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 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 18, 2022, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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center letter UAGNORT
Spelling Bee for December 18, 2022

words: 129
score: 874 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 16
G x 28
N x 13
O x 21
R x 8
T x 28
U x 15

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

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 5 5 2 3 1 - - 16
G 14 6 2 2 3 1 - 28
N 1 6 3 2 1 - - 13
O 4 6 8 - 1 1 1 21
R 2 4 1 1 - - - 8
T 13 10 4 - 1 - - 28
U 7 5 2 - - 1 - 15
tot 46 42 22 8 7 3 1 129

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AG x 3 AN x 1 AR x 6 AT x 2 AU x 4
ARA x 1 ARG x 1 ARN x 1 ARO x 1 ARR x 1 ARU x 1
GA x 8 GO x 3 GR x 5 GU x 12
NA x 3 NO x 6 NU x 4
OR x 4 OU x 17
RA x 1 RO x 2 RU x 5
TA x 12 TO x 3 TR x 3 TU x 10
UN x 14 UR x 1

debut appearances 6

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

word       length      
AGOUARA 7
AGOUTA 6
AGUNG 5
ANURAN 6
ARAGUATO 8
ARGONAUT 8 pangram, debut
ARNUT 5
AROURA 6
ARROGAUNT 9 pangram
ARURA 5
ATAUNT 6
ATAUNTO 7
AUGUR 5
AURAR 5
AURORA 6
AUTOGRAT 8
GANGURO 7
GANOUN 6
GAOUR 5
GARGANTUA 9
GARGANTUAN 10 debut
GARUA 5
GAUNT 5
GAURA 5
GOORANUT 8 pangram
GORRU 5
GOURA 5
GRANTOUR 8 pangram
GRAUNT 6
GROUT 5
GRUGRU 6
GRUNT 5
GUANA 5
GUANGO 6
GUANO 5
GUARA 5
GUARAGUAO 9
GUARAN 6
GUARANA 7
GUARANTOR 9 pangram, debut
GUNGA 5
GUNRUN 6
GUROO 5
GUTTA 5
NAGAUTA 7
NARUTO 6
NAUNT 5
NONAUTO 7
NONRUN 6
NONTUTOR 8
NOTOUR 6
NOTTURNO 8
NOUGAT 6 debut
NUGGAR 6
NURTURANT 9
NUTANT 6
NUTATOR 7
ORANGOUTANG 11 pangram
ORANGUTAN 9 pangram, debut
ORANGUTANG 10 pangram
ORUTU 5
OUANGA 6
OUNGAN 6
OURANG 6
OUTGANG 7
OUTGO 5
OUTGUN 6
OUTRAN 6
OUTRANG 7 perfect pangram
OUTRANT 7
OUTRO 5
OUTROAR 7
OUTROOT 7
OUTRUN 6
OUTRUNG 7
OUTTA 5
OUTTROT 7
OUTTURN 7
RAGOUT 6 debut
ROTGUT 6
ROUGAROU 8
RUANA 5
RUGRAT 6
RUNANGA 7
RUNGU 5
RUNOUT 6
TAGOUT 6
TAGUA 5
TAGUAN 6
TANGUN 6
TANNOUR 7
TANNUR 6
TANRU 5
TATOU 5
TAUNT 5
TAUON 5
TAUTAUG 7
TAUTOG 6
TOGUNA 6
TOURN 5
TOURONAUT 9
TROUT 5
TRUANT 6
TRUGG 5
TUART 5
TUATARA 7
TUGRA 5
TURGOR 6
TURNON 6
TURNOUT 7
TURNT 5
TURRA 5
TURRON 6
TUTOR 5
UNARROGANT 10 pangram
UNGAG 5
UNGOT 5
UNGRANT 7
UNGUT 5
UNNUN 5
UNROOT 6
UNRUG 5
UNRUN 5
UNRUNG 6
UNTAG 5
UNTAUT 6
UNTORN 6
UNTURN 6
URANOAN 7

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