Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
December 6, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 6, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter TAFILRY
Spelling Bee for December 6, 2018

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Center letter L: September 20, 2019

words: 197
score: 929 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 30
F x 38
I x 8
L x 18
R x 19
T x 76
Y x 8

4L x 52
5L x 73
6L x 34
7L x 21
8L x 10
9L x 4
10L x 2
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 9 13 5 1 1 1 - - 30
F 8 11 7 5 4 1 1 1 38
I 2 4 2 - - - - - 8
L 6 6 3 3 - - - - 18
R 4 7 4 4 - - - - 19
T 20 28 12 8 5 2 1 - 76
Y 3 4 1 - - - - - 8
tot 52 73 34 21 10 4 2 1 197

debut appearances 5
previously disallowed debuts 1

FRAILTY, FRITILLARY

word       length      
AARTI 5
AFRIT 5
AFTY 4
AILLT 5
AIRLIFT 7 debut
AIRT 4
ALIT 4
ALTA 4
ALTAR 5
ALTARITY 8
ALTI 4
ARATI 5
ARITY 5
ARTAL 5
ARTILY 6
ARTY 4
ARTYFARTY 9
ATALL 5
ATAR 4
ATARI 5
ATILT 5
ATLATL 6
ATRAY 5
ATRIA 5
ATRIAL 6
ATTA 4
ATTAR 5
ATTILA 6
ATTRIT 6
AYAT 4
FAIT 4
FALT 4
FART 4
FARTY 5
FATAL 5
FATALITY 8
FATALLY 7
FATLY 5 debut, previously disallowed
FATTILY 7
FATTY 5
FIAT 4
FIFTY 5
FILIALITY 9
FILTRA 6
FITLY 5
FITRA 5
FITTY 5
FLAT 4
FLATLAY 7
FLATLY 6
FLATTY 6
FLIRT 5 debut
FLIRTILY 8
FLIRTY 6 debut
FLIT 4
FLITTILY 8
FLITTY 6
FRAILTY 7 perfect pangram, debut
FRAT 4
FRATI 5
FRATRY 6
FRATTY 6
FRIT 4
FRITFLY 7
FRITILLARIA 11
FRITILLARY 10 pangram
FRITTATA 8
FTIRA 5
IFRIT 5
IFTAAR 6
IFTAR 5
ILLLIT 6
IRTAL 5
ITAL 4
ITTAR 5
ITTY 4
LAIT 4
LAITY 5
LARIAT 6
LATA 4
LATI 4
LATITAT 7
LATRIA 6
LAYFLAT 7
LIFT 4
LILT 4
LIRT 4
LITAI 5
LITRA 5
LITTLY 6
LITTY 5
LYART 5
LYRATYL 7
LYTTA 5
RAFT 4
RAFTY 5
RAIAT 5
RAITA 5 allowed elsewhere
RAIYAT 6
RARITY 6
RATA 4
RATAFIA 7
RATAL 5
RATATAT 7
RATIFY 6
RATLY 5
RATTAIL 7
RATTILY 7
RATTLY 6
RATTY 5
RIATA 5
RIFT 4
RITT 4
TAFFRAIL 8
TAFFY 5
TAFIA 5
TAFT 4
TAIL 4
TAILFLY 7
TAIRA 5
TAIT 4
TALA 4
TALAR 5
TALARI 6
TALARIA 7
TALI 4
TALL 4
TALLA 5
TALLAT 6
TALLIT 6 allowed elsewhere
TALLY 5
TARAF 5
TARAI 5
TARAIRI 7
TARIFF 6
TARRY 5
TART 4
TARTAR 6
TARTARLY 8
TARTILY 7
TARTLY 6
TARTY 5
TATA 4
TATARA 6
TATARARA 8
TATT 4
TATTA 5
TATTARARA 9
TATTILY 7
TATTY 5
TAYRA 5
TIAR 4
TIARA 5
TIATR 5
TIFF 4
TIFFY 5
TIFT 4
TILI 4
TILIA 5
TILL 4
TILLY 5
TILT 4
TILTY 5
TIRL 4
TIRR 4
TIRRALIRRA 10
TITI 4
TITYRA 6
TRAFT 5
TRAIF 5
TRAIL 5
TRAIT 5
TRATT 5
TRAY 4
TRAYF 5
TRIAL 5
TRIALITY 8
TRIALLYL 8
TRIARII 7
TRIARYL 7
TRIATRIAL 9
TRIFF 5
TRIFLYL 7
TRILL 5
TRILLI 6
TRILLY 6
TRIT 4
TRITYL 6
TYLARI 6
YATAI 5
YATI 4
YATRA 5
YATRI 5
YATT 4
YATTA 5
YIFT 4
YTTRIA 6 disallowed elsewhere

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