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August 17, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 17, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter RGNOTUW
Spelling Bee for August 17, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter T: February 4, 2021
Center letter G: March 20, 2020
Center letter N: December 16, 2019
Center letter U: May 2, 2019

words: 36
score: 140 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 7
plurals: 0

G x 8
O x 5
R x 8
T x 9
U x 2
W x 4

4L x 16
5L x 9
6L x 6
7L x 4
8L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 tot
G 3 3 2 - - 8
O - 1 1 2 1 5
R 5 1 2 - - 8
T 6 2 - 1 - 9
U - - 1 1 - 2
W 2 2 - - - 4
tot 16 9 6 4 1 36

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

debut appearances 15

OUTGROWN

word       length      
GORGON 6
GROG 4
GROTTO 6
GROUT 5 debut
GROW 4 debut
GROWN 5 debut
GRUNT 5 debut
GURU 4
OUTGROW * 7 debut
OUTGROWN * 8 pangram, debut
OUTRO 5 debut
OUTRUN * 6
OUTWORN * 7
ROOT 4
ROTGUT * 6 debut
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
ROTOR 5
ROUT 4 debut
RUNG 4
RUNOUT * 6
RUNT 4
TORN 4
TORO 4
TORT 4
TOUR 4 debut
TROT 4
TROUT 5 debut
TURN 4
TURNOUT * 7
TUTOR 5 debut
UNGROWN 7 debut, disallowed elsewhere
UNWORN 6
WORN 4
WORT 4
WRONG 5 debut
WRUNG 5 debut

* compound(ish) word

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