December 26, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 26, 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.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
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Center letter B: January 12, 2024words: 258
score: 1,191 pts
pangrams: 3
bingo: yes
A x 24
B x 72
C x 74
K x 29
L x 22
O x 18
R x 19
4L x 82
5L x 72
6L x 42
7L x 28
8L x 26
9L x 8
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| A | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | 24 |
| B | 25 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 72 |
| C | 15 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 74 |
| K | 13 | 11 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 29 |
| L | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 22 |
| O | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 18 |
| R | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| tot | 82 | 72 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 258 |
| debut appearances | 5 |
| previously disallowed debuts | 2 |
BACKROLL, CORKBALL, ROLLBACK
| word | length | |||
| BACKBLOCK | 9 | |||
| BLACKCOCK | 9 | |||
| BORBORBOR | 9 | |||
| COCKBLOCK | 9 | |||
| COLLABRAL | 9 | |||
| CRACKALOO | 9 | |||
| CROOKBACK | 9 | |||
| RACKAROCK | 9 | |||
| ALCOLOCK | 8 | |||
| BACKLOCK | 8 | |||
| BACKROLL | 8 | pangram | ||
| BALLCOCK | 8 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| BARBACOA | 8 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| BOOKRACK | 8 | |||
| BROCCOLO | 8 | |||
| CALLALOO | 8 | |||
| CALLBOOK | 8 | |||
| CARACORA | 8 | |||
| COALBALL | 8 | |||
| COCOBOLA | 8 | |||
| COCOBOLO | 8 | |||
| COLLOCAL | 8 | |||
| COLOCOLO | 8 | |||
| COOKBOOK | 8 | |||
| CORKBALL | 8 | pangram | ||
| COROCORO | 8 | |||
| KALLALOO | 8 | |||
| LOCKBACK | 8 | |||
| LOOKBACK | 8 | |||
| LOOKBOOK | 8 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| ROBOCALL | 8 | debut | ||
| ROLLBACK | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| ROLLCALL | 8 | |||
| ROORBACK | 8 | |||
| ALLOBAR | 7 | |||
| ARAROBA | 7 | |||
| ARBORAL | 7 | |||
| ARBOROL | 7 | |||
| BACALAO | 7 | |||
| BALLOCK | 7 | |||
| BARBOLA | 7 | |||
| BAROCCO | 7 | |||
| BOLLOCK | 7 | |||
| BOOBOOK | 7 | |||
| CABOCLO | 7 | |||
| CALALOO | 7 | |||
| CARABAO | 7 | |||
| CARACOA | 7 | |||
| CARBORA | 7 | |||
| CARLOCK | 7 | |||
| CLOACAL | 7 | |||
| COLBACK | 7 | |||
| COLLABO | 7 | |||
| CORALLA | 7 | |||
| COROLLA | 7 | |||
| LABORAL | 7 | |||
| LOBCOCK | 7 | |||
| OAKBARK | 7 | |||
| OARLOCK | 7 | |||
| ROBOCAR | 7 | |||
| ROLLBAR | 7 | |||
| ROLLOCK | 7 | |||
| ABOLLA | 6 | |||
| ABORAL | 6 | |||
| ABROOK | 6 | |||
| ACROOK | 6 | |||
| ALBOLL | 6 | |||
| ALCOOL | 6 | |||
| ALOBAR | 6 | |||
| AROLLA | 6 | |||
| ARROBA | 6 | |||
| BABACO | 6 | |||
| BACCOO | 6 | |||
| BALBOA | 6 | |||
| BAOBAB | 6 | |||
| BLOCKO | 6 | |||
| BOBBAR | 6 | |||
| BOBBOL | 6 | |||
