Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
August 20, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 20, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with RU.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.


center letter ODNPRUW
Spelling Bee for August 20, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter N: February 15, 2020
Center letter U: July 14, 2019

words: 123
score: 469 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 15
bingo: yes

D x 32
N x 16
O x 7
P x 30
R x 13
U x 16
W x 9

4L x 58
5L x 23
6L x 18
7L x 13
8L x 9
9L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
D 18 6 5 - 3 - 32
N 5 3 3 3 2 - 16
O 5 2 - - - - 7
P 13 7 4 3 3 - 30
R 7 2 - 2 1 1 13
U 4 2 5 5 - - 16
W 6 1 1 - - 1 9
tot 58 23 18 13 9 2 123

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DO x 22 DR x 6 DU x 4
NO x 16
OD x 2 OO x 1 OP x 1 OR x 2 OU x 1
PO x 18 PR x 9 PU x 3
RO x 11 RU x 2
RUN x 2
UD x 1 UN x 9 UP x 4 UR x 2
WO x 7 WR x 2

cmp 4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
D - - - - 2 - 2
P - 1 1 2 - - 4
R - - - 2 1 1 4
U 2 - 1 1 - - 4
W - - - - - 1 1
tot 2 1 2 5 3 2 15

debut appearances 14

DOWNPOUR

word       length      
DODD 4
DODO 4
DONOR 5
DOOD 4
DOODOO 6
DOON 4
DOOP 4
DOOR 4
DOOWOP 6
DORN 4
DORP 4
DORR 4
DORU 4
DOUDOU 6
DOUDU 5
DOUNDOUN 8
DOUP 4
DOUR 4
DOWD 4
DOWN 4
DOWNPOUR * 8 pangram, debut
DOWP 4
DROOP 5
DROP 4
DROPDOWN * 8
DROW 4
DROWN 5
DROWND 6
DUDOU 5
DUNNO 5
DURO 4
DUROOD 6
NONDO 5
NONDONOR 8
NONNO 5
NONO 4
NONODD 6
NONOP 5
NONPOOR 7
NONPRO 6
NONROUND 8
NONRUN 6
NONWOOD 7
NONWORD 7
NOON 4
NOUN 4
NOUP 4
NOWD 4
ODOR 4
ODOUR 5
OOWOP 5
OPPO 4
ORDO 4
ORDU 4
OURN 4
POND 4 debut
PONOR 5
POOD 4
POON 4
POOP 4
POOPOO 6
POOR 4
POPO 4
POPUP * 5
PORN 4
PORNO 5
POROPORO 8
PORRON 6
POUD 4
POUND 5 debut
POUPOU 6
POUR 4 debut
POWWOW * 6 debut
PROD 4
PRODROP * 7
PRONOUN 7 debut
PROP 4
PROPOUND 8 debut
PROUD 5 debut
PROW 4 debut
PROWORD * 7
PRUNO 5
PUDOR 5
PUNDONOR 8
PURO 4
ROND 4
RONDO 5
ROOD 4
ROON 4
ROOP 4
ROUN 4
ROUND 5
ROUNDUP * 7 debut
ROUNDWOOD * 9
ROUP 4
ROWN 4
RUNDOWN * 7
RUNROUND * 8
UDON 4
UNDO 4
UNDROWN 7
UNPOP 5
UNPROP 6
UNPROUD 7
UNROUND 7
UNWON 5
UNWORN 6
UNWOUND 7
UPDO * 4 debut
UPON * 4 debut
UPPROP * 6
UPWOUND * 7
UROPOD 6
URWORD 6
WOOD 4 debut
WOON 4
WOOWOO 6
WORD 4 debut
WORN 4
WOUND 5
WOUNDWOOD * 9
WROO 4
WROP 4

* compound(ish) word

Get ad-free hints!

Want to browse this site without ads? First, click Join to make a pledge at Patreon...
...then come back and click Connect to authorize your account. It’s as easy as that! Learn more.
If you’d prefer to make a simple donation, just...
...at Ko-fi or another service.