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October 29, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 29, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter YABDGNR
Spelling Bee for October 29, 2018

words: 101
score: 488 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 8
bingo: yes

A x 10
B x 23
D x 12
G x 21
N x 7
R x 6
Y x 22

4L x 23
5L x 42
6L x 18
7L x 9
8L x 5
9L x 3
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 2 5 2 1 - - - 10
B 3 11 5 - 3 1 - 23
D 2 6 3 - 1 - - 12
G 3 5 5 4 1 2 1 21
N 2 4 - 1 - - - 7
R 2 4 - - - - - 6
Y 9 7 3 3 - - - 22
tot 23 42 18 9 5 3 1 101

cmp 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 1 - - - - 1
B - - 1 1 - 2
D 1 - - - - 1
G - 1 - 2 1 4
tot 2 1 1 3 1 8

debut appearances 16

GRANDBABY

word       length      
GRANDDADDY * 10 debut
BARNYARDY * 9
GRANDADDY * 9 debut
GRANDBABY * 9 pangram, debut
BANANARY 8
BARANGAY 8
BARNYARD * 8 debut
DRYANDRA 8
GYNANDRY 8
AGYNARY 7
GANGDAY * 7
GARBAGY 7
GRANARY 7 debut
GYABRAG 7
NARANGY 7
YANGBAN 7
YARANGA 7
YARDANG 7
ANGARY 6
ANYDAY * 6
BANYAN 6
BAYARD 6
BRAGGY 6 debut
BRANDY 6 debut
BRANNY 6
DRABBY 6
DRAGGY 6 debut
DRYBAG * 6
GARRYA 6
GAYDAR 6 debut
GRABBY 6 debut
GRANDY 6
GRANNY 6 debut
YADNYA 6
YAGNYA 6
YARRAN 6
ABAYA 5
AGGRY 5
ANGRY 5 debut
ARRAY 5
AYRAN 5
BABBY 5
BADDY 5 disallowed elsewhere
BAGGY 5
BANDY 5 debut
BANGY 5
BANYA 5
BARDY 5
BARNY 5
BARRY 5
BAYAN 5
BYGAN 5
DADDY 5
DAGGY 5
DANDY 5
DARBY 5
DARDY 5
DRYAD 5
GABBY 5
GAGGY 5
GANDY 5
GARRY 5
GAYBY 5
NABBY 5
NAGGY 5 debut
NANNY 5
NAYAB 5
RAGGY 5
RANDY 5
RANGY 5 debut
RANNY 5
YABBA 5
YABBY 5
YADDA 5
YAGNA 5
YANDY 5
YARAY 5
YARNY 5
ADDY 4
ANDY 4
BABY 4
BAYA 4
BRAY 4
DRAY 4
DYAD 4
GABY 4
GRAY 4
GYRA 4
NABY 4
NARY 4
RAYA 4
RYND 4
YAAR 4
YANA 4
YANG 4 debut
YARB 4
YARD 4
YARG 4
YARN 4
YARR 4
YAYA 4

* compound(ish) word

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