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 70 |
| L | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 34 |
| N | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 30 |
| R | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| T | 16 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 3 | - | 1 | 64 |
| U | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 15 |
| Y | 9 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| tot | 75 | 88 | 47 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 256 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AL x 16 | AN x 23 | AR x 11 | AT x 9 | AU x 8 | AY x 3 |
| LA x 19 | LL x 1 | LU x 10 | LY x 4 | ||
| NA x 21 | NU x 7 | NY x 2 | |||
| RA x 19 | RU x 4 | RY x 1 | |||
| RUA x 2 | RUR x 2 | ||||
| TA x 47 | TR x 7 | TU x 6 | TY x 4 | ||
| UL x 6 | UN x 7 | UR x 2 | |||
| YA x 15 | YU x 4 |
| debut appearances | 14 |
NATURALLY, NURTURALLY, TRUANTLY, UNNATURALLY
| word | length | |||
| ALALA | 5 | |||
| ALAN | 4 | |||
| ALANNA | 6 | |||
| ALANT | 5 | |||
| ALANYL | 6 | |||
| ALAR | 4 | |||
| ALARY | 5 | |||
| ALAUNT | 6 | |||
| ALLAY | 5 | |||
| ALLY | 4 | |||
| ALLYL | 5 | |||
| ALTA | 4 | |||
| ALTAR | 5 | |||
| ALTYN | 5 | |||
| ALULA | 5 | |||
| ALULAR | 6 | |||
| ANAL | 4 | |||
| ANALLY | 6 | |||
| ANAN | 4 | |||
| ANANA | 5 | |||
| ANATTA | 6 | |||
| ANLAUT | 6 | |||
| ANNA | 4 | |||
| ANNAL | 5 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| ANNUAL | 6 | |||
| ANNUALLY | 8 | |||
| ANNUARY | 7 | |||
| ANNUL | 5 | |||
| ANNULAR | 7 | debut | ||
| ANNULARLY | 9 | debut | ||
| ANNULARY | 8 | |||
| ANTA | 4 | |||
| ANTLY | 5 | |||
| ANTRA | 5 | |||
| ANTRAL | 6 | |||
| ANTY | 4 | |||
| ANURAN | 6 | |||
| ANURY | 5 | |||
| ANYU | 4 | |||
| ARARA | 5 | |||
| ARNA | 4 | |||
| ARNUT | 5 | |||
| ARRANT | 6 | |||
| ARRANTLY | 8 | debut | ||
| ARRAY | 5 | |||
| ARRAYAL | 7 | |||
| ARTAL | 5 | |||
| ARTY | 4 | |||
| ARURA | 5 | |||
| ARYL | 4 | |||
| ATALL | 5 | |||
| ATAR | 4 | |||
| ATAUNT | 6 | |||
| ATLANTAL | 8 | |||
| ATLATL | 6 | |||
| ATRAY | 5 | |||
| ATTA | 4 | |||
| ATTAR | 5 | |||
| ATUA | 4 | |||
| AULA | 4 | |||
| AUNT | 4 | |||
| AUNTLY | 6 | |||
| AUNTY | 5 | |||
| AURA | 4 | |||
| AURAL | 5 | |||
| AURALLY | 7 | |||
| AURAR | 5 | |||
| AYAT | 4 | |||
| AYLLU | 5 | |||
| AYRAN | 5 | |||
| LALL | 4 | |||
| LALLAN | 6 | |||
| LALLY | 5 | |||
| LANA | 4 | |||
| LANARY | 6 | |||
| LANT | 4 | |||
| LANTANA | 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| LARNT | 5 | |||
| LARRY | 5 | |||
| LATA | 4 | |||
| LATRANT | 7 | |||
| LATU | 4 | |||
| LAUAN | 5 | |||
| LAULAU | 6 | |||
| LAURA | 5 | |||
| LAURYL | 6 | |||
| LAYA | 4 | |||
| LAYAN | 5 | |||
| LAYN | 4 | |||
| LLAUTU | 6 | |||
| LUAN | 4 | |||
