Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
December 18, 2022 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 18, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter UAGNORT
Spelling Bee for December 18, 2022

words: 182
score: 927 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 1
compounds: 20
bingo: yes

A x 21
G x 40
N x 17
O x 23
R x 19
T x 41
U x 21

4L x 53
5L x 46
6L x 42
7L x 22
8L x 8
9L x 7
10L x 3
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 5 5 5 2 3 1 - - 21
G 12 14 6 2 2 3 1 - 40
N 4 1 6 3 2 1 - - 17
O 2 4 6 8 - 1 1 1 23
R 11 2 4 1 1 - - - 19
T 13 13 10 4 - 1 - - 41
U 6 7 5 2 - - 1 - 21
tot 53 46 42 22 8 7 3 1 182

cmp 5 6 7 8 tot
A - - - 1 1
G - 1 - - 1
O 1 3 8 - 12
R - 3 - - 3
T - 2 1 - 3
tot 1 9 9 1 20

ARGONAUT, ARROGAUNT, GOORANUT, GRANTOUR, GUARANTOR, ORANGOUTANG, ORANGUTAN, ORANGUTANG, OUTRANG, UNARROGANT

word       length      
ORANGOUTANG 11 pangram
GARGANTUAN 10
ORANGUTANG 10 pangram
UNARROGANT 10 pangram
ARROGAUNT 9 pangram
GARGANTUA 9
GUARAGUAO 9
GUARANTOR 9 pangram
NURTURANT 9
ORANGUTAN 9 pangram
TOURONAUT 9
ARAGUATO 8
ARGONAUT 8 pangram
AUTOGRAT * 8
GOORANUT 8 pangram
GRANTOUR 8 pangram
NONTUTOR 8
NOTTURNO 8
ROUGAROU 8
AGOUARA 7
ATAUNTO 7
GANGURO 7
GUARANA 7
NAGAUTA 7
NONAUTO 7
NUTATOR 7
OUTGANG * 7
OUTRANG * 7 perfect pangram
OUTRANT * 7
OUTROAR * 7
OUTROOT * 7
OUTRUNG * 7
OUTTROT * 7
OUTTURN * 7
RUNANGA 7
TANNOUR 7
TAUTAUG 7
TUATARA 7
TURNOUT * 7
UNGRANT 7
URANOAN 7
AGOUTA 6
ANURAN 6
AROURA 6
ATAUNT 6
AURORA 6
GANOUN 6
GRAUNT 6
GRUGRU 6
GUANGO 6
GUARAN 6
GUNRUN * 6
NARUTO 6
NONRUN 6
NOTOUR 6
NOUGAT 6
NUGGAR 6
NUTANT 6
OUANGA 6
OUNGAN 6
OURANG 6
OUTGUN * 6
OUTRAN * 6
OUTRUN * 6
RAGOUT 6
ROTGUT * 6
RUGRAT * 6
RUNOUT * 6
TAGOUT * 6
TAGUAN 6
TANGUN 6
TANNUR 6
TAUTOG 6
TOGUNA 6
TRUANT 6
TURGOR 6
TURNON * 6
TURRON 6
UNROOT 6
UNRUNG 6
UNTAUT 6
UNTORN 6
UNTURN 6
AGUNG 5
ARNUT 5
ARURA 5
AUGUR 5
AURAR 5
GAOUR 5
GARUA 5
GAUNT 5
GAURA 5
GORRU 5
GOURA 5
GROUT 5
GRUNT 5
GUANA 5
GUANO 5
GUARA 5
GUNGA 5
GUROO 5
GUTTA 5
NAUNT 5
ORUTU 5
OUTGO * 5
OUTRO 5
OUTTA 5
RUANA 5
RUNGU 5
TAGUA 5
TANRU 5
TATOU 5
TAUNT 5
TAUON 5
TOURN 5
TROUT 5
TRUGG 5
TUART 5
TUGRA 5
TURNT 5
TURRA 5
TUTOR 5
UNGAG 5
UNGOT 5
UNGUT 5
UNNUN 5
UNRUG 5
UNRUN 5
UNTAG 5
AGUA 4
ATUA 4
AUNT 4
AURA 4
AUTO 4
GAUN 4
GAUR 4
GOUR 4
GOUT 4
GUAN 4
GUAR 4
GUGA 4
GUNA 4
GUNT 4
GURN 4
GURT 4
GURU 4
NOUG 4
NOUN 4
NOUT 4
NUNU 4
OURN 4
OUTA 4
RAGU 4 allowed elsewhere
RATU 4
RAUN 4
ROUN 4
ROUT 4
RUAN 4
RUGA 4
RUNG 4
RUNN 4
RUNT 4
RURU 4
TATU 4
TAUA 4
TAUT 4
TOUN 4
TOUR 4
TOUT 4
TROU 4
TRUG 4
TUAN 4
TUNA 4
TUNG 4
TURN 4
TUTU 4
UGGO 4
UNAU 4
UNTO 4
URAO 4
URNA 4
URUT 4

* compound(ish) word

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