December 10, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 10, 2018, 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 . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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Related puzzles
Center letter H: November 11, 2024Center letter P: October 4, 2023
Center letter D: August 20, 2021
words: 214
score: 1,018 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 31
D x 22
H x 25
O x 14
P x 49
R x 27
T x 46
4L x 71
5L x 50
6L x 33
7L x 31
8L x 13
9L x 10
10L x 6
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| A | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 31 |
| D | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 22 |
| H | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
| O | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| P | 13 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 49 |
| R | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | 27 |
| T | 15 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 46 |
| tot | 71 | 50 | 33 | 31 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 214 |
| debut appearances | 5 |
ARTHROPOD, HARDTOP, PARTHOOD, PHOTORADAR
| word | length | |||
| ADAPTOR | 7 | debut | ||
| ADDRA | 5 | |||
| ADRAD | 5 | |||
| ADROOP | 6 | |||
| ADROP | 5 | |||
| AORTA | 5 | |||
| APAR | 4 | |||
| APART | 5 | |||
| APORT | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| APPARAT | 7 | |||
| APPARATOR | 9 | |||
| APPORT | 6 | |||
| APPRO | 5 | |||
| ARAD | 4 | |||
| ARARA | 5 | |||
| ARATDAR | 7 | |||
| ARDOR | 5 | |||
| ARHAT | 5 | |||
| ARHATHOOD | 9 | |||
| AROAR | 5 | |||
| AROHA | 5 | |||
| ARRAH | 5 | |||
| ARRHA | 5 | |||
| ARTHA | 5 | |||
| ARTHOOD | 7 | |||
| ARTHRA | 6 | |||
| ARTHROPOD | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| ATAR | 4 | |||
| ATHAR | 5 | |||
| ATTAR | 5 | |||
| ATTRAP | 6 | |||
| DARR | 4 | |||
| DART | 4 | |||
| DHOOR | 5 | |||
| DHOORRA | 7 | |||
| DODDARD | 7 | |||
| DODDART | 7 | |||
| DOOR | 4 | |||
| DORAD | 5 | |||
| DORADO | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| DORP | 4 | |||
| DORR | 4 | |||
| DORT | 4 | |||
| DOTAR | 5 | |||
| DOTARA | 6 | |||
| DOTARD | 6 | |||
| DRAP | 4 | |||
| DRAPA | 5 | |||
| DRAT | 4 | |||
| DROOP | 5 | |||
| DROP | 4 | |||
| DROPTOP | 7 | |||
| DROTT | 5 | |||
| HAAR | 4 | |||
| HAPHTARA | 8 | |||
| HAPHTARAH | 9 | |||
| HAPHTAROT | 9 | |||
| HAPHTAROTH | 10 | |||
| HAPTOR | 6 | |||
| HARA | 4 | |||
| HARD | 4 | |||
| HARDHAT | 7 | |||
| HARDPAD | 7 | |||
| HARDTOP | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| HARO | 4 | |||
| HARP | 4 | |||
| HARR | 4 | |||
| HART | 4 | |||
| HOAR | 4 | |||
| HOARD | 5 | debut | ||
| HOODRAT | 7 | |||
| HOORAH | 6 | |||
| HORA | 4 | |||
| HORAH | 5 | |||
