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 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 6, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter TAFILRY
Spelling Bee for December 6, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter L: September 20, 2019

words: 60
score: 255 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 3
bingo: yes

A x 8
F x 18
I x 1
L x 4
R x 8
T x 20
Y x 1

4L x 20
5L x 21
6L x 12
7L x 5
8L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 tot
A 2 4 1 1 - 8
F 5 6 3 2 2 18
I 1 - - - - 1
L 2 1 1 - - 4
R 2 1 3 2 - 8
T 8 9 3 - - 20
Y - - 1 - - 1
tot 20 21 12 5 2 60

cmp 7 tot
A 1 1
R 2 2
tot 3 3

debut appearances 5
previously disallowed debuts 1

FRAILTY

word       length      
AIRLIFT * 7 debut
ALIT 4
ALTAR 5
ARTY 4
ATILT 5
ATRIA 5
ATRIAL 6
ATTAR 5
FART 4
FATAL 5
FATALITY 8
FATALLY 7
FATLY 5 debut, previously disallowed
FATTY 5
FIAT 4
FIFTY 5
FITLY 5
FLAT 4
FLATLY 6
FLIRT 5 debut
FLIRTY 6 debut
FLIT 4
FRAILTY 7 perfect pangram, debut
FRAT 4
FRATTY 6
FRITTATA 8
ITTY 4
LAITY 5
LARIAT 6
LIFT 4
LILT 4
RAFT 4
RARITY 6
RATATAT * 7
RATIFY 6
RATTAIL * 7
RATTLY 6
RATTY 5
RIFT 4
TAFFY 5
TAIL 4
TALI 4
TALL 4
TALLY 5
TARIFF 6
TARRY 5
TART 4
TARTAR 6
TARTLY 6
TATTY 5
TIARA 5
TIFF 4
TILL 4
TILT 4
TRAIL 5
TRAIT 5
TRAY 4
TRIAL 5
TRILL 5
YTTRIA 6 disallowed elsewhere

* compound(ish) word

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