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
December 1, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 1, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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center letter ODGHRTU
Spelling Bee for December 1, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter U: June 22, 2020
Center letter T: December 20, 2019

words: 131
score: 516 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

D x 33
G x 21
H x 15
O x 17
R x 13
T x 31
U x 1

4L x 55
5L x 32
6L x 24
7L x 14
8L x 4
10L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 10 tot
D 12 9 7 4 1 - 33
G 10 6 3 1 1 - 21
H 7 1 6 1 - - 15
O 5 7 - 4 - 1 17
R 6 3 2 1 1 - 13
T 14 6 6 3 1 1 31
U 1 - - - - - 1
tot 55 32 24 14 4 2 131

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DH x 1 DO x 23 DR x 5 DU x 4
GO x 14 GR x 5 GU x 2
HO x 14 HU x 1
OD x 2 OG x 1 OR x 4 OT x 1 OU x 9
RO x 13
TH x 8 TO x 13 TR x 8 TU x 2
UG x 1

debut appearances 2

DROUGHT

word       length      
DHOOR 5
DODD 4
DODO 4
DOGGO 5
DOGHOOD 7
DOGTOOTH 8
DOGTROT 7 debut
DOOD 4
DOODOO 6
DOOGH 5
DOOR 4
DOOT 4
DORR 4
DORT 4
DORTOUR 7
DORU 4
DOTH 4
DOUDOU 6
DOUDU 5
DOUGH 5
DOUGHT 6
DOUR 4
DOUT 4
DOUTH 5
DROOG 5
DROTT 5
DROUGHT 7 perfect pangram, debut
DROUTH 6
DRUGGO 6
DUDOU 5
DUGOUT 6
DURO 4
DUROOD 6
GODHOOD 7 disallowed elsewhere
GODORD 6
GOGO 4
GOOD 4
GOODO 5
GOOG 4
GOOGOO 6
GOOR 4
GORRU 5
GOTH 4
GOUD 4
GOUR 4
GOURD 5
GOUT 4
GROG 4
GROT 4
GROTTO 6
GROUD 5
GROUT 5
GUROO 5
GURUHOOD 8
HOGHOOD 7
HOGO 4
HOOD 4
HOODOO 6
HOOT 4
HORO 4
HORROR 6
HOTDOG 6
HOTR 4
HOTROD 6 allowed elsewhere
HOTT 4
HOUGH 5
HOUR 4
HOUTOU 6
HUDOOD 6
ODOR 4
ODOUR 5
OGOGORO 7
ORDO 4
ORDU 4
ORTHO 5
ORUTU 5
OTTO 4
OUGH 4
OUGHT 5
OUTDO 5
OUTDOOR 7
OUTGO 5
OUTRO 5
OUTROOT 7
OUTTHOUGHT 10
OUTTROT 7
ROHU 4
ROOD 4
ROOT 4
ROOTROT 7
RORT 4
ROTGUT 6
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
ROTOR 5
ROUGH 5
ROUGHOUT 8
ROUGHT 6
ROUT 4
ROUTH 5
THORO 5
THOROUGH 8
THOU 4
THOUGH 6
THOUGHT 7
THROUGH 7
THROUGHOUT 10
THRUOUT 7
TODO 4
TOGROG 6
TOHO 4
TOOT 4
TOOTH 5
TORO 4
TOROTH 6
TORR 4
TORT 4
TOTO 4
TOUGH 5
TOUR 4
TOUT 4
TROD 4
TROG 4
TROT 4
TROTH 5
TROTRO 6
TROU 4
TROUGH 6
TROUT 5
TURGOR 6
TUTOR 5
UGGO 4

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