December 22, 2018: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 22, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 22, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OO.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for December 22, 2018

words: 278
score: 1,315 pts
pangrams: 5
compounds: 7
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AK x 1	AL x 19	AN x 14	AP x 6	AT x 11
KA x 29	KL x 2	KN x 1	KO x 13
LA x 15	LL x 1	LO x 5
NA x 24	NO x 16
OK x 3	OL x 3	ON x 2	OO x 3	OP x 5	OT x 1
		OOA x 1	OOL x 2
PA x 34	PL x 14	PO x 13
TA x 32	TL x 1	TO x 10

cmp	5	6	7	9	tot
L	-	1	-	-	1
N	-	-	-	1	1
O	1	1	-	-	2
P	-	1	-	-	1
T	-	1	1	-	2
tot	1	4	1	1	7

ALKAPTON, NANNOPLANKTON, NANOPLANKTON, NONPLANKTON, PLANKTON

word	length
AKALAT	6
ALAAP	5
ALALA	5
ALAN	4
ALANNA	6
ALANT	5
ALANTOL	7
ALAP	4
ALAPA	5
ALAPANA	7
ALKANAL	7
ALKANOL	7
ALKAPTON	8	pangram
ALLOT	5
ALLOTON	7
ALOLL	5
ALOO	4
ALOP	4
ALTA	4
ALTO	4
ANAL	4
ANAN	4
ANANA	5
ANATTA	6
ANATTO	6
ANNA	4
ANNAL	5	allowed elsewhere
ANNATTO	7
ANNONA	6
ANNOTTO	7
ANOA	4
ANON	4
ANONA	5
ANTA	4
APALA	5
APLANAT	7
APOLLO	6	disallowed elsewhere
APOOP	5
APPAL	5
APPALL	6
ATALL	5
ATAP	4
ATLANTAL	8
ATLATL	6
ATOKAL	6
ATOLL	5
ATONAL	6
ATOP	4
ATTA	4
ATTAP	5
ATTOKATAL	9
KAKA	4
KAKAPO	6
KAKKAK	6
KALLALOO	8
KALO	4
KALON	5
KALPA	5
KALPAK	6
KANA	4
KANAKA	6
KANAT	5
KANNA	5
KANO	4
KANON	5
KANOON	6
KANTON	6
KAON	4
KAPA	4
KAPALA	6
KAPANA	6
KAPO	4
KAPOK	5
KAPOTA	6
KAPPA	5
KATA	4
KATAKANA	8
KATAL	5
KATANA	6
KATKOP	6
KLAP	4
KLAPA	5
KNAP	4
KOALA	5
KOAN	4	allowed elsewhere
KOKA	4
KOKAKO	6
KOLA	4
KOLAK	5
KOLOA	5
KONAK	5
KONPA	5
KOOKA	5
KOPAPA	6
KOPPA	5
KOTALANOL	9
LALL	4
LALLAN	6
LALO	4
LANA	4
LANK	4
LANT	4
LANTANA	7	allowed elsewhere
LAPA	4
LAPALAPA	8
LAPPA	5
LAPTA	5
LAPTOP	* 6
LATA	4
LATKA	5
LATON	5
LLANO	5
LOAN	4
LOKAO	5
LONA	4
LOTA	4
LOTTA	5
NAAN	4
NAAT	4
NAKA	4
NALA	4
NALL	4
NALLA	5
NANA	4
NANNA	5
NANNAN	6
NANNOPLANKTON	13	pangram
NANO	4
NANOKATAL	9
NANOLOOP	8
NANOOK	6
NANOPLANKTON	12	pangram
NANOTOOL	8
NANTO	5
NAPA	4
NAPOO	5
NAPPA	5
NATAL	5
NATANT	6
NATO	4
NATTO	5
NOKTA	5
NOLA	4
NONANAL	7
NONANOL	7
NONLAPTOP	* 9
NONNA	5
NONPALATAL	10
NONPAPAL	8
NONPLAN	7
NONPLANKTON	11	pangram
NONPLANT	8
NONPOTATO	9
NONTONAL	8
NOPAL	5
NOTA	4
NOTAL	5
OKAPANA	7
OKKA	4
OKTA	4
OLLA	4
OLONA	5
OLONKA	6
ONLAP	* 5
ONLOAN	* 6
OOAA	4
OOLAK	5
OOLAKAN	7
OPAKAPAKA	9
OPAL	4
OPANAK	6
OPANKA	6
OPTANT	6
OTONAL	6
PAAN	4
PAKALOLO	8
PAKAPOO	7
PAKOL	5
PALA	4
PALAK	5
PALANKA	7
PALAPA	6	allowed elsewhere
PALATAL	7
PALL	4
PALLA	5
PALOLO	6
PALOOKA	7
PALP	4
PALPAL	6
PALPON	6
PANAKA	6
PANKO	5
PANPOT	* 6
PANT	4
PANTALON	8
PANTALOON	9
PANTO	5
PANTON	6
PANTONAL	8
PAOLO	5
PAOPAO	6
PAPA	4
PAPAL	5
PATAKA	6
PATKA	5
PATO	4
PATOLA	6
PATOOT	6
PLAN	4
PLANA	5
PLANAL	6
PLANK	5
PLANKTON	8	pangram
PLANT	5
PLANTA	6
PLANTAL	7
PLAP	4
PLAT	4
PLATAN	6
PLATANNA	8
PLATOON	7
PLOAT	5
POAK	4
POAKA	5
POKAL	5
POLA	4
POLAO	5
POLKA	5
POLLAN	6
PONKAN	6
PONTAL	6
POOKA	5
POPPA	5
POTATO	6
POTTANT	7
TAAN	4
TAKA	4
TAKO	4
TALA	4
TALAK	5
TALANTON	8
TALK	4
TALL	4
TALLA	5
TALLAT	6
TALLOT	6
TALON	5
TALOOK	6
TALOOKA	7
TANA	4
TANK	4
TANKA	5
TANKTOP	* 7
TANNA	5
TANOAK	* 6
TANTO	5
TAPA	4
TAPALO	6
TAPAO	5
TAPPA	5
TAPPOON	7
TATA	4
TATKAL	6
TATOO	5
TATT	4
TATTA	5
TATTOO	6
TLAPLON	7
TOAT	4
TOLA	4
TOLAN	5
TONA	4
TONAL	5
TONKA	5
TONNATO	7
TOPATO	6
TOTA	4
TOTAL	5

* compound(ish) word

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