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December 16, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 16, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LAFIMPY
Spelling Bee for December 16, 2018

words: 52
score: 207 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
plurals: 0

A x 8
F x 18
I x 3
L x 7
M x 5
P x 11

4L x 22
5L x 12
6L x 11
7L x 4
8L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 tot
A 2 3 1 2 - 8
F 7 3 5 - 3 18
I 1 1 1 - - 3
L 4 2 1 - - 7
M 3 - 2 - - 5
P 5 3 1 2 - 11
tot 22 12 11 4 3 52

debut appearances 14

AMPLIFY

word       length      
ALFALFA 7
ALLAY 5
ALLY 4
AMPLIFY 7 perfect pangram, debut
AMPLY 5
AMYL 4
APPALL 6
APPLY 5
FAIL 4
FALL 4
FAMILIAL 8 debut
FAMILY 6 debut
FILIAL 6
FILIALLY 8
FILL 4
FILLIP 6
FILLY 5
FILM 4 debut
FILMY 5 debut
FLAIL 5
FLAP 4
FLAPPY 6 debut
FLAY 4
FLIMFLAM 8 debut
FLIP 4
FLIPPY 6 debut
ILLY 4
IMPALA 6 debut
IMPLY 5 debut
LAMA 4
LAMP 4
LILY 4
LIMP 4
LIMPLY 6 debut
LIPPY 5
LLAMA 5
MAIL 4
MALL 4
MAMMAL 6
MAYFLY 6 debut
MILL 4
PAIL 4
PALL 4
PALM 4
PALMY 5
PAPAL 5
PAPALLY 7
PAPILLA 7
PILAF 5 debut
PILL 4
PIMPLY 6 debut
PLAY 4

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