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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

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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center letter OCKLPTU
Spelling Bee for December 8, 2019

words: 149
score: 611 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 2
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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