December 26, 2018: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 26, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 26, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for December 26, 2018

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Center letter B: January 12, 2024

words: 258
score: 1,191 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 23
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

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

debut appearances	5
previously disallowed debuts	2

BACKROLL, CORKBALL, ROLLBACK

word	length
BACKBLOCK	* 9
BLACKCOCK	* 9
BORBORBOR	9
COCKBLOCK	* 9
COLLABRAL	9
CRACKALOO	9
CROOKBACK	* 9
RACKAROCK	* 9
ALCOLOCK	8
BACKLOCK	* 8
BACKROLL	* 8	pangram
BALLCOCK	* 8	allowed elsewhere
BARBACOA	8	debut, previously disallowed
BOOKRACK	* 8
BROCCOLO	8
CALLALOO	8
CALLBOOK	* 8
CARACORA	8
COALBALL	* 8
COCOBOLA	8
COCOBOLO	8
COLLOCAL	8
COLOCOLO	8
COOKBOOK	* 8
CORKBALL	* 8	pangram
COROCORO	8
KALLALOO	8
LOCKBACK	* 8
LOOKBACK	* 8
LOOKBOOK	* 8	allowed elsewhere
ROBOCALL	8	debut
ROLLBACK	* 8	pangram, debut
ROLLCALL	* 8
ROORBACK	8
ALLOBAR	7
ARAROBA	7
ARBORAL	7
ARBOROL	7
BACALAO	7
BALLOCK	7
BARBOLA	7
BAROCCO	7
BOLLOCK	7
BOOBOOK	7
CABOCLO	7
CALALOO	7
CARABAO	7
CARACOA	7
CARBORA	7
CARLOCK	7
CLOACAL	7
COLBACK	7
COLLABO	7
CORALLA	7
COROLLA	7
LABORAL	7
LOBCOCK	* 7
OAKBARK	* 7
OARLOCK	* 7
ROBOCAR	7
ROLLBAR	* 7
ROLLOCK	7
ABOLLA	6
ABORAL	6
ABROOK	6
ACROOK	6
ALBOLL	6
ALCOOL	6
ALOBAR	6
AROLLA	6
ARROBA	6
BABACO	6
BACCOO	6
BALBOA	6
BAOBAB	6
BLOCKO	6
BOBBAR	6
BOBBOL	6
BOOBOO	6
BOOCOO	6
BOOKOO	6
BOROLL	6
CALLOO	6
CARBOL	6
CARBRO	* 6
CARRAO	6
CLOACA	6	allowed elsewhere
COBBRA	6
COCCAL	6
COCKAL	6
COLLAB	6	allowed elsewhere
COLLAR	6
COOCOO	6
CORRAL	6
KABOOK	6
KARORO	6
KARROO	6
KOKAKO	6
LOBOLA	6
LOBOLO	6
OLLOCK	6
OROBOL	6
ROBALO	6
ROCOCO	6
ACOCK	5
ALOLL	5
ARBOR	5
AROAR	5
AROBA	5
BABOO	5
BACOO	5
BALOO	5
BLOAK	5
BLOCK	5	debut
BLOOK	5
BOBAC	5
BOBAK	5
BOBAR	5
BOBOL	5
BOCAL	5
BOCCA	5
BOCOR	5
BOKOR	5
BOLAR	5
BORAK	5
BORAL	5
BORRA	5
BROCK	5
BROOK	5
BROOL	5
CACAO	5
CAOBA	5
CARBO	5
CAROA	5
CAROB	5
CAROL	5
CLARO	5
CLOAK	5
CLOCK	5
COALA	5
COARB	5
COBRA	5
COCAL	5
COCOA	5
COLLA	5
COLOR	5
CORAL	5
CROAK	5
CROCK	5
CROOK	5
CROOL	5
KABOB	5
KAKRO	5
KAROB	5
KAROO	5
KOALA	5
KOARO	5
KOKKO	5
KOKRA	5
KOLAK	5
KOLOA	5
KOOKA	5
LABOR	5
LOBAL	5
LOBAR	5
LOCAL	5
LOCAO	5
LOKAO	5
LORAL	5
OBOLO	5
OBROK	5
OKARA	5
OOLAK	5
ROBAB	5
ROCOA	5
RORAL	5
ABOB	4
ALCO	4
ALOC	4
ALOO	4
ARCO	4	debut, previously disallowed
BLOB	4
BLOC	4
BOAB	4
BOAK	4
BOAR	4
BOBA	4
BOBO	4
BOCA	4
BOCK	4
BOKA	4
BOKO	4
BOLA	4
BOLK	4
BOLL	4
BOLO	4
BOOB	4
BOOK	4
BOOL	4
BOOR	4
BORA	4
BORK	4
BORO	4
BROA	4
BROB	4
BROO	4
CALO	4
COAK	4
COAL	4
COBB	4
COCA	4
COCK	4
COCO	4
COLA	4
COLL	4
COLO	4
COOK	4
COOL	4
CORB	4
CORK	4
CROC	4
KALO	4
KARO	4
KOBA	4
KOBO	4
KOKA	4
KOKO	4
KOLA	4
KOLK	4
KOLO	4
KOOK	4
KORA	4
KORO	4
KROO	4
LALO	4
LOBO	4
LOCA	4
LOCK	4
LOCO	4
LOLL	4
LOOB	4
LOOK	4
OBBO	4
OBOL	4
OKKA	4
OKRA	4
OLLA	4
OOAA	4
ORAL	4
ORCA	4
ORLO	4
ORRA	4
ROAR	4
ROCK	4
ROKO	4
ROLL	4
ROOK	4
ROOL	4

* compound(ish) word

AB x 4	AC x 2	AL x 9	AR x 9
BA x 16	BL x 7	BO x 42	BR x 7
CA x 20	CL x 5	CO x 42	CR x 7
KA x 10	KO x 18	KR x 1
LA x 3	LO x 19
OA x 2	OB x 4	OK x 3	OL x 2	OO x 2	OR x 5
RA x 1	RO x 18

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