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NYT Spelling Bee December 12, 2018 Hints
Letters in the Puzzle:
ALNRTUY
Words: 71
Score: 385 pts
Pangrams: 6
Perfect Pangrams: 2
Bingo: yes
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Also Check:
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Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | Σ | |
| A | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 20 |
| L | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
| N | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 10 |
| R | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 |
| T | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 19 |
| U | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Y | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Σ | 19 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 71 |
| Σ = Total | ||||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 20
L x 5
N x 10
R x 8
T x 19
U x 7
Y x 2
Total words by length:
4L x 19
5L x 21
6L x 14
7L x 9
8L x 2
9L x 5
11L x 1
Two Letter List
AL – 3 AN – 7 AR – 4 AT – 1 AU – 5
LU – 5
NA – 9 NU – 1
RA – 6 RU – 2
TA – 14 TR – 2 TU – 1 TY – 2
UL – 4 UN – 3
YA – 1 YU – 1
NYT Spelling Bee December 12, 2018 Answers
Below, you’ll find answers to the NYT Spelling Bee December 12, 2018 puzzle game. The puzzle contains 71 words with six pangrams, two of which are perfect pangrams.
PANGRAMS: NURTURANT, LUNULAR, NATURALLY, ULULANT, UNARY, UNNATURALLY
PERFECT PANGRAMS: LUNULAR, ULULANT
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 385 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATTAR | 5 | 5 | |
| RATATAT | 7 | 7 | |
| TART | 4 | 1 | |
| TARTAR | 6 | 6 | |
| NAAN | 4 | 1 | |
| NANA | 4 | 1 | |
| NANNY | 5 | 5 | |
| AUNT | 4 | 1 | |
| AUNTY | 5 | 5 | |
| NATANT | 6 | 6 | |
| NATTY | 5 | 5 | |
| TATTY | 5 | 5 | |
| TAUNT | 5 | 5 | |
| TAUT | 4 | 1 | |
| TUNA | 4 | 1 | |
| ANAL | 4 | 1 | |
| TALL | 4 | 1 | |
| ALLAY | 5 | 5 | |
| ALLY | 4 | 1 | |
| ARRAY | 5 | 5 | |
| RALLY | 5 | 5 | |
| AURA | 4 | 1 | |
| ARTY | 4 | 1 | |
| RATTY | 5 | 5 | |
| TARRY | 5 | 5 | |
| TRAY | 4 | 1 | |
| NARY | 4 | 1 | |
| YARN | 4 | 1 | |
| ARRANT | 6 | 6 | |
| RANT | 4 | 1 | |
| RATTAN | 6 | 6 | |
| TANTARA | 7 | 7 | |
| TANTRA | 6 | 6 | |
| TARTAN | 6 | 6 | |
| TALLY | 5 | 5 | |
| ANALLY | 6 | 6 | |
| ANNUAL | 6 | 6 | |
| ANNUALLY | 8 | 8 | |
| ANNUL | 5 | 5 | |
| LUNA | 4 | 1 | |
| LUNULA | 6 | 6 | |
| ULNA | 4 | 1 | |
| YUAN | 4 | 1 | |
| LUAU | 4 | 1 | |
| ALTAR | 5 | 5 | |
| RATTLY | 6 | 6 | |
| TARTLY | 6 | 6 | |
| AURAL | 5 | 5 | |
| AURALLY | 7 | 7 | |
| RURAL | 5 | 5 | |
| RURALLY | 7 | 7 | |
| TAUTLY | 6 | 6 | |
| ULTRA | 5 | 5 | |
| NURTURANT | 9 | 16 | pangram |
| TRUANT | 6 | 6 | |
| TYRANNY | 7 | 7 | |
| TYRANT | 6 | 6 | |
| ANNULAR | 7 | 7 | |
| ANNULARLY | 9 | 9 | |
| ARRANTLY | 8 | 8 | |
| LUNAR | 5 | 5 | |
| LUNULAR | 7 | 14 | perfect pangram |
| NATAL | 5 | 5 | |
| NATURAL | 7 | 7 | |
| NATURALLY | 9 | 16 | pangram |
| TARANTULA | 9 | 9 | |
| ULNAR | 5 | 5 | |
| ULULANT | 7 | 14 | perfect pangram |
| UNARY | 5 | 12 | pangram |
| UNNATURAL | 9 | 9 | |
| UNNATURALLY | 11 | 18 | pangram |