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December 3, 2022 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 3, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter PADEHOT
Spelling Bee for December 3, 2022

Related puzzles
Center letter A: April 26, 2024

words: 221
score: 1,132 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
compounds: 16
bingo: yes

A x 26
D x 20
E x 8
H x 23
O x 9
P x 103
T x 32

4L x 57
5L x 47
6L x 65
7L x 28
8L x 15
9L x 3
10L x 3
11L x 1
12L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 4 10 3 7 2 - - - - 26
D 5 4 5 4 1 1 - - - 20
E 2 4 2 - - - - - - 8
H 4 2 10 7 - - - - - 23
O 2 3 2 2 - - - - - 9
P 33 16 31 7 9 1 3 1 2 103
T 7 8 12 1 3 1 - - - 32
tot 57 47 65 28 15 3 3 1 2 221

cmp 6 7 8 12 tot
A - 1 - - 1
D - 1 - - 1
H 1 2 - - 3
P 2 2 3 1 8
T 2 - 1 - 3
tot 5 6 4 1 16

debut appearances 16

PATHOADAPTED, PHOTOADAPTED, PHOTOHEATED, POTATOHEAD, POTHEAD, TOPHATTED

word       length      
PATHOADAPTED 12 pangram
PHOTOADAPTED * 12 pangram
PHOTOHEATED 11 pangram
PHOTODOPED 10
POOHPOOHED 10
POTATOHEAD 10 pangram
DEADAPTED 9
PHOTODOPE 9
TOPHATTED 9 pangram
APATHETE 8
APTATOPE 8
DOPEHEAD 8
PAHOEHOE 8
PAPAHOOD * 8
POETETTE 8
POETHOOD * 8
POOHPOOH 8
POOPHEAD 8
POOPOOED 8
POPEHEAD 8
POPEHOOD * 8
TEPETATE 8
THEOPATH 8
TOOTHPAD * 8
ADAPTED 7 debut
ADAPTEE 7
ADOPTED 7 debut
ADOPTEE 7 debut
APEHOOD * 7
APHTHAE 7
APOTOPE 7
DATAPAD * 7
DEADAPT 7
DEDOPED 7
DOPATTA 7
HEADPAD * 7
HEADPAT 7
HEPTADE 7
HEPTODE 7
HOOPTEE 7
HOPHEAD 7
HOPTOAD * 7
ODOTOPE 7
OPTATED 7
PEDAHEH 7
PETHOOD * 7
PHOTOED 7
PHOTTED 7
PODHEAD 7
POOHEAD 7
POTHEAD * 7 perfect pangram, debut
TEEPEED 7
APHETA 6
APHTHA 6
APTOTE 6
DAPDAP 6
DAPPED 6
DEPPED 6
DEPTHE 6
DOPPED 6
EPOPEA 6
EPOPEE 6
HAPPED 6
HEAPED 6
HEPPED 6
HEPTAD 6 debut
HEPTET 6
HOOPED 6
HOOPOE 6
HOPPED 6
HOPPET 6
HOTPOT * 6
OPTATE 6
OPTODE 6
PADDED 6
PAEPAE 6
PAOPAO 6
PAPAHA 6
PAPEDA 6
PAPPAD 6
PAPPED 6
PATHED 6
PATOOT 6
PATTED 6 debut
PATTEE 6
PEAPOD * 6
PEATED 6
PEDATE 6
PEEPED 6
PEEPEE 6
PEEPOT * 6
PEPPED 6
PETAOP 6
PETTAH 6
PETTED 6 debut
PODDED 6
POOHED 6
POOPED 6
POOPOO 6
POOTED 6
POPPED 6
POPPET 6
POTATO 6
POTTAH 6
POTTED 6 debut
TAPETA 6
TAPPED 6 debut
TAPPEE 6
TAPPET 6
TEAPOT * 6
TEEPEE 6
TOEPAD 6
TOPATO 6
TOPEPO 6
TOPHAT * 6
TOPHET 6
TOPPED 6 debut
ADAPT 5
ADEPT 5 debut
ADOPT 5
ADPAO 5
AHEAP 5
APETH 5
APODE 5
APOOP 5
APTED 5
ATTAP 5
DEPOT 5 debut
DEPTH 5 debut
DHOOP 5
DOPED 5
EPHAH 5
EPHOD 5
EPODE 5
EPOPT 5
HOPED 5
HOPPO 5
OOPED 5
OPEPE 5
OPTED 5 debut
PAEDO 5
PAPAD 5
PATED 5
PATTE 5
PEDHA 5
PETHA 5
PETTA 5
PETTO 5
PHOTO 5
POETE 5
POOED 5
POPED 5
POPPA 5
POTED 5
POTOO 5
POTTO 5
TAPAO 5
TAPED 5 debut
TAPPA 5
TEPEE 5
TEPPO 5
TOPED 5 debut
TOPEE 5
TOPPO 5
APED 4
APOD 4
ATAP 4
ATOP 4
DEEP 4
DEPO 4
DOOP 4
DOPA 4
DOPE 4
EPEE 4
EPHA 4
HAPA 4
HEAP 4
HOOP 4
HOPE 4
OPAH 4 disallowed elsewhere
OPPO 4
PADA 4
PAPA 4
PAPE 4
PATE 4
PATH 4
PATO 4
PEAT 4
PEDA 4
PEDO 4
PEED 4
PEEP 4
PEOT 4
PEPO 4
PETE 4
PHAD 4
PHAT 4
PHEO 4
PHET 4
PHOH 4
PHOO 4
PHOT 4
PODE 4
POEE 4
POET 4
POHA 4
POOD 4
POOH 4
POOP 4
POOT 4
POPE 4
POPO 4
POTE 4
POTT 4
TAPA 4
TAPE 4
TEPA 4
TEPE 4
TOPE 4
TOPH 4
TOPO 4

* compound(ish) word

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