August 19, 2018 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 19, 2018, alongside other analysis.
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Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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Center letter O: October 8, 2021
Center letter I: November 25, 2020
words: 50
score: 219 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes
C x 12
F x 7
I x 2
N x 4
O x 1
R x 6
T x 18
4L x 21
5L x 8
6L x 10
7L x 5
8L x 2
10L x 4
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | tot | |
| C | 1 | - | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| T | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 18 |
| tot | 21 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 50 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| CI x 2 | CO x 9 | CR x 1 |
| FI x 2 | FO x 3 | FR x 2 |
| IN x 2 | ||
| NI x 2 | NO x 2 | |
| ON x 1 | ||
| RI x 2 | RO x 4 | |
| TI x 3 | TO x 10 | TR x 5 |
| cmp | 4 | tot |
| I | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 2 | 2 |
| debut appearances | 21 |
FRICTION
| word | length | |||
| CITRIC | 6 | |||
| CITRON | 6 | debut | ||
| CONCOCT | 7 | |||
| CONCOCTION | 10 | debut | ||
| CONFIT | 6 | debut | ||
| CONFRONT | 8 | debut | ||
| CONTORT | 7 | debut | ||
| CONTORTION | 10 | debut | ||
| CONTRITION | 10 | debut | ||
| COOT | 4 | |||
| COTTON | 6 | |||
| CRITIC | 6 | |||
| FICTION | 7 | debut | ||
| FINITO | 6 | debut | ||
| FONT | 4 | debut | ||
| FOOT | 4 | |||
| FORT | 4 | |||
| FRICTION | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| FRONT | 5 | debut | ||
| INTO | * 4 | |||
| INTRO | 5 | debut | ||
| NITRIC | 6 | |||
| NITRO | 5 | debut | ||
| NONFICTION | 10 | debut | ||
| NOTION | 6 | |||
| ONTO | * 4 | |||
| RIFT | 4 | |||
| RIOT | 4 | |||
| ROOT | 4 | |||
| ROTI | 4 | |||
| ROTO | 4 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| ROTOR | 5 | |||
| TIFF | 4 | |||
| TINCT | 5 | |||
| TINT | 4 | |||
| TONIC | 5 | debut | ||
| TOON | 4 | |||
| TOOT | 4 | |||
| TORI | 4 | |||
| TORIC | 5 | debut | ||
| TORII | 5 | |||
| TORN | 4 | |||
| TORO | 4 | |||
| TORT | 4 | |||
| TORTONI | 7 | debut | ||
| TRICORN | 7 | debut | ||
| TRICOT | 6 | debut | ||
| TRIO | 4 | |||
| TRITON | 6 | debut | ||
| TROT | 4 |
* compound(ish) word