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December 23, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 23, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter ABCIKLM
Spelling Bee for December 23, 2018

words: 248
score: 1,157 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 12
bingo: yes

cmp 7 8 9 tot
B - 3 3 6
C 1 1 - 2
K - 2 - 2
L 1 1 - 2
tot 2 7 3 12

debut appearances 11
previously disallowed debuts 1

BLACKMAIL

word       length      
BALALAIKA 9 debut
BALALAIKI 9
BALLABILI 9
BLACKBACK * 9
BLACKBALL * 9
BLACKMAIL * 9 pangram, debut
MIMIAMBIC 9
AKALIMBA 8
AMBALAMA 8
BACKBALL * 8
BACKBILL * 8
BIALKALI 8
BIBLICAL 8
BILABIAL 8
BILLBACK * 8
CABBALIC 8
CAIMACAM 8
CAIMAKAM 8
CALAMBAC 8
CALLBACK * 8
ILLABIAL 8
IMBABALA 8
KABBALIC 8
KAIMACAM 8
KAIMAKAM 8
KALAMAKI 8
KICKBACK * 8
KICKBALL * 8 debut
LAMBKILL * 8
MAMMILLA 8
MIMIAMBI 8
ACCLAIM 7
ALKALIC 7
AMALAKA 7
BACCALA 7
BACILLI 7
CABALIC 7
CABBALA 7
CAMBACK * 7
CAMBIAL 7
CLIMACI 7
ILIACAL 7
ILLICIA 7
KABBALA 7
KALIMBA 7
KAMALAM 7
LACKALL * 7
LAMBLIA 7
MALACCA 7
MALACIA 7
MALACIC 7
MAMILLA 7
MIMIAMB 7
MIMICAL 7
ABILLA 6
ACACIA 6
AIBIKA 6
AKAMAI 6
ALALIA 6
ALALIC 6
ALAMAK 6
ALCAIC 6
ALKALI 6 debut
ALMAMI 6
AMICAL 6
AMIMIA 6
AMIMIC 6
BAALIM 6
BABALA 6
BAICAI 6
BAILLI 6
BALLIA 6
CABALA 6
CAIMAC 6
CALABA 6
CALAMI 6
CALCIC 6
CAMACA 6
CAMAIL 6
CAMBIA 6
CAMBIC 6
CICALA 6
CILIAL 6
CIMBIA 6
CLACKA 6
CLICKA 6
IAMBIC 6 debut
ILIACI 6
IMAMIC 6
KABAKA 6
KABALA 6
KABLAM 6
KAIKAI 6
KAIMAK 6
KAKKAK 6
KALIMA 6
KALMIA 6
KAMALA 6
KAMILA 6
KIMBAB 6
LABIAL 6
LABLAB 6
LACCIC 6
LAICAL 6
LAMBIC 6
LIMAIL 6
LIMBAL 6
MAKILA 6
MALLAM 6
MAMMAL 6
AALII 5
ABACA 5
ABACI 5
ABACK 5
ABAKA 5
ACMIC 5
ALACK 5
ALALA 5
ALBIC 5
ALIBI 5
AMALA 5
AMBAL 5
AMICI 5
BABKA 5
BACCA 5
BAILA 5
BAILI 5
BAKMI 5
BLACK 5
CABAL 5
CACIK 5
CALLA 5
CALLI 5
CAMIA 5
CIBAI 5
CILIA 5
CLACK 5
CLAIK 5
CLAIM 5
IAMBI 5 debut
ILALA 5
ILAMA 5
ILIAC 5
ILIAL 5
IMALA 5
KAAMA 5
KAIKI 5
KALAM 5
KALBI 5
KAMAL 5
KAMIK 5
KIACK 5
KIBLA 5
LABBA 5
LABIA 5
LAIKA 5
LAMBA 5
LAMIA 5
LIKAM 5
LILAC 5
LIMBA 5
LIMMA 5
LLAMA 5
MAIKA 5
MAKAI 5
MALAI 5
MALIA 5
MALIC 5
MALIK 5
MAMAK 5
MAMBA 5
MAMMA 5
MBILA 5
MILAB 5
MILIA 5
ABBA 4
ACAI 4
ACCA 4
ALBA 4
ALIM 4
ALMA 4
AMBA 4
AMIA 4
AMIC 4
AMIL 4
AMLA 4
AMMA 4
BAAL 4
BABA 4
BACK 4
BAIL 4
BAKA 4
BALK 4
BALL 4
BALM 4 debut
BAMI 4
BIMA 4
BLAA 4
BLAB 4
BLAK 4
BLAM 4 debut
CABA 4
CACA 4
CACK 4
CALK 4
CALL 4
CALM 4
CAMA 4
CAMI 4 debut, previously disallowed
CIMA 4
CLAM 4
IAMB 4 debut
ILIA 4
ILKA 4
IMAM 4
KACK 4
KAIK 4
KAIL 4
KAIM 4
KAKA 4
KAKI 4
KALI 4
KAMA 4
KAMI 4
KILA 4
LACK 4
LAIC 4
LAIK 4
LALL 4
LAMA 4
LAMB 4 debut
LILA 4
LIMA 4 allowed elsewhere
MACA 4
MACK 4 disallowed elsewhere
MAIK 4
MAIL 4
MAIM 4
MAKA 4
MAKI 4
MALA 4
MALI 4
MALL 4
MALM 4
MAMA 4
MAMI 4
MIAI 4
MICA 4

* compound(ish) word

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