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


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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

debut appearances 19
previously disallowed debuts 1

ALKAPTON, NANNOPLANKTON, NANOPLANKTON, NONPLANKTON, PLANKTON

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

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