| HORO | 4 | |||
| HORROR | 6 | |||
| HOTR | 4 | |||
| HOTROD | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| OART | 4 | |||
| ODOR | 4 | |||
| OOPART | 6 | |||
| OPARA | 5 | |||
| ORAD | 4 | |||
| ORATOR | 6 | |||
| ORDA | 4 | |||
| ORDO | 4 | |||
| ORRA | 4 | |||
| ORTHO | 5 | |||
| ORTHODATA | 9 | |||
| ORTHOPHOTO | 10 | |||
| ORTHOPOD | 8 | |||
| OTTAR | 5 | |||
| PARA | 4 | |||
| PARADATA | 8 | |||
| PARADOR | 7 | |||
| PARADROP | 8 | |||
| PARAPARA | 8 | |||
| PARAPH | 6 | |||
| PARAPOD | 7 | |||
| PARATHA | 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| PARATROOP | 9 | |||
| PARD | 4 | |||
| PARDAH | 6 | |||
| PARDAO | 6 | |||
| PARDO | 5 | |||
| PAROTTA | 7 | |||
| PARP | 4 | |||
| PARR | 4 | |||
| PARRO | 5 | |||
| PARROT | 6 | |||
| PART | 4 | |||
| PARTHOOD | 8 | pangram | ||
| PATHOTROPH | 10 | |||
| PATOTARA | 8 | |||
| PATRAO | 6 | |||
| PHARAOH | 7 | |||
| PHOTORADAR | 10 | pangram | ||
| PHOTOTROPH | 10 | |||
| POOR | 4 | |||
| POORT | 5 | |||
| POROPORO | 8 | |||
| PORT | 4 | |||
| PORTA | 5 | |||
| PORTATO | 7 | |||
| PORTO | 5 | |||
| POTDAR | 6 | |||
| POTOROO | 7 | |||
| PRAD | 4 | |||
| PRAO | 4 | |||
| PRAT | 4 | |||
| PRATA | 5 | |||
| PRATT | 5 | |||
| PROA | 4 | |||
| PROD | 4 | |||
| PRODROP | 7 | |||
| PROHAPTOR | 9 | |||
| PROP | 4 | |||
| PROPROTOR | 9 | |||
| PROTOPOD | 8 | |||
| PROTORAP | 8 | |||
| PROTOTROPH | 10 | |||
| RAAD | 4 | |||
| RADA | 4 | |||
| RADAR | 5 | |||
| RAHDAR | 6 | |||
| RAPPORT | 7 | |||
| RAPT | 4 | |||
| RAPTOR | 6 | |||
| RATA | 4 | |||
| RATATAT | 7 | |||
| RATH | 4 | |||
| RATHOOD | 7 | |||
| RATO | 4 | |||
| RATTRAP | 7 | |||
| RHODORA | 7 | |||
| ROAD | 4 | |||
| ROAR | 4 | |||
| ROOD | 4 | |||
| ROOP | 4 | |||
| ROOT | 4 | |||
| ROOTROT | 7 | |||
| RORT | 4 | |||
| ROTA | 4 | |||
| ROTAROD | 7 | |||
| ROTATOR | 7 | |||
| ROTO | 4 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| ROTOR | 5 | |||
| ROTTA | 5 | |||
| TAHAARAH | 8 | |||
| TAHARAH | 7 | |||
| TAHR | 4 | |||
| TAPROOT | 7 | |||
| TARADA | 6 | |||
| TARATOR | 7 | |||
| TARD | 4 | |||
| TARDO | 5 | |||
| TARO | 4 | |||
| TAROT | 5 | |||
| TARP | 4 | |||
| TARPOT | 6 | |||
| TART | 4 | |||
| TARTAR | 6 | |||
| TATARA | 6 | |||
| TATARARA | 8 | |||
| TATTARARA | 9 | |||
| THAR | 4 | |||
| THARRA | 6 | |||
| THORO | 5 | |||
| THRAP | 5 | |||
| THROAT | 6 | |||
| TOOART | 6 | |||
| TORA | 4 | |||
| TORAH | 5 | |||
| TORO | 4 | |||
| TOROTH | 6 | |||
| TORP | 4 | |||
| TORPOR | 6 | |||
| TORR | 4 | |||
| TORT | 4 | |||
| TORTA | 5 | |||
| TOTARA | 6 | |||
| TRAD | 4 | |||
| TRAP | 4 | |||
| TRAPDOOR | 8 | debut | ||
| TRAPP | 5 | |||
| TRATT | 5 | |||
| TROAT | 5 | |||
| TROD | 4 | |||
| TROOP | 5 | |||
| TROPO | 5 | |||
| TROPPO | 6 | |||
| TROT | 4 | |||
| TROTH | 5 | |||
| TROTRO | 6 |