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 19, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 19, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter IDHLOTW
Spelling Bee for December 19, 2018

words: 28
score: 95 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 3
bingo: yes

D x 3
H x 2
I x 2
L x 3
O x 1
T x 6
W x 11

4L x 16
5L x 7
6L x 2
8L x 2
9L x 1

  4 5 6 8 9 tot
D 1 2 - - - 3
H 2 - - - - 2
I 1 1 - - - 2
L 2 1 - - - 3
O 1 - - - - 1
T 4 1 1 - - 6
W 5 2 1 2 1 11
tot 16 7 2 2 1 28

cmp 8 9 tot
W 2 1 3
tot 2 1 3

debut appearances 5

WITHHOLD

word       length      
DILDO 5
DILL 4
DITTO 5
HILL 4
HILT 4
IDIOT 5
IDOL 4
LIDO 4 disallowed elsewhere
LILT 4
LITHO 5
OLIO 4
TILL 4
TILT 4
TOIL 4
TWILIT 6
TWILL 5
TWIT 4
WHIT 4
WIDOW 5
WIDOWHOOD * 9
WIDTH 5 debut
WILD 4 debut
WILDWOOD * 8 debut
WILL 4
WILLOW 6 debut
WILT 4
WITH 4
WITHHOLD * 8 pangram, debut

* compound(ish) word

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