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 AP.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
words: 278
score: 1,315 pts
pangrams: 5
compounds: 7
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 51
K x 45
L x 21
N x 40
O x 17
P x 61
T x 43
4L x 81
5L x 84
6L x 60
7L x 26
8L x 16
9L x 7
10L x 1
11L x 1
12L x 1
13L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | tot | |
| A | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 51 |
| K | 13 | 16 | 13 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 45 |
| L | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 21 |
| N | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| O | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| P | 12 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 61 |
| T | 15 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 43 |
| tot | 81 | 84 | 60 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 278 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AK x 1 | AL x 19 | AN x 14 | AP x 6 | AT x 11 | |
| APA x 1 | APL x 1 | APO x 2 | APP x 2 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| debut appearances | 19 |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 |
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 | debut | ||
| 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 | debut | ||
| KATA | 4 | |||
| KATAKANA | 8 | |||
| KATAL | 5 | |||
| KATANA | 6 | debut | ||
| 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 | debut | ||
| LANT | 4 | |||
| LANTANA | 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| LAPA | 4 | |||
| LAPALAPA | 8 | |||
| LAPPA | 5 | |||
| LAPTA | 5 | |||
| LAPTOP | * 6 | debut | ||
| LATA | 4 | |||
| LATKA | 5 | |||
| LATON | 5 | |||
| LLANO | 5 | debut | ||
| LOAN | 4 | debut | ||
| 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 | debut | ||
| PALL | 4 | |||
| PALLA | 5 | |||
| PALOLO | 6 | |||
| PALOOKA | 7 | |||
| PALP | 4 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| PALPAL | 6 | |||
| PALPON | 6 | |||
| PANAKA | 6 | |||
| PANKO | 5 | |||
| PANPOT | * 6 | |||
| PANT | 4 | |||
| PANTALON | 8 | |||
| PANTALOON | 9 | debut | ||
| 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 | debut | ||
| PLANKTON | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| PLANT | 5 | debut | ||
| PLANTA | 6 | |||
| PLANTAL | 7 | |||
| PLAP | 4 | |||
| PLAT | 4 | debut | ||
| PLATAN | 6 | |||
| PLATANNA | 8 | |||
| PLATOON | 7 | debut | ||
| 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 | debut | ||
| TALL | 4 | |||
| TALLA | 5 | |||
| TALLAT | 6 | |||
| TALLOT | 6 | |||
| TALON | 5 | debut | ||
| TALOOK | 6 | |||
| TALOOKA | 7 | |||
| TANA | 4 | |||
| TANK | 4 | debut | ||
| 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 | debut | ||
| TONKA | 5 | |||
| TONNATO | 7 | |||
| TOPATO | 6 | |||
| TOTA | 4 | |||
| TOTAL | 5 |
* compound(ish) word