| LUAU | 4 | |||
| LUNA | 4 | |||
| LUNANAUT | 8 | |||
| LUNAR | 5 | debut | ||
| LUNARNAUT | 9 | |||
| LUNARY | 6 | |||
| LUNULA | 6 | |||
| LUNULAR | 7 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| LUTAR | 5 | |||
| LYART | 5 | |||
| LYRA | 4 | |||
| LYRATYL | 7 | |||
| LYTTA | 5 | |||
| NAAN | 4 | |||
| NAAT | 4 | |||
| NALA | 4 | |||
| NALL | 4 | |||
| NALLA | 5 | |||
| NANA | 4 | |||
| NANNA | 5 | |||
| NANNAN | 6 | |||
| NANNY | 5 | |||
| NANTY | 5 | |||
| NARRA | 5 | |||
| NARY | 4 | |||
| 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 | |||
| RANN | 4 | |||
| RANNY | 5 | |||
| RANT | 4 | |||
| RANTY | 5 | |||
| RANULA | 6 | |||
| RATA | 4 | |||
| RATAL | 5 | |||
| RATAN | 5 | |||
| RATANY | 6 | |||
| RATATAT | 7 | |||
| RATLY | 5 | |||
| RATTAN | 6 | |||
| RATTANY | 7 | |||
| RATTLY | 6 | |||
| RATTY | 5 | |||
| RATU | 4 | |||
| RAUN | 4 | |||
| RAYA | 4 | |||
| RUAN | 4 | |||
| RUANA | 5 | |||
| RURAL | 5 | |||
| RURALLY | 7 | |||
| RYAL | 4 | |||
| TAAN | 4 | |||
| TALA | 4 | |||
| TALAR | 5 | |||
| TALL | 4 | |||
| TALLA | 5 | |||
| TALLAT | 6 | |||
| TALLY | 5 | |||
| TANA | 4 | |||
| 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 | |||
| TARN | 4 | |||
| TARNAL | 6 | |||
| TARNALLY | 8 | |||
| TARRY | 5 | |||
| TART | 4 | |||
| TARTAN | 6 | |||
| TARTANRY | 8 | |||
| TARTAR | 6 | |||
| TARTARLY | 8 | |||
| TARTARYN | 8 | |||
| TARTLY | 6 | |||
| TARTY | 5 | |||
| TATA | 4 | |||
| TATARA | 6 | |||
| TATARARA | 8 | |||
| TATT | 4 | |||
| TATTA | 5 | |||
| TATTARARA | 9 | |||
| TATTY | 5 | |||
| TATU | 4 | |||
| TAUA | 4 | |||
| TAULA | 5 | |||
| TAUNT | 5 | |||
| TAUT | 4 | |||
| TAUTLY | 6 | |||
| TAYRA | 5 | |||
| TRANT | 5 | |||
| TRANTY | 6 | |||
| TRATT | 5 | |||
| TRAY | 4 | |||
| TRUANT | 6 | |||
| TRUANTLY | 8 | pangram | ||
| TRUANTRY | 8 | |||
| TUAN | 4 | |||
| TUART | 5 | |||
| TUATARA | 7 | |||
| TUNA | 4 | |||
| TURRA | 5 | |||
| TUYA | 4 | |||
| TYAN | 4 | |||
| TYRANNY | 7 | |||
| TYRANT | 6 | |||
| TYRANTRY | 8 | |||
| ULAN | 4 | |||
| ULNA | 4 | |||
| ULNAR | 5 | debut | ||
| ULTRA | 5 | |||
| ULTRARUN | 8 | |||
| ULULANT | 7 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| UNAL | 4 | |||
| UNARY | 5 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| UNAU | 4 | |||
| UNLAY | 5 | |||
| UNNATURAL | 9 | debut | ||
| UNNATURALLY | 11 | pangram, debut | ||
| UNTAUT | 6 | |||
| URANYL | 6 | |||
| URNA | 4 | |||
| YAAR | 4 | |||
| YANA | 4 | |||
| YANTRA | 6 | |||
| YARAY | 5 | |||
| YARL | 4 | |||
| YARN | 4 | |||
| YARNUT | 6 | |||
| YARNY | 5 | |||
| YARR | 4 | |||
| YARRAN | 6 | |||
| YATRA | 5 | |||
| YATT | 4 | |||
| YATTA | 5 | |||
| YAUL | 4 | |||
| YAYA | 4 | |||
| YUAN | 4 | |||
| YULAN | 5 | |||
| YURLA | 5 | |||
| YURTA | 5 |