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September 8, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 8, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter ADFHLNU
Spelling Bee for September 8, 2018

words: 148
score: 543 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

A x 24
D x 26
F x 20
H x 30
L x 19
N x 15
U x 14

4L x 66
5L x 43
6L x 24
7L x 10
8L x 4
9L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 10 9 3 2 - - 24
D 16 6 1 - 2 1 26
F 8 7 4 1 - - 20
H 13 8 5 3 1 - 30
L 8 3 4 3 1 - 19
N 6 4 5 - - - 15
U 5 6 2 1 - - 14
tot 66 43 24 10 4 1 148

cmp 6 8 tot
A 1 - 1
L - 1 1
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 8

HANDFUL

word       length      
ADAD 4
ADAH 4
ADDA 4
ADHAN 5
ADLAND * 6
AHAU 4
AHULL 5
ALALA 5
ALAN 4
ALAND 5
ALANNA 6
ALFALFA 7
ALULA 5
ANAL 4
ANAN 4
ANANA 5
ANNA 4
ANNAL 5 allowed elsewhere
ANNUAL 6
ANNUL 5
AUDAD 5
AUFLAUF 7
AULA 4
AULD 4
DAAD 4
DAAL 4
DAANA 5
DADA 4
DADANHUDD 9
DADDA 5
DAFF 4
DAHL 4
DAHU 4
DALA 4
DALAAL 6
DALADALA 8
DALAL 5
DALL 4
DANA 4
DAND 4
DANDA 5
DAUD 4
DHAAL 5
DHAL 4
DHAU 4
DUAD 4 disallowed elsewhere
DUAL 4
DUAN 4
DULLAHAN 8
DUNAL 5
FAAL 4
FADA 4
FAFF 4
FALDA 5
FALL 4
FALLAL 6
FANA 4
FANAL 5
FAND 4
FAULD 5
FAUN 4 debut
FAUNA 5 debut
FAUNAL 6 debut
FAUNULA 7
FLAFF 5
FLAN 4
FULLA 5
FUNANA 6
FUNDA 5
FUNDAL 6
HAAF 4
HAAFU 5
HADADA 6
HADAL 5
HADD 4
HADNA 5
HADUD 5
HAFF 4
HAFU 4
HAHA 4
HALA 4
HALAL 5
HALALA 6
HALALAH 7
HALAU 5
HALF 4 debut
HALFA 5
HALL 4
HALLAH 6
HALLAL 6
HALLAN 6
HALLFUL 7
HANAFUDA 8
HAND 4
HANDFUL 7 perfect pangram, debut
HAUD 4
HAUF 4
HAUL 4
HUDNA 5
HULA 4
LADDU 5
LALL 4
LALLAN 6
LALLAND 7
LANA 4
LAND 4
LANDAU 6 disallowed elsewhere
LANDFALL * 8 debut
LANDFUL 7
LAUAN 5
LAUD 4
LAUHALA 7
LAULAU 6
LUAH 4
LUAN 4
LUAU 4 debut
LUFFA 5
LUNA 4
LUNULA 6
NAAN 4
NADA 4
NAFF 4
NAHUAL 6
NALA 4
NALL 4
NALLA 5
NALLAH 6
NANA 4
NANDU 5
NANNA 5
NANNAN 6
NHANDU 6
NULLA 5
NULLAH 6
UDAL 4
UDALF 5
UDAND 5
UFFDAH 6
UHLAN 5
ULAN 4
ULNA 4
ULNAD 5
UNADD 5
UNAL 4
UNAU 4
UNHAD 5
UNHALAL 7
UNHAND 6 debut

* compound(ish) word

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