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August 19, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 19, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IN.


Instructions

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center letter TCFINOR
Spelling Bee for August 19, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter N: September 20, 2024
Center letter R: October 13, 2022
Center letter O: October 8, 2021
Center letter I: November 25, 2020

words: 184
score: 969 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 6
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CI x 6 CO x 19 CR x 6
FI x 4 FO x 10 FR x 9
IC x 1 IF x 1 IN x 15 IR x 1
INF x 2 INN x 1 INO x 1 INT x 11
NI x 9 NO x 16
OC x 5 OI x 1 ON x 5 OO x 1 OR x 1 OT x 4
RI x 3 RO x 9
TI x 11 TO x 25 TR x 22

cmp 4 5 7 tot
F - - 2 2
I 1 1 - 2
O 1 - - 1
R - - 1 1
tot 2 1 3 6

plu 4 5 tot
T 2 1 3
tot 2 1 3

debut appearances 21

FRICTION, INFRICTION

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

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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