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 28, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 28, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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center letter RABCLOT
Spelling Bee for December 28, 2018

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Center letter C: April 1, 2019

words: 198
score: 1,279 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 13
plurals: 2
bingo: yes

A x 35
B x 30
C x 54
L x 10
O x 5
R x 31
T x 33

5L x 72
6L x 44
7L x 44
8L x 20
9L x 11
10L x 5
12L x 2

  5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
A 16 6 9 - 3 1 - 35
B 12 7 5 4 1 1 - 30
C 13 12 14 8 3 2 2 54
L 4 2 2 1 1 - - 10
O 2 2 - - 1 - - 5
R 12 7 7 4 - 1 - 31
T 13 8 7 3 2 - - 33
tot 72 44 44 20 11 5 2 198

cmp 6 7 8 9 tot
C 2 2 - 1 5
R - 3 2 - 5
T - 3 - - 3
tot 2 8 2 1 13

plu 5 6 tot
L 1 1 2
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 5

COBLATOR, COLLABORATOR

word       length      
ABACTOR 7
ABATOR 6
ABLATOR 7
ABORAL 6
ABORT 5
ABORTAL 7
ACARA 5
ACCRA 5
ACRAL 5
ACROBAT 7 debut
ACTOR 5
ALLOBAR 7
ALLOCATOR 9 debut
ALOBAR 6
ALTAR 5
AORTA 5
AORTAL 6 debut
ARABA 5
ARACA 5
ARARA 5
ARAROBA 7
ARBOR 5
ARBORAL 7
ARBORATOR 9
ARBOROL 7
AROAR 5
AROBA 5
AROLLA 6
ARROBA 6
ARROTOLATA 10
ARTAB 5
ARTAL 5
ATTAR 5
ATTRACT 7
ATTRACTOR 9
BACCARA 7
BACCARAT 8
BARAAT 6
BARBACOA 8
BARBAL 6
BARBAT 6
BARBOLA 7
BAROCCO 7
BAROTO 6
BARRA 5
BARRACOOTA 10
BARRATOR 8
BATOORA 7
BLART 5
BLORT 5
BOART 5
BOBAR 5
BOBBAR 6
BOCOR 5
BOLAR 5
BOORT 5
BORAL 5
BORATO 6
BORATTO 7
BORBORBOR 9
BOROLL 6
BORRA 5
BRACT 5
BROCCOLO 8
BROOL 5
CALCAR 6
CARABAO 7
CARAC 5
CARACAL 7
CARACARA 8
CARACCA 7
CARACOA 7
CARACORA 8
CARAT 5
CARBO 5
CARBOL 6
CARBORA 7
CARBRO * 6
CARCOAT * 7
CARLOT * 6
CAROA 5
CAROB 5
CAROL 5
CAROTOL 7
CARRAO 6
CARROT 6
CATARACT 8
CATARACTAL 10
CLARO 5
CLART 5
COACTOR 7 disallowed elsewhere
COALTAR * 7
COARB 5
COARCT 6
COBBRA 6
COBLATOR 8 pangram
COBRA 5
COLLABORATOR 12 pangram, debut
COLLABRAL 9
COLLAR 6
COLLATOR 8
COLLOCATOR 10
COLOR 5
COLOROTO 8
CORAL 5
CORALLA 7
CORALROOT * 9
COROCORO 8
COROCOTTA 9
COROLLA 7
CORRAL 6
CORROBORATOR 12
COTTAR 6
CROCOTTA 8
CROOL 5
CROTAL 6
CROTALA 7
CROTALO 7
CROTTAL 7
LABARA  6
LABOR 5
LABORAL 7
LABRA  5
LABRAL 6
LACTATOR 8
LOBAR 5
LOCATOR 7 debut
LOOTOCRAT 9
LORAL 5
OCTOCORAL 9
ORATOR 6
OROBOL 6
ORTOL 5
OTTAR 5
RABAB 5
RABAT 5
RABATO 6
RABOT 5
RATAL 5
RATATAT * 7
ROBAB 5
ROBALO 6
ROBATA 6
ROBOCALL 8
ROBOCAR 7
ROBOCAT 7
ROBOT 5
ROCOA 5
ROCOCO 6
ROCOTO 6
ROCTA 5
ROLLATOR 8
ROLLBAR * 7
ROLLCALL * 8
ROOTBALL * 8
ROOTROT * 7
RORAL 5
ROTABLATOR 10
ROTAL 5
ROTATOR 7
ROTOLO 6
ROTOR 5
ROTTA 5
ROTTOL 6
ROTTOLO 7
TAARAB 6
TABOR 5
TACTOR 6
TALAR 5
TARATOR 7
TARBALL * 7
TAROC 5
TAROT 5
TARTAR 6
TATARA 6
TATARARA 8
TATTARARA 9
TOBRA 5
TOCORORO 8
TOLAR 5
TOLLBAR * 7
TOOART 6
TOOLBAR * 7
TOORALOO 8
TORAL 5
TORBALL 7
TORTA 5
TOTARA 6
TOTAROL 7
TRACT 5
TRACTATOR 9
TRACTOR 7
TRATT 5
TROAT 5
TROCAR 6
TROCO 5
TROLL 5
TROTRO 6

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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