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October 15, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 15, 2018, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter TACKOPR
Spelling Bee for October 15, 2018

words: 47
score: 310 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 8
bingo: yes

A x 9
C x 12
K x 1
O x 1
P x 7
R x 6
T x 11

5L x 14
6L x 10
7L x 15
8L x 5
9L x 2
10L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 5 1 2 - 1 - 9
C 3 2 3 4 - - 12
K 1 - - - - - 1
O - 1 - - - - 1
P - 2 2 1 1 1 7
R 1 1 4 - - - 6
T 4 3 4 - - - 11
tot 14 10 15 5 2 1 47

cmp 7 8 tot
C 2 2 4
R 2 - 2
T 2 - 2
tot 6 2 8

CRACKPOT

word       length      
ACTOR 5
AORTA 5
APART 5
APORT 5 disallowed elsewhere
APPARAT 7
ATTACK 6
ATTAR 5
ATTRACT 7
ATTRACTOR 9
CAPTOR 6
CARAT 5
CARPORT * 7
CARROT 6
CATARACT 8
COACT 5 disallowed elsewhere
COACTOR 7 disallowed elsewhere
COATRACK * 8
COCKATOO 8
COOKTOP * 7
COOPT 5
CRACKPOT * 8 pangram
KARAT 5
ORATOR 6
PARATROOP 9
PARROT 6
PARTOOK 7
POTATO 6
PROCTOR 7
PROTRACT 8
PROTRACTOR 10
RAPPORT 7
RAPTOR 6
RATATAT * 7
RATTRAP * 7
ROTATOR 7
ROTOR 5
TAPROOT * 7
TAROT 5
TARTAR 6
TATTOO 6
TOCCATA 7
TOPCOAT * 7
TORPOR 6
TRACK 5
TRACT 5
TRACTOR 7
TROOP 5

* compound(ish) word

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