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December 26, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 26, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AR.


Instructions

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center letter OABCKLR
Spelling Bee for December 26, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter B: January 12, 2024

words: 258
score: 1,191 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 23
bingo: yes

A x 24
B x 72
C x 74
K x 29
L x 22
O x 18
R x 19

4L x 82
5L x 72
6L x 42
7L x 28
8L x 26
9L x 8

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 5 5 9 4 1 - 24
B 25 21 11 6 6 3 72
C 15 21 12 11 11 4 74
K 13 11 4 - 1 - 29
L 8 7 2 2 3 - 22
O 10 4 2 2 - - 18
R 6 3 2 3 4 1 19
tot 82 72 42 28 26 8 258

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 4 AC x 2 AL x 9 AR x 9
ARA x 1 ARB x 3 ARC x 1 ARO x 3 ARR x 1
BA x 16 BL x 7 BO x 42 BR x 7
CA x 20 CL x 5 CO x 42 CR x 7
KA x 10 KO x 18 KR x 1
LA x 3 LO x 19
OA x 2 OB x 4 OK x 3 OL x 2 OO x 2 OR x 5
RA x 1 RO x 18

cmp 6 7 8 9 tot
B - - 4 2 6
C 1 - 4 2 7
L - 1 3 - 4
O - 2 - - 2
R - 1 2 1 4
tot 1 4 13 5 23

BACKROLL, CORKBALL, ROLLBACK

word       length      
ABOB 4
ABOLLA 6
ABORAL 6
ABROOK 6
ACOCK 5
ACROOK 6
ALBOLL 6
ALCO 4
ALCOLOCK 8
ALCOOL 6
ALLOBAR 7
ALOBAR 6
ALOC 4
ALOLL 5
ALOO 4
ARAROBA 7
ARBOR 5
ARBORAL 7
ARBOROL 7
ARCO 4
AROAR 5
AROBA 5
AROLLA 6
ARROBA 6
BABACO 6
BABOO 5
BACALAO 7
BACCOO 6
BACKBLOCK * 9
BACKLOCK * 8
BACKROLL * 8 pangram
BACOO 5
BALBOA 6
BALLCOCK * 8 allowed elsewhere
BALLOCK 7
BALOO 5
BAOBAB 6
BARBACOA 8
BARBOLA 7
BAROCCO 7
BLACKCOCK * 9
BLOAK 5
BLOB 4
BLOC 4
BLOCK 5
BLOCKO 6
BLOOK 5
BOAB 4
BOAK 4
BOAR 4
BOBA 4
BOBAC 5
BOBAK 5
BOBAR 5
BOBBAR 6
BOBBOL 6
BOBO 4
BOBOL 5
BOCA 4
BOCAL 5
BOCCA 5
BOCK 4
BOCOR 5
BOKA 4
BOKO 4
BOKOR 5
BOLA 4
BOLAR 5
BOLK 4
BOLL 4
BOLLOCK 7
BOLO 4
BOOB 4
BOOBOO 6
BOOBOOK 7
BOOCOO 6
BOOK 4
BOOKOO 6
BOOKRACK * 8
BOOL 4
BOOR 4
BORA 4
BORAK 5
BORAL 5
BORBORBOR 9
BORK 4
BORO 4
BOROLL 6
BORRA 5
BROA 4
BROB 4
BROCCOLO 8
BROCK 5
BROO 4
BROOK 5
BROOL 5
CABOCLO 7
CACAO 5
CALALOO 7
CALLALOO 8
CALLBOOK * 8
CALLOO 6
CALO 4
CAOBA 5
CARABAO 7
CARACOA 7
CARACORA 8
CARBO 5
CARBOL 6
CARBORA 7
CARBRO * 6
CARLOCK 7
CAROA 5
CAROB 5
CAROL 5
CARRAO 6
CLARO 5
CLOACA 6 allowed elsewhere
CLOACAL 7
CLOAK 5
CLOCK 5
COAK 4
COAL 4
COALA 5
COALBALL * 8
COARB 5
COBB 4
COBBRA 6
COBRA 5
COCA 4
COCAL 5
COCCAL 6
COCK 4
COCKAL 6
COCKBLOCK * 9
COCO 4
COCOA 5
COCOBOLA 8
COCOBOLO 8
COLA 4
COLBACK 7
COLL 4
COLLA 5
COLLAB 6 allowed elsewhere
COLLABO 7
COLLABRAL 9
COLLAR 6
COLLOCAL 8
COLO 4
COLOCOLO 8
COLOR 5
COOCOO 6
COOK 4
COOKBOOK * 8
COOL 4
CORAL 5
CORALLA 7
CORB 4
CORK 4
CORKBALL * 8 pangram
COROCORO 8
COROLLA 7
CORRAL 6
CRACKALOO 9
CROAK 5
CROC 4
CROCK 5
CROOK 5
CROOKBACK * 9
CROOL 5
KABOB 5
KABOOK 6
KAKRO 5
KALLALOO 8
KALO 4
KARO 4
KAROB 5
KAROO 5
KARORO 6
KARROO 6
KOALA 5
KOARO 5
KOBA 4
KOBO 4
KOKA 4
KOKAKO 6
KOKKO 5
KOKO 4
KOKRA 5
KOLA 4
KOLAK 5
KOLK 4
KOLO 4
KOLOA 5
KOOK 4
KOOKA 5
KORA 4
KORO 4
KROO 4
LABOR 5
LABORAL 7
LALO 4
LOBAL 5
LOBAR 5
LOBCOCK * 7
LOBO 4
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
LOCA 4
LOCAL 5
LOCAO 5
LOCK 4
LOCKBACK * 8
LOCO 4
LOKAO 5
LOLL 4
LOOB 4
LOOK 4
LOOKBACK * 8
LOOKBOOK * 8 allowed elsewhere
LORAL 5
OAKBARK * 7
OARLOCK * 7
OBBO 4
OBOL 4
OBOLO 5
OBROK 5
OKARA 5
OKKA 4
OKRA 4
OLLA 4
OLLOCK 6
OOAA 4
OOLAK 5
ORAL 4
ORCA 4
ORLO 4
OROBOL 6
ORRA 4
RACKAROCK * 9
ROAR 4
ROBAB 5
ROBALO 6
ROBOCALL 8
ROBOCAR 7
ROCK 4
ROCOA 5
ROCOCO 6
ROKO 4
ROLL 4
ROLLBACK * 8 pangram
ROLLBAR * 7
ROLLCALL * 8
ROLLOCK 7
ROOK 4
ROOL 4
ROORBACK 8
RORAL 5

* compound(ish) word

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