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December 8, 2019 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 8, 2019, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter OCKLPTU
Spelling Bee for December 8, 2019

words: 149
score: 611 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 2
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

C x 34
K x 13
L x 18
O x 17
P x 42
T x 19
U x 6

4L x 62
5L x 22
6L x 39
7L x 21
8L x 2
9L x 2
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
C 15 5 9 3 2 - - 34
K 6 2 4 - - - 1 13
L 9 2 4 3 - - - 18
O 2 - 6 8 - 1 - 17
P 16 10 10 6 - - - 42
T 13 3 2 - - 1 - 19
U 1 - 4 1 - - - 6
tot 62 22 39 21 2 2 1 149

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CL x 8 CO x 24 CU x 2
KK x 1 KO x 11 KU x 1
LO x 18
OC x 1 OK x 1 OL x 1 OP x 1 OT x 1 OU x 12
PL x 8 PO x 24 PU x 10
TO x 18 TU x 1
UL x 2 UP x 4

debut appearances 6

POTLUCK, PUTLOCK

word       length      
KOTUKUTUKU 10
OKUPUKUPU 9
TOULOULOU 9
CLOTPOLL 8
COLOCOLO 8
COOKOUT 7
COOKPOT 7
COOKTOP 7
LOCKOUT 7 debut
LOOKOUT 7 debut
LOOPTOP 7
OUTCOOK 7
OUTCOOL 7
OUTLOOK 7 debut
OUTPLOT 7
OUTPOLL 7
OUTPULL 7
OUTPUTT 7
OUTTOOK 7
POLLOCK 7
POTLUCK 7 perfect pangram, debut
PUCKOUT 7
PULLOUT 7
PUTLOCK 7 perfect pangram
PUTTOCK 7
UPCLOCK 7
COCKUP 6
COLLOP 6
COLOOP 6
COOCOO 6
COPLOT 6
COPOUT 6
COUCOU 6
CUCKOO 6
CUTOUT 6
KKOKTU 6
KOKOPU 6
KOTUKU 6
KULOLO 6
LOCKUP 6 debut
LOLLOP 6
LOOKUP 6 debut
LOTOKO 6
OCCULT 6
OLLOCK 6
OUTCUT 6
OUTLOT 6
OUTPUT 6
OUTTOP 6
PLUCOT 6
POOKOO 6
POOPOO 6
POPOLO 6
POPOUT 6
POUPOU 6
PUTOUT 6
PUTTOO 6
PUUKKO 6
PUUKOT 6
TOLUOL 6
TOPOUT 6
ULLUCO 6
UPLOCK 6
UPLOOK 6
UPTOOK 6
CLOCK 5
CLOOP 5
CLOOT 5
CLOUT 5
COOPT 5
KOKKO 5
KOTTU 5
LOLOT 5
LOTTO 5
PLOOK 5
PLOOP 5
PLOUK 5
PLUOT 5
POPUP 5
POTOO 5
POTTO 5
POULP 5
POULT 5
PUTTO 5
TOPPO 5
TOPUP 5
TULOU 5
CLOP 4
CLOT 4
CLOU 4
COCK 4
COCO 4
COLL 4
COLO 4
COLP 4
COLT 4
COOK 4
COOL 4
COOP 4
COOT 4
COTT 4
COUP 4
KOKO 4
KOKU 4
KOLK 4
KOLO 4
KOOK 4
KOTO 4
LOCK 4
LOCO 4
LOLL 4
LOOK 4
LOOP 4
LOOT 4
LOUK 4
LOUP 4
LOUT 4
OPPO 4
OTTO 4
PLOC 4
PLOP 4
PLOT 4
POCK 4
POCO 4
POLL 4
POLO 4
POLT 4
POOK 4
POOL 4
POOP 4
POOT 4
POPO 4
POTT 4
POUT 4
PUTO 4
TOCK 4
TOCO 4
TOKO 4
TOLL 4
TOLT 4
TOLU 4
TOOK 4
TOOL 4
TOOT 4
TOPO 4
TOTO 4
TOUK 4
TOUT 4
ULTO 4

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