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December 22, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 22, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter AKLNOPT
Spelling Bee for December 22, 2018

words: 197
score: 1,234 pts
pangrams: 5
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

debut appearances 19
previously disallowed debuts 1

ALKAPTON, NANNOPLANKTON, NANOPLANKTON, NONPLANKTON, PLANKTON

word       length      
NANNOPLANKTON 13 pangram
NANOPLANKTON 12 pangram
NONPLANKTON 11 pangram
NONPALATAL 10
ATTOKATAL 9
KOTALANOL 9
NANOKATAL 9
NONLAPTOP 9
NONPOTATO 9
OPAKAPAKA 9
PANTALOON 9 debut
ALKAPTON 8 pangram
ATLANTAL 8
KALLALOO 8
KATAKANA 8
LAPALAPA 8
NANOLOOP 8
NANOTOOL 8
NONPAPAL 8
NONPLANT 8
NONTONAL 8
PAKALOLO 8
PANTALON 8
PANTONAL 8
PLANKTON 8 pangram, debut
PLATANNA 8
TALANTON 8
ALANTOL 7
ALAPANA 7
ALKANAL 7
ALKANOL 7
ALLOTON 7
ANNATTO 7
ANNOTTO 7
APLANAT 7
LANTANA 7 allowed elsewhere
NONANAL 7
NONANOL 7
NONPLAN 7
OKAPANA 7
OOLAKAN 7
PAKAPOO 7
PALANKA 7
PALATAL 7 debut
PALOOKA 7
PLANTAL 7
PLATOON 7 debut
POTTANT 7
TALOOKA 7
TANKTOP 7
TAPPOON 7
TLAPLON 7
TONNATO 7
AKALAT 6
ALANNA 6
ANATTA 6
ANATTO 6
ANNONA 6
APOLLO 6 disallowed elsewhere
APPALL 6
ATLATL 6
ATOKAL 6
ATONAL 6 debut
KAKAPO 6
KAKKAK 6
KALPAK 6
KANAKA 6
KANOON 6
KANTON 6
KAPALA 6
KAPANA 6
KAPOTA 6
KATANA 6 debut
KATKOP 6
KOKAKO 6
KOPAPA 6
LALLAN 6
LAPTOP 6 debut
NANNAN 6
NANOOK 6
NATANT 6
OLONKA 6
ONLOAN 6
OPANAK 6
OPANKA 6
OPTANT 6
OTONAL 6
PALAPA 6 allowed elsewhere
PALOLO 6
PALPAL 6
PALPON 6
PANAKA 6
PANPOT 6
PANTON 6
PAOPAO 6
PATAKA 6
PATOLA 6
PATOOT 6
PLANAL 6
PLANTA 6
PLATAN 6
POLLAN 6
PONKAN 6
PONTAL 6
POTATO 6
TALLAT 6
TALLOT 6
TALOOK 6
TANOAK 6
TAPALO 6
TATKAL 6
TATTOO 6
TOPATO 6
ALAAP 5
ALALA 5
ALANT 5
ALAPA 5
ALLOT 5
ALOLL 5
ANANA 5
ANNAL 5 allowed elsewhere
ANONA 5
APALA 5
APOOP 5
APPAL 5
ATALL 5
ATOLL 5
ATTAP 5
KALON 5
KALPA 5
KANAT 5
KANNA 5
KANON 5
KAPOK 5
KAPPA 5 debut
KATAL 5
KLAPA 5
KOALA 5
KOLAK 5
KOLOA 5
KONAK 5
KONPA 5
KOOKA 5
KOPPA 5
LAPPA 5
LAPTA 5
LATKA 5
LATON 5
LLANO 5 debut
LOKAO 5
LOTTA 5
NALLA 5
NANNA 5
NANTO 5
NAPOO 5
NAPPA 5
NATAL 5
NATTO 5
NOKTA 5
NONNA 5
NOPAL 5
NOTAL 5
OLONA 5
ONLAP 5
OOLAK 5
PAKOL 5
PALAK 5
PALLA 5
PANKO 5
PANTO 5
PAOLO 5
PAPAL 5
PATKA 5
PLANA 5
PLANK 5 debut
PLANT 5 debut
PLOAT 5
POAKA 5
POKAL 5
POLAO 5
POLKA 5
POOKA 5
POPPA 5
TALAK 5
TALLA 5
TALON 5 debut
TANKA 5
TANNA 5
TANTO 5
TAPAO 5
TAPPA 5
TATOO 5
TATTA 5
TOLAN 5
TONAL 5 debut
TONKA 5
TOTAL 5

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