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
December 18, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 18, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter UAGNORT
Spelling Bee for December 18, 2022

words: 182
score: 927 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 1
compounds: 20
bingo: yes

A x 21
G x 40
N x 17
O x 23
R x 19
T x 41
U x 21

4L x 53
5L x 46
6L x 42
7L x 22
8L x 8
9L x 7
10L x 3
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 5 5 5 2 3 1 - - 21
G 12 14 6 2 2 3 1 - 40
N 4 1 6 3 2 1 - - 17
O 2 4 6 8 - 1 1 1 23
R 11 2 4 1 1 - - - 19
T 13 13 10 4 - 1 - - 41
U 6 7 5 2 - - 1 - 21
tot 53 46 42 22 8 7 3 1 182

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AG x 4 AN x 1 AR x 6 AT x 3 AU x 7
GA x 10 GO x 5 GR x 5 GU x 20
NA x 3 NO x 9 NU x 5
OR x 4 OU x 19
RA x 4 RO x 4 RU x 11
TA x 15 TO x 6 TR x 5 TU x 15
UG x 1 UN x 16 UR x 4

cmp 5 6 7 8 tot
A - - - 1 1
G - 1 - - 1
O 1 3 8 - 12
R - 3 - - 3
T - 2 1 - 3
tot 1 9 9 1 20

ARGONAUT, ARROGAUNT, GOORANUT, GRANTOUR, GUARANTOR, ORANGOUTANG, ORANGUTAN, ORANGUTANG, OUTRANG, UNARROGANT

word       length      
AGOUARA 7
AGOUTA 6
AGUA 4
AGUNG 5
ANURAN 6
ARAGUATO 8
ARGONAUT 8 pangram
ARNUT 5
AROURA 6
ARROGAUNT 9 pangram
ARURA 5
ATAUNT 6
ATAUNTO 7
ATUA 4
AUGUR 5
AUNT 4
AURA 4
AURAR 5
AURORA 6
AUTO 4
AUTOGRAT * 8
GANGURO 7
GANOUN 6
GAOUR 5
GARGANTUA 9
GARGANTUAN 10
GARUA 5
GAUN 4
GAUNT 5
GAUR 4
GAURA 5
GOORANUT 8 pangram
GORRU 5
GOUR 4
GOURA 5
GOUT 4
GRANTOUR 8 pangram
GRAUNT 6
GROUT 5
GRUGRU 6
GRUNT 5
GUAN 4
GUANA 5
GUANGO 6
GUANO 5
GUAR 4
GUARA 5
GUARAGUAO 9
GUARAN 6
GUARANA 7
GUARANTOR 9 pangram
GUGA 4
GUNA 4
GUNGA 5
GUNRUN * 6
GUNT 4
GURN 4
GUROO 5
GURT 4
GURU 4
GUTTA 5
NAGAUTA 7
NARUTO 6
NAUNT 5
NONAUTO 7
NONRUN 6
NONTUTOR 8
NOTOUR 6
NOTTURNO 8
NOUG 4
NOUGAT 6
NOUN 4
NOUT 4
NUGGAR 6
NUNU 4
NURTURANT 9
NUTANT 6
NUTATOR 7
ORANGOUTANG 11 pangram
ORANGUTAN 9 pangram
ORANGUTANG 10 pangram
ORUTU 5
OUANGA 6
OUNGAN 6
OURANG 6
OURN 4
OUTA 4
OUTGANG * 7
OUTGO * 5
OUTGUN * 6
OUTRAN * 6
OUTRANG * 7 perfect pangram
OUTRANT * 7
OUTRO 5
OUTROAR * 7
OUTROOT * 7
OUTRUN * 6
OUTRUNG * 7
OUTTA 5
OUTTROT * 7
OUTTURN * 7
RAGOUT 6
RAGU 4 allowed elsewhere
RATU 4
RAUN 4
ROTGUT * 6
ROUGAROU 8
ROUN 4
ROUT 4
RUAN 4
RUANA 5
RUGA 4
RUGRAT * 6
RUNANGA 7
RUNG 4
RUNGU 5
RUNN 4
RUNOUT * 6
RUNT 4
RURU 4
TAGOUT * 6
TAGUA 5
TAGUAN 6
TANGUN 6
TANNOUR 7
TANNUR 6
TANRU 5
TATOU 5
TATU 4
TAUA 4
TAUNT 5
TAUON 5
TAUT 4
TAUTAUG 7
TAUTOG 6
TOGUNA 6
TOUN 4
TOUR 4
TOURN 5
TOURONAUT 9
TOUT 4
TROU 4
TROUT 5
TRUANT 6
TRUG 4
TRUGG 5
TUAN 4
TUART 5
TUATARA 7
TUGRA 5
TUNA 4
TUNG 4
TURGOR 6
TURN 4
TURNON * 6
TURNOUT * 7
TURNT 5
TURRA 5
TURRON 6
TUTOR 5
TUTU 4
UGGO 4
UNARROGANT 10 pangram
UNAU 4
UNGAG 5
UNGOT 5
UNGRANT 7
UNGUT 5
UNNUN 5
UNROOT 6
UNRUG 5
UNRUN 5
UNRUNG 6
UNTAG 5
UNTAUT 6
UNTO 4
UNTORN 6
UNTURN 6
URANOAN 7
URAO 4
URNA 4
URUT 4

* compound(ish) word

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