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September 9, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 9, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter RBGHOTU
Spelling Bee for September 9, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter G: January 25, 2023
Center letter H: December 19, 2021
Center letter O: December 12, 2020

words: 111
score: 431 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 11
bingo: yes

B x 35
G x 13
H x 6
O x 7
R x 19
T x 28
U x 3

4L x 47
5L x 31
6L x 18
7L x 9
8L x 4
9L x 1
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
B 15 9 6 3 1 1 - 35
G 8 3 2 - - - - 13
H 5 - 1 - - - - 6
O - 3 - 3 1 - - 7
R 8 6 3 1 1 - - 19
T 10 8 6 2 1 - 1 28
U 1 2 - - - - - 3
tot 47 31 18 9 4 1 1 111

cmp 6 7 8 10 tot
B 1 - 1 - 2
O - 2 1 - 3
R 2 1 1 - 4
T - 1 - 1 2
tot 3 4 3 1 11

debut appearances 19

BROUGHT

word       length      
BOHR 4
BOOR 4
BOORT 5
BOORU 5
BORBORBOR 9
BORGO 5
BORO 4
BOROUGH 7 debut
BORT 4
BOURG 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
BROB 4
BROG 4
BROGH 5
BROHUG * 6
BROO 4
BROOGH 6
BROTH 5 debut
BROUGH 6
BROUGHT 7 perfect pangram, debut
BRUBRU 6
BRUGH 5
BRUH 4
BRUT 4
BUHR 4
BURB 4
BURBOT 6 debut
BURG 4 debut
BURGH 5 debut
BURGOO 6 debut
BURGOUT 7
BURH 4
BURO 4
BURR 4
BURRO 5 debut
BUTTHURT * 8
GOOR 4
GORRU 5
GOUR 4
GROG 4
GROT 4
GROTTO 6
GROUT 5
GRUB 4 debut
GRUGRU 6
GUHR 4
GUROO 5
GURT 4
GURU 4
HORO 4
HORROR 6
HOTR 4
HOUR 4
HURR 4
HURT 4 debut
OGOGORO 7
ORTHO 5
ORUTU 5
OUTRO 5
OUTROOT * 7
OUTTHROB * 8
OUTTROT * 7
RHOB 4
ROBOT 5
ROHOB 5
ROHU 4
ROOT 4
ROOTROT * 7
RORT 4
ROTGUT * 6
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
ROTOR 5
ROUGH 5
ROUGHOUT * 8
ROUGHT 6
ROUT 4
ROUTH 5
RUBOR 5
RUBOUT * 6
RURU 4
RUTH 4
THORO 5
THOROUGH 8 debut
THROB 5 debut
THROUGH 7 debut
THROUGHOUT * 10 debut
THRU 4
THRUOUT * 7
TOGROG 6
TORO 4
TOROTH 6
TORR 4
TORT 4
TOUR 4
TROG 4
TROT 4
TROTH 5
TROTRO 6
TROU 4
TROUGH 6 debut
TROUT 5
TRUB 4
TRUG 4
TRUGG 5
TRUTH 5 debut
TURBO 5 debut
TURBOT 6 debut
TURGOR 6
TUTOR 5
UHURU 5
URUBU 5
URUT 4

* compound(ish) word

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