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


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center letter TCFINOR
Spelling Bee for August 19, 2018

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

words: 183
score: 968 pts
pangrams: 2
bingo: yes

C x 31
F x 23
I x 18
N x 25
O x 17
R x 12
T x 57

4L x 50
5L x 33
6L x 36
7L x 22
8L x 22
9L x 10
10L x 7
11L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
C 4 4 9 4 5 2 3 - 31
F 5 2 6 5 4 1 - - 23
I 2 5 3 2 3 1 2 - 18
N 3 4 4 5 2 4 1 2 25
O 6 2 4 1 2 - 1 1 17
R 7 2 2 1 - - - - 12
T 23 14 8 4 6 2 - - 57
tot 50 33 36 22 22 10 7 3 183

debut appearances 21

FRICTION, INFRICTION

word       length      
CINCT 5
CITRI 5
CITRIC 6
CITRIN 6
CITRININ 8
CITRON 6 debut
COFT 4
COITION 7
CONCOCT 7
CONCOCTION 10 debut
CONCOCTOR 9
CONFIT 6 debut
CONFRONT 8 debut
CONTO 5
CONTORNO 8
CONTORT 7 debut
CONTORTION 10 debut
CONTRITION 10 debut
COOT 4
CORONITIC 9
COROTRON 8
CORTIN 6
CORTON 6
COTT 4
COTTON 6
CRIT 4
CRITIC 6
CROFT 5
CROTON 6
CROTONIC 8
CROTTIN 7
FICTION 7 debut
FICTOR 6
FINFOOT 7
FINITO 6 debut
FOITITIC 8
FONT 4 debut
FOOT 4
FOOTROT 7
FORINT 6
FORRIT 6
FORT 4
FORTIN 6
FORTITION 9
FORTORN 7
FRICOT 6
FRICTION 8 pangram, debut
FRIT 4
FRONT 5 debut
FRONTON 7
FRONTOON 8
FROOT 5
FROT 4
FROTTOIR 8
ICTIC 5
IFRIT 5
INFIT 5
INFRICTION 10 pangram
INNIT 5
INOTOCIN 8
INTI 4
INTINCTION 10
INTO 4
INTORT 6
INTORTION 9
INTORTOR 8
INTRICO 7
INTRO 5 debut
INTROIT 7
INTRON 6
INTRONIC 8
IRITIC 6
NICOTIC 7
NICOTIN 7
NICOTINIC 9
NITIC 5
NITON 5
NITRIC 6
NITRO 5 debut
NITROCOTTON 11
NITRONIC 8
NOIT 4
NONCITRIC 9
NONCOTTON 9
NONCRITIC 9
NONFICTION 10 debut
NONFIT 6
NONINTRONIC 11
NONROOT 7
NONTIN 6
NONTONIC 8
NONTORT 7
NOOIT 5
NOOT 4
NORITIC 7
NOTION 6
NOTT 4
OCTIC 5
OCTOIC 6
OCTONION 8
OCTONIONIC 10
OCTROI 6
OINT 4
ONCOTIC 7
ONCT 4
ONIROCRITIC 11
ONTIC 5
ONTO 4
OONT 4
OROTIC 6
OTIC 4
OTITIC 6
OTOCONIN 8
OTTO 4
RIFT 4
RIOT 4
RITT 4
ROCOTO 6
ROOT 4
ROOTROT 7
RORT 4
ROTI 4
ROTINI 6 allowed elsewhere
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
ROTON 5
ROTOR 5
TIFF 4
TIFFIN 6
TIFT 4
TINCT 5
TINCTION 8
TINNITIC 8
TINT 4
TIRO 4
TIRR 4
TITI 4
TITIN 5
TOCINO 6
TOCO 4
TOCORORO 8
TOFF 4
TOFT 4
TOIT 4
TOITOI 6
TONIC 5 debut
TONIR 5
TONOI 5
TONTO 5
TOON 4
TOOT 4
TORC 4
TORI 4
TORIC 5 debut
TORII 5
TORN 4
TORNI 5
TORO 4
TORR 4
TORT 4
TORTONI 7 debut
TOTO 4
TRICIN 6
TRICORN 7 debut
TRICOT 6 debut
TRICROTIC 9
TRIFF 5
TRIN 4
TRINITRIN 9
TRINITRO 8
TRIO 4
TRION 5
TRIONIC 7
TRIOR 5
TRIRON 6
TRIT 4
TRITICIN 8
TRITON 6 debut
TRITOON 7
TROCO 5
TRONC 5
TROT 4
TROTRO 6
TROTTOIR 8

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