August 19, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 19, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
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Center letter N: September 20, 2024Center letter R: October 13, 2022
Center letter O: October 8, 2021
Center letter I: November 25, 2020
words: 133
score: 918 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 4
plurals: 1
bingo: yes
C x 27
F x 18
I x 16
N x 22
O x 11
R x 5
T x 34
5L x 33
6L x 36
7L x 22
8L x 22
9L x 10
10L x 7
11L x 3
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| C | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 27 |
| F | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 18 |
| I | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 16 |
| N | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| O | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| R | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 14 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 34 |
| tot | 33 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 133 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| CI x 6 | CO x 16 | CR x 5 | |
| FI x 4 | FO x 7 | FR x 7 | |
| IC x 1 | IF x 1 | IN x 13 | IR x 1 |
| NI x 9 | NO x 13 | ||
| OC x 5 | ON x 3 | OR x 1 | OT x 2 |
| RO x 5 | |||
| ROC x 1 | ROO x 1 | ROT x 3 | |
| TI x 5 | TO x 11 | TR x 18 |
| cmp | 5 | 7 | tot |
| F | - | 2 | 2 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 |
| R | - | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| plu | 5 | tot |
| T | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 |
| debut appearances | 21 |
FRICTION, INFRICTION
| word | length | |||
| CINCT | 5 | |||
| CITRI | 5 | |||
| CITRIC | 6 | |||
| CITRIN | 6 | |||
| CITRININ | 8 | |||
| CITRON | 6 | debut | ||
| 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 | ||
| CORONITIC | 9 | |||
| COROTRON | 8 | |||
| CORTIN | 6 | |||
| CORTON | 6 | |||
| COTTON | 6 | |||
| CRITIC | 6 | |||
| CROFT | 5 | |||
| CROTON | 6 | |||
| CROTONIC | 8 | |||
| CROTTIN | 7 | |||
| FICTION | 7 | debut | ||
| FICTOR | 6 | |||
| FINFOOT | * 7 | |||
| FINITO | 6 | debut | ||
| FOITITIC | 8 | |||
| FOOTROT | * 7 | |||
| FORINT | 6 | |||
| FORRIT | 6 | |||
| FORTIN | 6 | |||
| FORTITION | 9 | |||
| FORTORN | 7 | |||
| FRICOT | 6 | |||
| FRICTION | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| FRONT | 5 | debut | ||
| FRONTON | 7 | |||
| FRONTOON | 8 | |||
| FROOT | 5 | |||
| FROTTOIR | 8 | |||
| ICTIC | 5 | |||
| IFRIT | 5 | |||
| INFIT | * 5 | |||
| INFRICTION | 10 | pangram | ||
| INNIT | 5 | |||
| INOTOCIN | 8 | |||
| INTINCTION | 10 | |||
| 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 | |||
| NONCITRIC | 9 | |||
| NONCOTTON | 9 | |||
| NONCRITIC | 9 | |||
| NONFICTION | 10 | debut | ||
| NONFIT | 6 | |||
| NONINTRONIC | 11 | |||
| NONROOT | 7 | |||
| NONTIN | 6 | |||
| NONTONIC | 8 | |||
| NONTORT | 7 | |||
| NOOIT | 5 | |||
| NORITIC | 7 | |||
| NOTION | 6 | |||
| OCTIC | 5 | |||
| OCTOIC | 6 | |||
| OCTONION | 8 | |||
| OCTONIONIC | 10 | |||
| OCTROI | 6 | |||
| ONCOTIC | 7 | |||
| ONIROCRITIC | 11 | |||
| ONTIC | 5 | |||
| OROTIC | 6 | |||
| OTITIC | 6 | |||
| OTOCONIN | 8 | |||
| ROCOTO | 6 | |||
| ROOTROT | * 7 | |||
| ROTINI | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| ROTON | 5 | |||
| ROTOR | 5 | |||
| TIFFIN | 6 | |||
| TINCT | 5 | |||
| TINCTION | 8 | |||
| TINNITIC | 8 | |||
| TITIN | 5 | |||
| TOCINO | 6 | |||
| TOCORORO | 8 | |||
| TOITOI | 6 | |||
| TONIC | 5 | debut | ||
| TONIR | 5 | |||
| TONOI | † 5 | |||
| TONTO | 5 | |||
| TORIC | 5 | debut | ||
| TORII | 5 | |||
| TORNI | 5 | |||
| TORTONI | 7 | debut | ||
| TRICIN | 6 | |||
| TRICORN | 7 | debut | ||
| TRICOT | 6 | debut | ||
| TRICROTIC | 9 | |||
| TRIFF | 5 | |||
| TRINITRIN | 9 | |||
| TRINITRO | 8 | |||
| TRION | 5 | |||
| TRIONIC | 7 | |||
| TRIOR | 5 | |||
| TRIRON | 6 | |||
| TRITICIN | 8 | |||
| TRITON | 6 | debut | ||
| TRITOON | 7 | |||
| TROCO | 5 | |||
| TRONC | 5 | |||
| TROTRO | 6 | |||
| TROTTOIR | 8 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun