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October 7, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 7, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter GADLNRU
Spelling Bee for October 7, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter L: June 29, 2024
Center letter A: May 19, 2020
Center letter D: December 28, 2019
Center letter N: June 22, 2019

words: 153
score: 734 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 7
bingo: yes

A x 19
D x 15
G x 72
L x 11
N x 9
R x 13
U x 14

4L x 45
5L x 42
6L x 32
7L x 21
8L x 6
9L x 6
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 5 6 2 3 - 2 1 19
D 5 4 5 1 - - - 15
G 24 23 9 9 6 1 - 72
L 2 1 5 2 - 1 - 11
N 2 1 5 1 - - - 9
R 6 4 2 1 - - - 13
U 1 3 4 4 - 2 - 14
tot 45 42 32 21 6 6 1 153

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AG x 7 AL x 3 AN x 2 AR x 5 AU x 2
DA x 4 DR x 6 DU x 5
GA x 26 GL x 5 GN x 4 GR x 14 GU x 23
LA x 9 LU x 2
NA x 7 NG x 1 NU x 1
RA x 7 RU x 6
UG x 1 UN x 12 UR x 1

cmp 5 6 7 8 9 tot
D 1 - - - - 1
G - 2 1 2 - 5
L - - - - 1 1
tot 1 2 1 2 1 7

debut appearances 21

AGLANDULAR, GLANDULAR, LANDGUARD, UNGRADUAL

word       length      
AGLANDULAR 10 pangram
AGRANULAR 9
ANANGULAR 9
GLANDULAR 9 pangram, debut
LANDGUARD * 9 pangram
UNANGULAR 9
UNGRADUAL 9 pangram
GALANGAL 8 allowed elsewhere
GANGLAND * 8 debut
GRADUAND 8
GRANDALA 8
GRANDDAD * 8 debut
GRANULAR 8 debut
ANGULAR 7 debut
ARUGULA 7 debut
AUGURAL 7 debut, disallowed elsewhere
DRUNGAR 7
GALANGA 7
GALDRAR 7
GANDANG 7
GARLAND 7 debut
GRADDAN 7
GRADUAL 7 debut
GRANDAD * 7 debut
GUARANA 7
GURNARD 7
LAGGARD 7
LAGUNAR 7
NARLUGA 7
RUNANGA 7
UNGRAND 7
UNGUARD 7
UNGULAR 7
URGRUND 7
ARGALA 6
ARGAND 6
DALAGA 6
DRAGRA 6
DRAUGR 6
DUGNAD 6
DURGAN 6
GARAAD 6
GARRAN 6
GARUDA 6
GRANDA * 6
GRUGRU 6
GUARAN 6
GUGGUL 6
GULGUL 6
GUNRUN * 6
LAGUNA 6
LALANG 6
LANGAR 6
LANGUR 6
LUNGAN 6
NAGANA 6
NAGARA 6
NAGUAL 6
NGARDU 6
NUGGAR 6
RAGLAN 6 allowed elsewhere
RUGULA 6
UNGLAD 6
UNGUAL 6
UNGULA 6
UNRUNG 6
AGUNG 5
ALANG 5
ALGAL 5 allowed elsewhere
ARGAL 5
ARGAN 5
AUGUR 5 debut
DAGGA 5
DRAUG 5
DUANG 5
DURAG * 5 allowed elsewhere
GALDR 5
GALLU 5
GANDU 5
GANGA 5
GANNA 5
GARDA 5
GARUA 5
GAURA 5
GLAND 5 debut
GLAUR 5
GNARL 5 debut
GNARR 5
GRANA 5
GRAND 5 debut
GRRRL 5
GUANA 5
GUARA 5
GUARD 5 debut
GULAG 5 debut
GULAL 5
GULAR 5
GUNDA 5
GUNGA 5
LAGAN 5
NANGA 5
RAGGA 5
RANGA 5
RUGAL 5
RUNGU 5
UNDUG 5
UNGAG 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
UNRUG 5
AGAL 4
AGAR 4
AGRA 4
AGUA 4
ALGA 4
DANG 4 debut
DARG 4
DRAG 4
DRUG 4
DUNG 4 allowed elsewhere
GADA 4
GAGA 4
GALA 4
GALL 4
GANG 4
GARN 4
GAUD 4
GAUN 4
GAUR 4
GLAD 4
GLUG 4 allowed elsewhere
GNAG 4
GNAR 4
GRAD 4
GRAN 4 debut
GUAN 4
GUAR 4 debut
GUGA 4
GULA 4
GULL 4
GUNA 4
GURL 4
GURN 4
GURU 4
LANG 4
LUNG 4
NAGA 4
NANG 4
RAGA 4 allowed elsewhere
RAGG 4
RAGU 4 allowed elsewhere
RANG 4 debut
RUGA 4
RUNG 4
UGAL 4

* compound(ish) word

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