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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.


Instructions

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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

A x 43
B x 39
C x 44
I x 17
K x 38
L x 28
M x 39

4L x 73
5L x 65
6L x 56
7L x 23
8L x 24
9L x 7

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 12 13 13 3 2 - 43
B 14 6 5 2 6 6 39
C 10 10 14 5 5 - 44
I 4 6 3 2 2 - 17
K 10 8 11 3 6 - 38
L 8 10 7 2 1 - 28
M 15 12 3 6 2 1 39
tot 73 65 56 23 24 7 248

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

* compound(ish) word

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