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NYT Spelling Bee December 20, 2018 Hints
Letters in the Puzzle:
LACHIRV
Words: 40
Score: 186 pts
Pangrams: 3
Perfect Pangrams: 0
Bingo: yes
Related Puzzles:
- Center letter I : February 10, 2024
- Center letter R : November 04, 2020
- Center letter H : February 07, 2020
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Also Check:
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Today’s Puzzle
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 22, 2024
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Previous Puzzle – December 19, 2018
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Next Puzzle – December 21, 2018
Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
| A | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| C | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 |
| H | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 |
| I | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| L | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 |
| R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6 |
| V | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Σ | 14 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
| Σ = Total | |||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 5
C x 9
H x 6
I x 1
L x 10
R x 6
V x 3
Total words by length:
4L x 14
5L x 16
6L x 4
7L x 3
8L x 1
9L x 2
Two Letter List
AR – 4 AV – 1
CA – 3 CH – 4 CI – 2
HA – 5 HI – 1
IL – 1
LA – 7 LI – 3
RA – 3 RI – 3
VI – 3
NYT Spelling Bee December 20, 2018 Answers
Below, you’ll find answers to the NYT Spelling Bee December 20, 2018 puzzle game. The puzzle contains 40 words with three pangrams, none of them is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: ARCHIVAL, ARCHRIVAL, CHIVALRIC
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 186 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHILI | 5 | 5 | |
| CHILL | 5 | 5 | |
| HILL | 4 | 1 | |
| CALL | 4 | 1 | |
| CALLA | 5 | 5 | |
| CILIA | 5 | 5 | |
| LAIC | 4 | 1 | |
| LAICAL | 6 | 6 | |
| LILAC | 5 | 5 | |
| ARIL | 4 | 1 | |
| LAIR | 4 | 1 | |
| LIAR | 4 | 1 | |
| LIRA | 4 | 1 | |
| RACIAL | 6 | 6 | |
| RAIL | 4 | 1 | |
| RAILCAR | 7 | 7 | |
| RIAL | 4 | 1 | |
| RILL | 4 | 1 | |
| AVAIL | 5 | 5 | |
| LAVA | 4 | 1 | |
| VIAL | 4 | 1 | |
| VILLA | 5 | 5 | |
| ILIAC | 5 | 5 | |
| HAIL | 4 | 1 | |
| HALAL | 5 | 5 | |
| HALL | 4 | 1 | |
| HALVA | 5 | 5 | |
| HALVAH | 6 | 6 | |
| CHALLAH | 7 | 7 | |
| ARRIVAL | 7 | 7 | |
| CAVIL | 5 | 5 | |
| CIVIL | 5 | 5 | |
| LARVA | 5 | 5 | |
| LARVAL | 6 | 6 | |
| RIVAL | 5 | 5 | |
| VIRAL | 5 | 5 | |
| ARCHIVAL | 8 | 15 | pangram |
| ARCHRIVAL | 9 | 16 | pangram |
| CHIVALRIC | 9 | 16 | pangram |
| LARCH | 5 | 5 |