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
October 31, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 31, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LCIPRTU
Spelling Bee for October 31, 2018

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Center letter U: May 17, 2020

words: 72
score: 278 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 7
bingo: yes

C x 14
I x 6
L x 14
P x 20
R x 1
T x 10
U x 7

4L x 31
5L x 19
6L x 12
7L x 7
8L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 tot
C 7 2 2 3 - 14
I 1 1 2 2 - 6
L 7 4 - 2 1 14
P 10 6 3 - 1 20
R 1 - - - - 1
T 4 3 3 - - 10
U 1 3 2 - 1 7
tot 31 19 12 7 3 72

cmp 5 6 7 tot
I - 1 - 1
L - - 1 1
P - 1 - 1
U 2 2 - 4
tot 2 4 1 7

debut appearances 8

CULPRIT

word       length      
CILL 4
CIRCLIP 7
CIRL 4
CLIP 4
CLIT 4
CLITIC 6
CUCULLI 7
CULL 4
CULPRIT 7 perfect pangram, debut
CULT 4
CULTI 5
CULTIC 6 debut
CURL 4
CURLI 5
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
ILLLIT * 6
ILLUI 5
ILLUPI 6
IPIL 4
LICIT 5
LILL 4
LILLIPUT 8
LILT 4
LIPCURL * 7
LIPIC 5
LIPURIC 7
LIRT 4
LITU 4
LITUI 5
LIULI 5
LULL 4
LULU 4
LURT 4
PICUL 5
PILI 4
PILL 4
PILPUL 6
PILPULIC 8
PILU 4
PIPUL 5
PIRL 4
PLIP 4
PLITT 5
PRILL 5
PULI 4 allowed elsewhere
PULL 4
PULLI 5
PULLUP * 6 disallowed elsewhere
PULP 4
PULPIT 6 debut
PULU 4
PUPIL 5 debut
PURL 4 debut
RILL 4
TILI 4
TILL 4
TILT 4
TIRL 4
TITULI 6
TRILL 5
TRILLI 6
TRULL 5
TULIP 5 debut
TUTULI 6
ULUIT 5
UPCURL * 6
UPLIT * 5 debut
UPTIL * 5
UPTILT * 6 debut
UTIL 4
UTRICULI 8

* compound(ish) word

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