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December 10, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 10, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with RA.


Instructions

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center letter RADHOPT
Spelling Bee for December 10, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter H: November 11, 2024
Center letter P: October 4, 2023
Center letter D: August 20, 2021

words: 214
score: 1,018 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 18
bingo: yes

A x 31
D x 22
H x 25
O x 14
P x 49
R x 27
T x 46

4L x 71
5L x 50
6L x 33
7L x 31
8L x 13
9L x 10
10L x 6

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 3 17 4 4 - 3 - 31
D 9 6 3 4 - - - 22
H 11 2 4 4 1 2 1 25
O 6 3 2 - 1 1 1 14
P 13 7 6 8 8 3 4 49
R 14 3 2 8 - - - 27
T 15 12 12 3 3 1 - 46
tot 71 50 33 31 13 10 6 214

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AD x 5 AO x 1 AP x 7 AR x 14 AT x 4
DA x 2 DH x 2 DO x 11 DR x 7
HA x 15 HO x 10
OA x 1 OD x 1 OO x 1 OP x 1 OR x 9 OT x 1
PA x 23 PH x 3 PO x 9 PR x 14
RA x 13 RH x 1 RO x 13
RAA x 1 RAD x 2 RAH x 1 RAP x 3 RAT x 6
TA x 17 TH x 5 TO x 11 TR x 13

cmp 6 7 8 9 tot
A - 1 - 1 2
D - 1 - - 1
H 1 4 - - 5
P - 1 1 1 3
R - 4 - - 4
T 1 1 1 - 3
tot 2 12 2 2 18

debut appearances 5

ARTHROPOD, HARDTOP, PARTHOOD, PHOTORADAR

word       length      
ADAPTOR 7 debut
ADDRA 5
ADRAD 5
ADROOP 6
ADROP 5
AORTA 5
APAR 4
APART 5
APORT 5 disallowed elsewhere
APPARAT 7
APPARATOR 9
APPORT 6
APPRO 5
ARAD 4
ARARA 5
ARATDAR 7
ARDOR 5
ARHAT 5
ARHATHOOD * 9
AROAR 5
AROHA 5
ARRAH 5
ARRHA 5
ARTHA 5
ARTHOOD * 7
ARTHRA 6
ARTHROPOD 9 pangram, debut
ATAR 4
ATHAR 5
ATTAR 5
ATTRAP 6
DARR 4
DART 4
DHOOR 5
DHOORRA 7
DODDARD 7
DODDART 7
DOOR 4
DORAD 5
DORADO 6 allowed elsewhere
DORP 4
DORR 4
DORT 4
DOTAR 5
DOTARA 6
DOTARD 6
DRAP 4
DRAPA 5
DRAT 4
DROOP 5
DROP 4
DROPTOP * 7
DROTT 5
HAAR 4
HAPHTARA 8
HAPHTARAH 9
HAPHTAROT 9
HAPHTAROTH 10
HAPTOR 6
HARA 4
HARD 4
HARDHAT * 7
HARDPAD * 7
HARDTOP * 7 perfect pangram, debut
HARO 4
HARP 4
HARR 4
HART 4
HOAR 4
HOARD 5 debut
HOODRAT * 7
HOORAH 6
HORA 4
HORAH 5
HORO 4
HORROR 6
HOTR 4
HOTROD * 6 allowed elsewhere
OART 4
ODOR 4
OOPART 6
OPARA 5
ORAD 4
ORATOR 6
ORDA 4
ORDO 4
ORRA 4
ORTHO 5
ORTHODATA 9
ORTHOPHOTO 10
ORTHOPOD 8
OTTAR 5
PARA 4
PARADATA 8
PARADOR 7
PARADROP 8
PARAPARA 8
PARAPH 6
PARAPOD 7
PARATHA 7 allowed elsewhere
PARATROOP 9
PARD 4
PARDAH 6
PARDAO 6
PARDO 5
PAROTTA 7
PARP 4
PARR 4
PARRO 5
PARROT 6
PART 4
PARTHOOD * 8 pangram
PATHOTROPH 10
PATOTARA 8
PATRAO 6
PHARAOH 7
PHOTORADAR 10 pangram
PHOTOTROPH 10
POOR 4
POORT 5
POROPORO 8
PORT 4
PORTA 5
PORTATO 7
PORTO 5
POTDAR 6
POTOROO 7
PRAD 4
PRAO 4
PRAT 4
PRATA 5
PRATT 5
PROA 4
PROD 4
PRODROP * 7
PROHAPTOR 9
PROP 4
PROPROTOR * 9
PROTOPOD 8
PROTORAP 8
PROTOTROPH 10
RAAD 4
RADA 4
RADAR 5
RAHDAR 6
RAPPORT 7
RAPT 4
RAPTOR 6
RATA 4
RATATAT * 7
RATH 4
RATHOOD * 7
RATO 4
RATTRAP * 7
RHODORA 7
ROAD 4
ROAR 4
ROOD 4
ROOP 4
ROOT 4
ROOTROT * 7
RORT 4
ROTA 4
ROTAROD 7
ROTATOR 7
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
ROTOR 5
ROTTA 5
TAHAARAH 8
TAHARAH 7
TAHR 4
TAPROOT * 7
TARADA 6
TARATOR 7
TARD 4
TARDO 5
TARO 4
TAROT 5
TARP 4
TARPOT * 6
TART 4
TARTAR 6
TATARA 6
TATARARA 8
TATTARARA 9
THAR 4
THARRA 6
THORO 5
THRAP 5
THROAT 6
TOOART 6
TORA 4
TORAH 5
TORO 4
TOROTH 6
TORP 4
TORPOR 6
TORR 4
TORT 4
TORTA 5
TOTARA 6
TRAD 4
TRAP 4
TRAPDOOR * 8 debut
TRAPP 5
TRATT 5
TROAT 5
TROD 4
TROOP 5
TROPO 5
TROPPO 6
TROT 4
TROTH 5
TROTRO 6

* compound(ish) word

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