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
August 19, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 19, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter TCFINOR
Spelling Bee for August 19, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter N: September 20, 2024
Center letter R: October 13, 2022
Center letter O: October 8, 2021
Center letter I: November 25, 2020

words: 50
score: 219 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

C x 12
F x 7
I x 2
N x 4
O x 1
R x 6
T x 18

4L x 21
5L x 8
6L x 10
7L x 5
8L x 2
10L x 4

  4 5 6 7 8 10 tot
C 1 - 5 2 1 3 12
F 3 1 1 1 1 - 7
I 1 1 - - - - 2
N - 1 2 - - 1 4
O 1 - - - - - 1
R 5 1 - - - - 6
T 10 4 2 2 - - 18
tot 21 8 10 5 2 4 50

cmp 4 tot
I 1 1
O 1 1
tot 2 2

FRICTION

word       length      
CITRIC 6
CITRON 6
CONCOCT 7
CONCOCTION 10
CONFIT 6
CONFRONT 8
CONTORT 7
CONTORTION 10
CONTRITION 10
COOT 4
COTTON 6
CRITIC 6
FICTION 7
FINITO 6
FONT 4
FOOT 4
FORT 4
FRICTION 8 pangram
FRONT 5
INTO * 4
INTRO 5
NITRIC 6
NITRO 5
NONFICTION 10
NOTION 6
ONTO * 4
RIFT 4
RIOT 4
ROOT 4
ROTI 4
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
ROTOR 5
TIFF 4
TINCT 5
TINT 4
TONIC 5
TOON 4
TOOT 4
TORI 4
TORIC 5
TORII 5
TORN 4
TORO 4
TORT 4
TORTONI 7
TRICORN 7
TRICOT 6
TRIO 4
TRITON 6
TROT 4

* compound(ish) word

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