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September 9, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 9, 2018, 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: 44
score: 180 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 2

B x 13
G x 5
H x 3
O x 1
R x 7
T x 15

4L x 17
5L x 15
6L x 7
7L x 3
8L x 1
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 10 tot
B 5 4 2 2 - - 13
G 3 1 1 - - - 5
H 2 - 1 - - - 3
O - 1 - - - - 1
R 3 3 1 - - - 7
T 4 6 2 1 1 1 15
tot 17 15 7 3 1 1 44

cmp 6 10 tot
R 1 - 1
T - 1 1
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 19

BROUGHT

word       length      
BOOR 4
BOROUGH 7 debut
BOURG 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
BROTH 5 debut
BROUGHT 7 perfect pangram, debut
BRUT 4
BURB 4
BURBOT 6 debut
BURG 4 debut
BURGH 5 debut
BURGOO 6 debut
BURR 4
BURRO 5 debut
GROG 4
GROTTO 6
GROUT 5
GRUB 4 debut
GURU 4
HORROR 6
HOUR 4
HURT 4 debut
OUTRO 5
ROBOT 5
ROOT 4
ROTGUT * 6
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
ROTOR 5
ROUGH 5
ROUT 4
THOROUGH 8 debut
THROB 5 debut
THROUGH 7 debut
THROUGHOUT * 10 debut
TORO 4
TORT 4
TOUR 4
TROT 4
TROTH 5
TROUGH 6 debut
TROUT 5
TRUTH 5 debut
TURBO 5 debut
TURBOT 6 debut
TUTOR 5

* compound(ish) word

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