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 8, 2019 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 8, 2019, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter OCKLPTU
Spelling Bee for December 8, 2019

words: 149
score: 611 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 2
compounds: 37
bingo: yes

C x 34
K x 13
L x 18
O x 17
P x 42
T x 19
U x 6

4L x 62
5L x 22
6L x 39
7L x 21
8L x 2
9L x 2
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
C 15 5 9 3 2 - - 34
K 6 2 4 - - - 1 13
L 9 2 4 3 - - - 18
O 2 - 6 8 - 1 - 17
P 16 10 10 6 - - - 42
T 13 3 2 - - 1 - 19
U 1 - 4 1 - - - 6
tot 62 22 39 21 2 2 1 149

cmp 5 6 7 8 tot
C - 3 3 1 7
L - 2 3 - 5
O - 4 8 - 12
P 1 2 4 - 7
T 1 1 - - 2
U - 3 1 - 4
tot 2 15 19 1 37

POTLUCK, PUTLOCK

word       length      
CLOCK 5
CLOOP 5
CLOOT 5
CLOP 4
CLOT 4
CLOTPOLL * 8
CLOU 4
CLOUT 5
COCK 4
COCKUP * 6
COCO 4
COLL 4
COLLOP 6
COLO 4
COLOCOLO 8
COLOOP 6
COLP 4
COLT 4
COOCOO 6
COOK 4
COOKOUT * 7
COOKPOT * 7
COOKTOP * 7
COOL 4
COOP 4
COOPT 5
COOT 4
COPLOT 6
COPOUT * 6
COTT 4
COUCOU 6
COUP 4
CUCKOO 6
CUTOUT * 6
KKOKTU 6
KOKKO 5
KOKO 4
KOKOPU 6
KOKU 4
KOLK 4
KOLO 4
KOOK 4
KOTO 4
KOTTU 5
KOTUKU 6
KOTUKUTUKU 10
KULOLO 6
LOCK 4
LOCKOUT * 7
LOCKUP * 6
LOCO 4
LOLL 4
LOLLOP 6
LOLOT 5
LOOK 4
LOOKOUT * 7
LOOKUP * 6
LOOP 4
LOOPTOP * 7
LOOT 4
LOTOKO 6
LOTTO 5
LOUK 4
LOUP 4
LOUT 4
OCCULT 6
OKUPUKUPU 9
OLLOCK 6
OPPO 4
OTTO 4
OUTCOOK * 7
OUTCOOL * 7
OUTCUT * 6
OUTLOOK * 7
OUTLOT * 6
OUTPLOT * 7
OUTPOLL * 7
OUTPULL * 7
OUTPUT * 6
OUTPUTT * 7
OUTTOOK * 7
OUTTOP * 6
PLOC 4
PLOOK 5
PLOOP 5
PLOP 4
PLOT 4
PLOUK 5
PLUCOT 6
PLUOT 5
POCK 4
POCO 4
POLL 4
POLLOCK 7
POLO 4
POLT 4
POOK 4
POOKOO 6
POOL 4
POOP 4
POOPOO 6
POOT 4
POPO 4
POPOLO 6
POPOUT * 6
POPUP * 5
POTLUCK * 7 perfect pangram
POTOO 5
POTT 4
POTTO 5
POULP 5
POULT 5
POUPOU 6
POUT 4
PUCKOUT * 7
PULLOUT * 7
PUTLOCK * 7 perfect pangram
PUTO 4
PUTOUT * 6
PUTTO 5
PUTTOCK 7
PUTTOO 6
PUUKKO 6
PUUKOT 6
TOCK 4
TOCO 4
TOKO 4
TOLL 4
TOLT 4
TOLU 4
TOLUOL 6
TOOK 4
TOOL 4
TOOT 4
TOPO 4
TOPOUT * 6
TOPPO 5
TOPUP * 5
TOTO 4
TOUK 4
TOULOULOU 9
TOUT 4
TULOU 5
ULLUCO 6
ULTO 4
UPCLOCK * 7
UPLOCK * 6
UPLOOK * 6
UPTOOK * 6

* compound(ish) word

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