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December 22, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 22, 2018, including disallowed words.


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center letter AKLNOPT
Spelling Bee for December 22, 2018

words: 278
score: 1,315 pts
pangrams: 5
bingo: yes

A x 51
K x 45
L x 21
N x 40
O x 17
P x 61
T x 43

4L x 81
5L x 84
6L x 60
7L x 26
8L x 16
9L x 7
10L x 1
11L x 1
12L x 1
13L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 tot
A 15 15 10 8 2 1 - - - - 51
K 13 16 13 - 2 1 - - - - 45
L 10 7 2 1 1 - - - - - 21
N 11 11 3 3 5 3 1 1 1 1 40
O 5 3 6 2 - 1 - - - - 17
P 12 18 18 7 5 1 - - - - 61
T 15 14 8 5 1 - - - - - 43
tot 81 84 60 26 16 7 1 1 1 1 278

ALKAPTON, NANNOPLANKTON, NANOPLANKTON, NONPLANKTON, PLANKTON

word       length      
AKALAT 6
ALAAP 5
ALALA 5
ALAN 4
ALANNA 6
ALANT 5
ALANTOL 7
ALAP 4
ALAPA 5
ALAPANA 7
ALKANAL 7
ALKANOL 7
ALKAPTON 8 pangram
ALLOT 5
ALLOTON 7
ALOLL 5
ALOO 4
ALOP 4
ALTA 4
ALTO 4
ANAL 4
ANAN 4
ANANA 5
ANATTA 6
ANATTO 6
ANNA 4
ANNAL 5 allowed elsewhere
ANNATTO 7
ANNONA 6
ANNOTTO 7
ANOA 4
ANON 4
ANONA 5
ANTA 4
APALA 5
APLANAT 7
APOLLO 6 disallowed elsewhere
APOOP 5
APPAL 5
APPALL 6
ATALL 5
ATAP 4
ATLANTAL 8
ATLATL 6
ATOKAL 6
ATOLL 5
ATONAL 6
ATOP 4
ATTA 4
ATTAP 5
ATTOKATAL 9
KAKA 4
KAKAPO 6
KAKKAK 6
KALLALOO 8
KALO 4
KALON 5
KALPA 5
KALPAK 6
KANA 4
KANAKA 6
KANAT 5
KANNA 5
KANO 4
KANON 5
KANOON 6
KANTON 6
KAON 4
KAPA 4
KAPALA 6
KAPANA 6
KAPO 4
KAPOK 5
KAPOTA 6
KAPPA 5
KATA 4
KATAKANA 8
KATAL 5
KATANA 6
KATKOP 6
KLAP 4
KLAPA 5
KNAP 4
KOALA 5
KOAN 4 allowed elsewhere
KOKA 4
KOKAKO 6
KOLA 4
KOLAK 5
KOLOA 5
KONAK 5
KONPA 5
KOOKA 5
KOPAPA 6
KOPPA 5
KOTALANOL 9
LALL 4
LALLAN 6
LALO 4
LANA 4
LANK 4
LANT 4
LANTANA 7 allowed elsewhere
LAPA 4
LAPALAPA 8
LAPPA 5
LAPTA 5
LAPTOP 6
LATA 4
LATKA 5
LATON 5
LLANO 5
LOAN 4
LOKAO 5
LONA 4
LOTA 4
LOTTA 5
NAAN 4
NAAT 4
NAKA 4
NALA 4
NALL 4
NALLA 5
NANA 4
NANNA 5
NANNAN 6
NANNOPLANKTON 13 pangram
NANO 4
NANOKATAL 9
NANOLOOP 8
NANOOK 6
NANOPLANKTON 12 pangram
NANOTOOL 8
NANTO 5
NAPA 4
NAPOO 5
NAPPA 5
NATAL 5
NATANT 6
NATO 4
NATTO 5
NOKTA 5
NOLA 4
NONANAL 7
NONANOL 7
NONLAPTOP 9
NONNA 5
NONPALATAL 10
NONPAPAL 8
NONPLAN 7
NONPLANKTON 11 pangram
NONPLANT 8
NONPOTATO 9
NONTONAL 8
NOPAL 5
NOTA 4
NOTAL 5
OKAPANA 7
OKKA 4
OKTA 4
OLLA 4
OLONA 5
OLONKA 6
ONLAP 5
ONLOAN 6
OOAA 4
OOLAK 5
OOLAKAN 7
OPAKAPAKA 9
OPAL 4
OPANAK 6
OPANKA 6
OPTANT 6
OTONAL 6
PAAN 4
PAKALOLO 8
PAKAPOO 7
PAKOL 5
PALA 4
PALAK 5
PALANKA 7
PALAPA 6 allowed elsewhere
PALATAL 7
PALL 4
PALLA 5
PALOLO 6
PALOOKA 7
PALP 4
PALPAL 6
PALPON 6
PANAKA 6
PANKO 5
PANPOT 6
PANT 4
PANTALON 8
PANTALOON 9
PANTO 5
PANTON 6
PANTONAL 8
PAOLO 5
PAOPAO 6
PAPA 4
PAPAL 5
PATAKA 6
PATKA 5
PATO 4
PATOLA 6
PATOOT 6
PLAN 4
PLANA 5
PLANAL 6
PLANK 5
PLANKTON 8 pangram
PLANT 5
PLANTA 6
PLANTAL 7
PLAP 4
PLAT 4
PLATAN 6
PLATANNA 8
PLATOON 7
PLOAT 5
POAK 4
POAKA 5
POKAL 5
POLA 4
POLAO 5
POLKA 5
POLLAN 6
PONKAN 6
PONTAL 6
POOKA 5
POPPA 5
POTATO 6
POTTANT 7
TAAN 4
TAKA 4
TAKO 4
TALA 4
TALAK 5
TALANTON 8
TALK 4
TALL 4
TALLA 5
TALLAT 6
TALLOT 6
TALON 5
TALOOK 6
TALOOKA 7
TANA 4
TANK 4
TANKA 5
TANKTOP 7
TANNA 5
TANOAK 6
TANTO 5
TAPA 4
TAPALO 6
TAPAO 5
TAPPA 5
TAPPOON 7
TATA 4
TATKAL 6
TATOO 5
TATT 4
TATTA 5
TATTOO 6
TLAPLON 7
TOAT 4
TOLA 4
TOLAN 5
TONA 4
TONAL 5
TONKA 5
TONNATO 7
TOPATO 6
TOTA 4
TOTAL 5

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