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


Instructions

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center letter ODHIKNW
Spelling Bee for October 9, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter I: January 15, 2024
Identical letters: April 1, 2022
Center letter N: March 23, 2020

words: 109
score: 448 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 11
bingo: yes

D x 21
H x 15
I x 5
K x 26
N x 18
O x 10
W x 14

4L x 43
5L x 25
6L x 24
7L x 9
8L x 6
9L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
D 12 5 3 - 1 - 21
H 7 3 3 - 1 1 15
I 1 1 2 1 - - 5
K 8 6 8 3 1 - 26
N 6 5 3 3 1 - 18
O 3 4 1 2 - - 10
W 6 1 4 - 2 1 14
tot 43 25 24 9 6 2 109

cmp 5 7 8 9 tot
D - - 1 - 1
H - - 1 - 1
I - 1 - - 1
K - 3 1 - 4
N 1 - - - 1
W - - 2 1 3
tot 1 4 5 1 11

debut appearances 9

HOODWINK

word       length      
DHINDO 6
DHONI 5
DHOW 4
DIDO 4
DIION 5
DINO 4
DINOI 5
DIOID 5
DODD 4
DODKIN 6
DODO 4
DOID 4
DOINK 5
DONK 4
DOOD 4
DOODOO 6
DOOK 4
DOON 4
DOWD 4
DOWN 4
DOWNWIND * 8
HIKOI 5
HINOKI 6
HINOKININ 9
HOIHO 5
HOIK 4
HOKI 4
HONK 4
HOOD 4
HOODOO 6
HOODWINK * 8 pangram, debut
HOOK 4 debut
HOON 4
HOOND 5
HOONDI 6
HOWK 4
IKON 4
INDOIN 6
INIOID 6
INION 5
INKWOOD * 7
KHON 4
KIDDO 5 debut
KIDDOW 6
KIDHOOD * 7
KIKOI 5
KINDHOOD * 8
KINHOOD * 7
KINO 4
KINOIN 6
KINOK 5
KINOO 5
KNOW 4 debut
KNOWHOW * 7 debut
KNOWN 5 debut
KODKOD 6
KODO 4
KOINON 6
KOKI 4
KOKIHI 6
KOKKO 5
KOKO 4
KOKOON 6
KONINI 6
KONK 4
KOODOO 6
KOOK 4
NIKKO 5
NINON 5
NODI 4
NOHOW * 5
NONDO 5
NONI 4
NONION 6
NONIONID 8
NONKIN 6
NONNO 5
NONO 4
NONODD 6
NONWIND 7
NONWOOD 7
NOODNIK 7
NOOK 4
NOON 4
NOWD 4
ODHNI 5
ODIID 5
ODINIID 7
OIDIOID 7
OIKOI 5
OINK 4 debut
ONION 5
ONOI 4
ONONIN 6
OOID 4
WHIO 4
WHOO 4
WIDOW 5
WIDOWHOOD * 9 debut
WINDDOWN * 8
WINDOW 6
WINNOW 6
WINO 4
WONK 4 debut
WOOD 4
WOODWIND * 8
WOOHOO 6
WOON 4
WOOWOO 6

* compound(ish) word

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