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October 15, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 15, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter TACKOPR
Spelling Bee for October 15, 2018

words: 204
score: 1,015 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 20
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

A x 19
C x 32
K x 8
O x 7
P x 44
R x 18
T x 76

4L x 59
5L x 48
6L x 37
7L x 31
8L x 15
9L x 11
10L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 5 6 3 3 - 2 - 19
C 5 6 5 6 7 2 1 32
K 3 2 3 - - - - 8
O 4 1 2 - - - - 7
P 7 9 8 8 5 5 2 44
R 7 3 2 6 - - - 18
T 28 21 14 8 3 2 - 76
tot 59 48 37 31 15 11 3 204

cmp 6 7 8 9 tot
C 1 5 3 1 10
P - 1 - 1 2
R - 4 - - 4
T 1 2 1 - 4
tot 2 12 4 2 20

debut appearances 7

CRACKPOT, PORTAPACK, POTRACK, TRAPROCK

word       length      
ACTA 4
ACTOR 5
AORTA 5
APART 5
APORT 5 disallowed elsewhere
APPARAT 7
APPARATOR 9
APPORT 6
ATAP 4
ATAR 4
ATOP 4
ATTA 4
ATTACCA 7
ATTACK 6
ATTAP 5
ATTAR 5
ATTRACT 7
ATTRACTOR 9
ATTRAP 6
CAPOT 5
CAPTOR 6 debut
CARAPATO 8
CARAT 5
CARCOAT * 7
CARPORT * 7 debut
CARROT 6
CARROTTOP * 9
CART 4
CARTOP * 6
CATARACT 8
COACT 5 disallowed elsewhere
COACTOR 7 disallowed elsewhere
COAPT 5
COARCT 6
COAT 4
COATRACK * 8
COCKATOO 8
COOKPOT * 7
COOKTOP * 7
COOPT 5
COOT 4
COROCOTTA 9
CORPORATOR 10
COTA 4
COTT 4
COTTA 5
COTTAR 6
CRACKPOT * 8 pangram, debut
CRAPTOP * 7
CROCKPOT * 8
CROCOTTA 8
KAPOTA 6
KARAT 5
KART 4
KATA 4
KATAR 5
KATARA 6
KATKOP 6
KOTO 4
OART 4
OCTA 4
OKTA 4
OOPART 6
ORATOR 6
OTTAR 5
OTTO 4
PACKRAT * 7 allowed elsewhere
PACT 4
PACTA 5
PAKTOR 6
PARAPROCT 9
PARATROOP 9
PAROTTA 7
PARROT 6
PART 4
PARTOCRAT 9
PARTOOK 7 debut
PATACA 6
PATAKA 6
PATKA 5
PATO 4
PATOOT 6
PATOTARA 8
PATRAO 6
POORT 5
POOT 4
PORT 4
PORTA 5
PORTACOT 8
PORTAPACK 9 pangram
PORTAPAK 8
PORTATO 7
PORTO 5
POTATO 6
POTOO 5
POTOROO 7
POTRACK 7 perfect pangram
POTT 4
POTTO 5
PRAT 4
PRATA 5
PRATT 5
PROACT 6
PROCOTT 7
PROCTOR 7 debut
PROPROCTOR 10
PROPROTOR * 9
PROTORAP 8
PROTRACT 8 debut
PROTRACTOR 10 debut
RAPPORT 7
RAPT 4
RAPTOR 6
RATA 4
RATATAT * 7
RATO 4
RATTRAP * 7
ROCOTO 6
ROCTA 5
ROOT 4
ROOTCAP * 7
ROOTROT * 7
RORT 4
ROTA 4
ROTATOR 7
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
ROTOR 5
ROTTA 5
TACK 4
TACO 4
TACT 4
TACTOR 6
TAKA 4
TAKO 4
TAPA 4
TAPAO 5
TAPPA 5
TAPROOT * 7
TARAKO 6
TARATOR 7
TARKA 5
TARO 4
TAROC 5
TAROK 5
TAROT 5
TARP 4
TARPOT * 6
TARROCK 7
TART 4
TARTAR 6
TATA 4
TATAC 5
TATARA 6
TATARARA 8
TATOO 5
TATT 4
TATTA 5
TATTARARA 9
TATTOO 6
TOAT 4
TOCCATA 7
TOCK 4
TOCO 4
TOCORORO 8
TOKO 4
TOOART 6
TOOK 4
TOOT 4
TOPATO 6
TOPCOAT * 7
TOPO 4
TOPPO 5
TORA 4
TORC 4
TORO 4
TORP 4
TORPOR 6
TORR 4
TORROCK 7
TORT 4
TORTA 5
TOTA 4
TOTARA 6
TOTO 4
TRACK 5
TRACT 5
TRACTATOR 9
TRACTOR 7
TRAP 4
TRAPP 5
TRAPROCK * 8 pangram
TRATAKA 7
TRATT 5
TROAK 5
TROAT 5
TROCAR 6
TROCK 5
TROCO 5
TROOP 5
TROPAK 6
TROPO 5
TROPPO 6
TROT 4
TROTRO 6

* compound(ish) word

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