October 9, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 9, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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.
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Center letter I: January 15, 2024Identical letters: April 1, 2022
Center letter N: March 23, 2020
words: 109
score: 448 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 11
bingo: yes
D x 21
H x 15
I x 5
K x 26
N x 18
O x 10
W x 14
4L x 43
5L x 25
6L x 24
7L x 9
8L x 6
9L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| D | 12 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 21 |
| H | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| K | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 26 |
| N | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 18 |
| O | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 10 |
| W | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| tot | 43 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 109 |
| cmp | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| D | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| H | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| K | - | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| W | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| tot | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| debut appearances | 9 |
HOODWINK
| word | length | |||
| DHINDO | 6 | |||
| DHONI | 5 | |||
| DHOW | 4 | |||
| DIDO | 4 | |||
| DIION | 5 | |||
| DINO | 4 | |||
| DINOI | 5 | |||
| DIOID | 5 | |||
| DODD | 4 | |||
| DODKIN | 6 | |||
| DODO | 4 | |||
| DOID | 4 | |||
| DOINK | 5 | |||
| DONK | 4 | |||
| DOOD | 4 | |||
| DOODOO | 6 | |||
| DOOK | 4 | |||
| DOON | 4 | |||
| DOWD | 4 | |||
| DOWN | 4 | |||
| DOWNWIND | * 8 | |||
| HIKOI | 5 | |||
| HINOKI | 6 | |||
| HINOKININ | 9 | |||
| HOIHO | 5 | |||
| HOIK | 4 | |||
| HOKI | 4 | |||
| HONK | 4 | |||
| HOOD | 4 | |||
| HOODOO | 6 | |||
| HOODWINK | * 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| HOOK | 4 | debut | ||
| HOON | 4 | |||
| HOOND | 5 | |||
| HOONDI | 6 | |||
| HOWK | 4 | |||
| IKON | 4 | |||
| INDOIN | 6 | |||
| INIOID | 6 | |||
| INION | 5 | |||
| INKWOOD | * 7 | |||
| KHON | 4 | |||
| KIDDO | 5 | debut | ||
| KIDDOW | 6 | |||
| KIDHOOD | * 7 | |||
| KIKOI | 5 | |||
| KINDHOOD | * 8 | |||
| KINHOOD | * 7 | |||
| KINO | 4 | |||
| KINOIN | 6 | |||
| KINOK | 5 | |||
| KINOO | 5 | |||
| KNOW | 4 | debut | ||
| KNOWHOW | * 7 | debut | ||
| KNOWN | 5 | debut | ||
| KODKOD | 6 | |||
| KODO | 4 | |||
| KOINON | 6 | |||
| KOKI | 4 | |||
| KOKIHI | 6 | |||
| KOKKO | 5 | |||
| KOKO | 4 | |||
| KOKOON | 6 | |||
| KONINI | 6 | |||
| KONK | 4 | |||
| KOODOO | 6 | |||
| KOOK | 4 | |||
| NIKKO | 5 | |||
| NINON | 5 | |||
| NODI | 4 | |||
| NOHOW | * 5 | |||
| NONDO | 5 | |||
| NONI | 4 | |||
| NONION | 6 | |||
| NONIONID | 8 | |||
| NONKIN | 6 | |||
| NONNO | 5 | |||
| NONO | 4 | |||
| NONODD | 6 | |||
| NONWIND | 7 | |||
| NONWOOD | 7 | |||
| NOODNIK | 7 | |||
| NOOK | 4 | |||
| NOON | 4 | |||
| NOWD | 4 | |||
| ODHNI | 5 | |||
| ODIID | 5 | |||
| ODINIID | 7 | |||
| OIDIOID | 7 | |||
| OIKOI | 5 | |||
| OINK | 4 | debut | ||
| ONION | 5 | |||
| ONOI | 4 | |||
| ONONIN | 6 | |||
| OOID | 4 | |||
| WHIO | 4 | |||
| WHOO | 4 | |||
| WIDOW | 5 | |||
| WIDOWHOOD | * 9 | debut | ||
| WINDDOWN | * 8 | |||
| WINDOW | 6 | |||
| WINNOW | 6 | |||
| WINO | 4 | |||
| WONK | 4 | debut | ||
| WOOD | 4 | |||
| WOODWIND | * 8 | |||
| WOOHOO | 6 | |||
| WOON | 4 | |||
| WOOWOO | 6 |
* compound(ish) word