August 12, 2019: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 12, 2019 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 12, 2019, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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Spelling Bee for August 12, 2019

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Center letter P: May 1, 2023
Center letter E: April 22, 2021
Center letter Y: July 22, 2020
Center letter T: February 14, 2019

words: 234
score: 1,014 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 21
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

B x 68
E x 7
L x 28
O x 20
P x 68
T x 34
Y x 9

4L x 80
5L x 64
6L x 58
7L x 12
8L x 14
9L x 4
10L x 2

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	tot
B	19	18	24	4	1	1	1	68
E	1	3	2	1	-	-	-	7
L	8	10	3	4	2	1	-	28
O	9	7	3	-	1	-	-	20
P	21	16	19	2	7	2	1	68
T	14	9	7	1	3	-	-	34
Y	8	1	-	-	-	-	-	9
tot	80	64	58	12	14	4	2	234

cmp	5	6	7	8	9	10	tot
B	-	2	2	1	1	1	7
E	-	1	1	-	-	-	2
L	-	-	1	2	-	-	3
P	1	3	-	1	1	-	6
T	-	1	1	1	-	-	3
tot	1	7	5	5	2	1	21

plu	4	6	10	tot
B	-	-	1	1
P	1	1	-	2
tot	1	1	1	3

debut appearances

POLYBOTTLE, POTBELLY

word	length
BEBLOT	6
BEBOP	5
BELLBOY	* 7	debut
BELLO	5
BELLPEOPLE	* ^† 10
BELOTE	6
BELOTTE	7
BELTLOOP	* 8
BEOT	4
BETOL	5
BETOP	5
BLOB	4
BLOBBY	6
BLOLLY	6
BLOOEY	6
BLOOP	5
BLOOPY	6
BLOP	4
BLOT	4
BLOTTO	6
BLOTTY	6
BOBBE	5
BOBBLE	6	debut
BOBBLY	6
BOBBOL	6
BOBBY	5
BOBET	5
BOBLET	6
BOBO	4
BOBOL	5
BOBOLEE	7
BOEP	4
BOET	4
BOLE	4
BOLETE	6
BOLL	4
BOLO	4
BOLT	4
BOLTEL	6
BOLTY	5
BOOB	4
BOOBOO	6
BOOBY	5
BOOL	4
BOOLY	5
BOOP	4	allowed elsewhere
BOOT	4
BOOTBOY	* 7
BOOTEE	6
BOOTLE	6
BOOTY	5
BOPEEP	6
BOPPY	5
BOTE	4
BOTEL	5
BOTETE	6
BOTO	4
BOTT	4
BOTTLE	6
BOTTLETOP	* 9
BOTTLO	6
BOTTY	5
BOYEY	5
BOYLET	6
BOYLY	5
BOYO	4
BOYTOY	* 6
BYPOLL	* 6
EELPOT	* 6
ELOPE	5
ELOTE	5
EPOPEE	6
EPOPT	5
EYEBOLT	* 7
EYOT	4
LEPTO	5
LOBBY	5
LOBE	4	debut
LOBELET	7
LOBLOLLY	* 8	allowed elsewhere
LOBO	4
LOBOLO	6
LOLL	4
LOLLOP	6
LOLLOPY	7
LOLLY	5
LOLLYPOP	* 8
LOLOT	5
LOOB	4
LOOBY	5
LOOEY	5
LOOP	4
LOOPLET	7
LOOPTOP	* 7
LOOPY	5
LOOT	4
LOPE	4
LOPPET	6
LOPPY	5
LOTE	4
LOTTE	5
LOTTO	5
LYOPELLET	9
OBBO	4
OBEY	4	debut
OBLEY	5
OBOE	4	debut
OBOL	4
OBOLE	5
OBOLO	5
OLEO	4
OLEOYL	6
OLEYL	5
OLPE	4
OOTYPE	6
OPELET	6
OPEPE	5
OPPO	4
OPTOTYPE	8
OTOPY	5
OTOY	4
OTTO	4
OYLET	5
PEELOO	6
PEEOY	5
PEEPOT	* 6
PEOPLE	^† 6
PEOT	^† 4
PEPO	4
PETTO	5
PEYOTE	6
PEYOTL	6
PLOOP	5
PLOP	4
PLOPPY	6
PLOT	4
PLOTLET	7
PLOTTY	6
PLOY	4
POBBY	5
POBOY	* 5
POEE	4
POET	4
POETE	5
POETETTE	8
POETLY	6
POLE	4
POLEY	5
POLL	4
POLLEE	6
POLLY	5
POLO	4
POLT	4
POLY	4
POLYBOTTLE	10	pangram
POLYOL	6
POLYP	5
POLYPLET	8
POLYPOLY	8
POLYPTOTE	9
POLYTOPE	8
POLYTYPE	8
POLYTYPY	8
POOEY	5
POOL	4
POOP	4
POOPOO	6
POOPY	5
POOT	4
POOTLE	6
POPE	4
POPEYE	* 6
POPO	4
POPOLO	6
POPPET	6	allowed elsewhere
POPPLE	6
POPPLY	6
POPPY	5
POTBELLY	* 8	pangram
POTBOY	* 6
POTE	4
POTELOT	7
POTOO	5
POTT	4
POTTLE	6
POTTLEPOT	* 9
POTTO	5
POTTY	5
POYO	4
PYELO	5
PYOT	4
TELOP	5
TELOTYPE	8
TEPOY	5
TEPPO	5
TOBE	4
TOBY	4
TOETOE	6
TOEY	4
TOLE	4
TOLL	4
TOLLY	5
TOLT	4
TOLYL	5
TOOL	4
TOOLBELT	* 8
TOOT	4
TOOTLE	6
TOPBOOT	* 7
TOPE	4
TOPEE	5
TOPEPO	6
TOPO	4
TOPOTYPE	8
TOPPLE	6
TOPPO	5
TOPPY	5
TOTE	4
TOTO	4
TOTTLE	6
TOTTY	5
TOYBOY	* 6
TOYO	4
TYLOTE	6
TYPO	4
YEBO	4
YOBBO	5
YOBO	4
YOLE	4
YOLO	4
YOOP	4
YOPO	4
YOTE	4
YOYO	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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