August 26, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 26, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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Center letter M: July 10, 2024Center letter R: March 22, 2020
words: 231
score: 1,142 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
compounds: 19
bingo: yes
A x 30
F x 24
M x 46
N x 22
O x 12
R x 23
T x 74
4L x 64
5L x 51
6L x 49
7L x 45
8L x 10
9L x 8
10L x 3
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 30 |
| F | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 24 |
| M | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 46 |
| N | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 22 |
| O | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| R | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 23 |
| T | 25 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| tot | 64 | 51 | 49 | 45 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 231 |
| cmp | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| A | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| F | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 6 |
| M | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| debut appearances | 14 |
FORMANT, FRONTMAN, TANNOFORM
| word | length | |||
| TARATANTARA | 11 | |||
| FONTOMFROM | 10 | |||
| FONTONFROM | 10 | |||
| TRAMONTANA | 10 | |||
| ANNOTATOR | 9 | debut | ||
| MATAMATAM | 9 | |||
| MONOMOTOR | 9 | |||
| MORTARMAN | * 9 | |||
| NANOMOTOR | 9 | |||
| TANNOFORM | 9 | pangram | ||
| TARANTARA | 9 | |||
| TATTARARA | 9 | |||
| ANAFRONT | 8 | |||
| FORMATOR | 8 | |||
| FRONTMAN | * 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| FRONTOON | 8 | |||
| MATAMATA | 8 | |||
| MOTORMAN | * 8 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| NARRATOR | 8 | debut | ||
| NONMOTOR | 8 | |||
| OROMOTOR | 8 | |||
| TATARARA | 8 | |||
| AFFRONT | 7 | debut | ||
| ANATMAN | 7 | |||
| ANNATTO | 7 | |||
| ANNOTTO | 7 | |||
| ARNATTO | 7 | |||
| ARNOTTA | 7 | |||
| ARNOTTO | 7 | |||
| AROMATA | 7 | |||
| ARTFORM | * 7 | |||
| ARTROOM | * 7 | |||
| ATTAMAN | 7 | |||
| FANFOOT | * 7 | |||
| FARRANT | 7 | |||
| FOOTMAN | * 7 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| FOOTMAT | * 7 | |||
| FOOTROT | * 7 | |||
| FORMANT | 7 | perfect pangram, debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| FORTORN | 7 | |||
| FRONTON | 7 | |||
| MANROOT | * 7 | |||
| MANTRAM | 7 | |||
| MARANTA | 7 | |||
| MATRONA | 7 | |||
| MONTANT | 7 | |||
| MOONRAT | * 7 | |||
| MOOTMAN | * 7 | |||
| NANOART | 7 | |||
| NATATOR | 7 | |||
| NONFRAT | 7 | |||
| NONROOT | 7 | |||
| NONTORT | 7 | |||
| NOTATOR | 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| OTTOMAN | 7 | |||
| RAFTMAN | * 7 | |||
| RATATAT | * 7 | |||
| RATTOON | 7 | |||
| ROOTROT | * 7 | |||
| ROTATOR | 7 | |||
| ROTOTOM | 7 | |||
| TAMARAO | 7 | |||
| TANTARA | 7 | |||
| TARATOR | 7 | |||
| TOFTMAN | * 7 | |||
| TONNATO | 7 | |||
| TRAMMAN | 7 | |||
| AFRONT | 6 | |||
| AFTARM | 6 | |||
| ANATTA | 6 | |||
