Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
October 8, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 8, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter ODGHNTU
Spelling Bee for October 8, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter T: June 3, 2024
Center letter G: August 12, 2022
Center letter U: June 30, 2020
Center letter N: April 11, 2019

words: 46
score: 179 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 10
bingo: yes

D x 10
G x 6
H x 5
N x 4
O x 6
T x 10
U x 5

4L x 21
5L x 11
6L x 8
7L x 3
8L x 1
9L x 1
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
D 3 4 2 - 1 - - 10
G 5 - - 1 - - - 6
H 2 1 2 - - - - 5
N 2 - 1 1 - - - 4
O 1 3 1 - - - 1 6
T 5 3 1 1 - - - 10
U 3 - 1 - - 1 - 5
tot 21 11 8 3 1 1 1 46

cmp 4 5 6 7 8 10 tot
D - - 1 - 1 - 2
G - - - 1 - - 1
H - - 1 - - - 1
N - - - 1 - - 1
O 1 2 1 - - 1 5
tot 1 2 3 2 1 1 10

debut appearances 17

DOUGHNUT

word       length      
DODO 4
DOGGO 5
DONG 4 debut
DONUT 5
DOTH 4
DOUGH 5 debut
DOUGHNUT * 8 pangram, debut
DUGONG 6 debut
DUGOUT * 6 debut
DUNNO 5
GODHOOD * 7 debut, disallowed elsewhere
GONG 4
GOOD 4
GOON 4
GOTH 4
GOUT 4 debut
HOOD 4
HOODOO 6
HOOT 4
HOTDOG * 6 debut
HOUND 5 debut
NOON 4
NOUGHT 6 debut
NOUN 4
NUNHOOD * 7 debut
ONTO * 4
OUGHT 5
OUTDO * 5
OUTGO * 5 debut
OUTGUN * 6 debut
OUTTHOUGHT * 10
THONG 5 debut
THOU 4
THOUGH 6
THOUGHT 7
TONG 4 debut
TOON 4
TOOT 4
TOOTH 5
TOUGH 5
TOUT 4
UDON 4
UNDO 4
UNHOOD 6 debut
UNTHOUGHT 9 debut
UNTO 4

* compound(ish) word

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