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 26, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 26, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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center letter OABCKLR
Spelling Bee for December 26, 2018

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Center letter B: January 12, 2024

words: 176
score: 1,109 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 23
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

A x 19
B x 47
C x 59
K x 16
L x 14
O x 8
R x 13

5L x 72
6L x 42
7L x 28
8L x 26
9L x 8

  5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 5 9 4 1 - 19
B 21 11 6 6 3 47
C 21 12 11 11 4 59
K 11 4 - 1 - 16
L 7 2 2 3 - 14
O 4 2 2 - - 8
R 3 2 3 4 1 13
tot 72 42 28 26 8 176

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 3 AC x 2 AL x 6 AR x 8
BA x 16 BL x 5 BO x 22 BR x 4
CA x 19 CL x 5 CO x 29 CR x 6
KA x 8 KO x 8
LA x 2 LO x 12
LOB x 5 LOC x 3 LOK x 1 LOO x 2 LOR x 1
OA x 2 OB x 2 OK x 1 OL x 1 OO x 1 OR x 1
RA x 1 RO x 12

cmp 6 7 8 9 tot
B - - 4 2 6
C 1 - 4 2 7
L - 1 3 - 4
O - 2 - - 2
R - 1 2 1 4
tot 1 4 13 5 23

BACKROLL, CORKBALL, ROLLBACK

word       length      
ABOLLA 6
ABORAL 6
ABROOK 6
ACOCK 5
ACROOK 6
ALBOLL 6
ALCOLOCK 8
ALCOOL 6
ALLOBAR 7
ALOBAR 6
ALOLL 5
ARAROBA 7
ARBOR 5
ARBORAL 7
ARBOROL 7
AROAR 5
AROBA 5
AROLLA 6
ARROBA 6
BABACO 6
BABOO 5
BACALAO 7
BACCOO 6
BACKBLOCK * 9
BACKLOCK * 8
BACKROLL * 8 pangram
BACOO 5
BALBOA 6
BALLCOCK * 8 allowed elsewhere
BALLOCK 7
BALOO 5
BAOBAB 6
BARBACOA 8
BARBOLA 7
BAROCCO 7
BLACKCOCK * 9
BLOAK 5
BLOCK 5
BLOCKO 6
BLOOK 5
BOBAC 5
BOBAK 5
BOBAR 5
BOBBAR 6
BOBBOL 6
BOBOL 5
BOCAL 5
BOCCA 5
BOCOR 5
BOKOR 5
BOLAR 5
BOLLOCK 7
BOOBOO 6
BOOBOOK 7
BOOCOO 6
BOOKOO 6
BOOKRACK * 8
BORAK 5
BORAL 5
BORBORBOR 9
BOROLL 6
BORRA 5
BROCCOLO 8
BROCK 5
BROOK 5
BROOL 5
CABOCLO 7
CACAO 5
CALALOO 7
CALLALOO 8
CALLBOOK * 8
CALLOO 6
CAOBA 5
CARABAO 7
CARACOA 7
CARACORA 8
CARBO 5
CARBOL 6
CARBORA 7
CARBRO * 6
CARLOCK 7
CAROA 5
CAROB 5
CAROL 5
CARRAO 6
CLARO 5
CLOACA 6 allowed elsewhere
CLOACAL 7
CLOAK 5
CLOCK 5
COALA 5
COALBALL * 8
COARB 5
COBBRA 6
COBRA 5
COCAL 5
COCCAL 6
COCKAL 6
COCKBLOCK * 9
COCOA 5
COCOBOLA 8
COCOBOLO 8
COLBACK 7
COLLA 5
COLLAB 6 allowed elsewhere
COLLABO 7
COLLABRAL 9
COLLAR 6
COLLOCAL 8
COLOCOLO 8
COLOR 5
COOCOO 6
COOKBOOK * 8
CORAL 5
CORALLA 7
CORKBALL * 8 pangram
COROCORO 8
COROLLA 7
CORRAL 6
CRACKALOO 9
CROAK 5
CROCK 5
CROOK 5
CROOKBACK * 9
CROOL 5
KABOB 5
KABOOK 6
KAKRO 5
KALLALOO 8
KAROB 5
KAROO 5
KARORO 6
KARROO 6
KOALA 5
KOARO 5
KOKAKO 6
KOKKO 5
KOKRA 5
KOLAK 5
KOLOA 5
KOOKA 5
LABOR 5
LABORAL 7
LOBAL 5
LOBAR 5
LOBCOCK * 7
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
LOCAL 5
LOCAO 5
LOCKBACK * 8
LOKAO 5
LOOKBACK * 8
LOOKBOOK * 8 allowed elsewhere
LORAL 5
OAKBARK * 7
OARLOCK * 7
OBOLO 5
OBROK 5
OKARA 5
OLLOCK 6
OOLAK 5
OROBOL 6
RACKAROCK * 9
ROBAB 5
ROBALO 6
ROBOCALL 8
ROBOCAR 7
ROCOA 5
ROCOCO 6
ROLLBACK * 8 pangram
ROLLBAR * 7
ROLLCALL * 8
ROLLOCK 7
ROORBACK 8
RORAL 5

* compound(ish) word

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