| ANATTO | 6 | |||
| ARRANT | 6 | |||
| ATAMAN | 6 | |||
| ATTORN | 6 | |||
| FANART | * 6 | |||
| FANTOM | 6 | |||
| FORMAT | 6 | debut | ||
| MANTON | 6 | |||
| MANTRA | 6 | debut | ||
| MARMOT | 6 | |||
| MARROT | 6 | |||
| MATMAN | * 6 | |||
| MATRON | 6 | debut | ||
| MONTAN | 6 | |||
| MONTON | 6 | |||
| MORROT | 6 | |||
| MORTAR | 6 | |||
| MOTMOT | 6 | |||
| NATANT | 6 | |||
| NATRON | 6 | |||
| NONART | 6 | debut | ||
| NONFAT | 6 | debut | ||
| NONRAT | 6 | |||
| ORATOR | 6 | |||
| OTAMAN | 6 | |||
| RATOON | 6 | |||
| RATTAN | 6 | |||
| RATTON | 6 | |||
| ROTTAN | 6 | |||
| TAAROF | 6 | |||
| TAMARA | 6 | |||
| TAMMAR | 6 | |||
| TANTRA | 6 | |||
| TARAMA | 6 | |||
| TARTAN | 6 | |||
| TARTAR | 6 | |||
| TATARA | 6 | |||
| TATTOO | 6 | |||
| TOMATO | 6 | |||
| TOMONT | 6 | |||
| TOMORN | 6 | |||
| TOMTOM | 6 | |||
| TOOART | 6 | |||
| TORANA | 6 | |||
| TOTARA | 6 | |||
| TROTRO | 6 | |||
| AFOOT | 5 | |||
| ANTRA | 5 | |||
| AORTA | 5 | |||
| ATMAN | 5 | |||
| ATTAR | 5 | |||
| FRONT | 5 | |||
| FROOT | 5 | |||
| MANAT | 5 | |||
| MANTA | 5 | |||
| MANTO | 5 | |||
| MATRA | 5 | |||
| MATTA | 5 | |||
| MOMOT | 5 | |||
| MOOTA | 5 | |||
| MORAT | 5 | |||
| MORTO | 5 | |||
| MOTON | 5 | |||
| MOTOR | 5 | |||
| MOTTO | 5 | |||
| NANTO | 5 | |||
| NATTO | 5 | |||
| NOTAM | 5 | |||
| OMATA | 5 | |||
| OMATO | 5 | |||
| ORANT | 5 | |||
| OTTAR | 5 | |||
| RATAN | 5 | |||
| ROTAN | 5 | |||
| ROTON | 5 | |||
| ROTOR | 5 | |||
| ROTTA | 5 | |||
| TANNA | 5 | |||
| TANTO | 5 | |||
| TARAF | 5 | |||
| TARAN | 5 | |||
| TAROF | 5 | |||
| TAROT | 5 | |||
| TATOO | 5 | |||
| TATTA | 5 | |||
| TOMAN | 5 | |||
| TONFA | 5 | |||
| TONTO | 5 | |||
| TORAN | 5 | |||
| TORMA | 5 | |||
| TORTA | 5 | |||
| TRAFT | 5 | |||
| TRAMA | 5 | |||
| TRANT | 5 | |||
| TRATT | 5 | |||
| TROAT | 5 | |||
| TRONA | 5 | |||
| ANTA | 4 | |||
| ATAR | 4 | |||
| ATMO | 4 | |||
| ATOM | 4 | |||
| ATTA | 4 | |||
| FART | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| FONT | 4 | |||
| FOOT | 4 | |||
| FORT | 4 | |||
| FRAT | 4 | debut | ||
| FROT | 4 | |||
| MAAT | 4 | |||
| MAFT | 4 | |||
| MART | 4 | |||
| MATT | 4 | |||
| MOAT | 4 | |||
| MONT | 4 | |||
| MOOT | 4 | |||
| MORT | 4 | |||
| MOTA | 4 | |||
| MOTO | 4 | |||
| MOTT | 4 | |||
| NAAT | 4 | |||
| NATO | 4 | |||
| NOOT | 4 | |||
| NOTA | 4 | |||
| NOTT | 4 | |||
| OART | 4 | |||
| ONTO | * 4 | |||
| OONT | 4 | |||
| OTTO | 4 | |||
| RAFT | 4 | debut | ||
| RANT | 4 | |||
| RATA | 4 | |||
| RATO | 4 | |||
| ROOT | 4 | |||
| RORT | 4 | |||
| ROTA | 4 | |||
| ROTO | 4 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| TAAN | 4 | |||
| TAFT | 4 | |||
| TANA | 4 | |||
| TARN | 4 | |||
| TARO | 4 | |||
| TART | 4 | |||
| TATA | 4 | |||
| TATT | 4 | |||
| TOAT | 4 | |||
| TOFF | 4 | |||
| TOFT | 4 | |||
| TOMA | 4 | |||
| TONA | 4 | |||
| TOOM | 4 | |||
| TOON | 4 | |||
| TOOT | 4 | |||
| TORA | 4 | |||
| TORN | 4 | |||
| TORO | 4 | |||
| TORR | 4 | |||
| TORT | 4 | |||
| TOTA | 4 | |||
| TOTO | 4 | |||
| TRAM | 4 | |||
| TROT | 4 |
* compound(ish) word