| BOOBOO | 6 | |||
| BOOCOO | 6 | |||
| BOOKOO | 6 | |||
| BOROLL | 6 | |||
| CALLOO | 6 | |||
| CARBOL | 6 | |||
| CARBRO | 6 | |||
| CARRAO | 6 | |||
| CLOACA | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| COBBRA | 6 | |||
| COCCAL | 6 | |||
| COCKAL | 6 | |||
| COLLAB | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| COLLAR | 6 | |||
| COOCOO | 6 | |||
| CORRAL | 6 | |||
| KABOOK | 6 | |||
| KARORO | 6 | |||
| KARROO | 6 | |||
| KOKAKO | 6 | |||
| LOBOLA | 6 | |||
| LOBOLO | 6 | |||
| OLLOCK | 6 | |||
| OROBOL | 6 | |||
| ROBALO | 6 | |||
| ROCOCO | 6 | |||
| ACOCK | 5 | |||
| ALOLL | 5 | |||
| ARBOR | 5 | |||
| AROAR | 5 | |||
| AROBA | 5 | |||
| BABOO | 5 | |||
| BACOO | 5 | |||
| BALOO | 5 | |||
| BLOAK | 5 | |||
| BLOCK | 5 | debut | ||
| BLOOK | 5 | |||
| BOBAC | 5 | |||
| BOBAK | 5 | |||
| BOBAR | 5 | |||
| BOBOL | 5 | |||
| BOCAL | 5 | |||
| BOCCA | 5 | |||
| BOCOR | 5 | |||
| BOKOR | 5 | |||
| BOLAR | 5 | |||
| BORAK | 5 | |||
| BORAL | 5 | |||
| BORRA | 5 | |||
| BROCK | 5 | |||
| BROOK | 5 | |||
| BROOL | 5 | |||
| CACAO | 5 | |||
| CAOBA | 5 | |||
| CARBO | 5 | |||
| CAROA | 5 | |||
| CAROB | 5 | |||
| CAROL | 5 | |||
| CLARO | 5 | |||
| CLOAK | 5 | |||
| CLOCK | 5 | |||
| COALA | 5 | |||
| COARB | 5 | |||
| COBRA | 5 | |||
| COCAL | 5 | |||
| COCOA | 5 | |||
| COLLA | 5 | |||
| COLOR | 5 | |||
| CORAL | 5 | |||
| CROAK | 5 | |||
| CROCK | 5 | |||
| CROOK | 5 | |||
| CROOL | 5 | |||
| KABOB | 5 | |||
| KAKRO | 5 | |||
| KAROB | 5 | |||
| KAROO | 5 | |||
| KOALA | 5 | |||
| KOARO | 5 | |||
| KOKKO | 5 | |||
| KOKRA | 5 | |||
| KOLAK | 5 | |||
| KOLOA | 5 | |||
| KOOKA | 5 | |||
| LABOR | 5 | |||
| LOBAL | 5 | |||
| LOBAR | 5 | |||
| LOCAL | 5 | |||
| LOCAO | 5 | |||
| LOKAO | 5 | |||
| LORAL | 5 | |||
| OBOLO | 5 | |||
| OBROK | 5 | |||
| OKARA | 5 | |||
| OOLAK | 5 | |||
| ROBAB | 5 | |||
| ROCOA | 5 | |||
| RORAL | 5 | |||
| ABOB | 4 | |||
| ALCO | 4 | |||
| ALOC | 4 | |||
| ALOO | 4 | |||
| ARCO | 4 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| BLOB | 4 | |||
| BLOC | 4 | |||
| BOAB | 4 | |||
| BOAK | 4 | |||
| BOAR | 4 | |||
| BOBA | 4 | |||
| BOBO | 4 | |||
| BOCA | 4 | |||
| BOCK | 4 | |||
| BOKA | 4 | |||
| BOKO | 4 | |||
| BOLA | 4 | |||
| BOLK | 4 | |||
| BOLL | 4 | |||
| BOLO | 4 | |||
| BOOB | 4 | |||
| BOOK | 4 | |||
| BOOL | 4 | |||
| BOOR | 4 | |||
| BORA | 4 | |||
| BORK | 4 | |||
| BORO | 4 | |||
| BROA | 4 | |||
| BROB | 4 | |||
| BROO | 4 | |||
| CALO | 4 | |||
| COAK | 4 | |||
| COAL | 4 | |||
| COBB | 4 | |||
| COCA | 4 | |||
| COCK | 4 | |||
| COCO | 4 | |||
| COLA | 4 | |||
| COLL | 4 | |||
| COLO | 4 | |||
| COOK | 4 | |||
| COOL | 4 | |||
| CORB | 4 | |||
| CORK | 4 | |||
| CROC | 4 | |||
| KALO | 4 | |||
| KARO | 4 | |||
| KOBA | 4 | |||
| KOBO | 4 | |||
| KOKA | 4 | |||
| KOKO | 4 | |||
| KOLA | 4 | |||
| KOLK | 4 | |||
| KOLO | 4 | |||
| KOOK | 4 | |||
| KORA | 4 | |||
| KORO | 4 | |||
| KROO | 4 | |||
| LALO | 4 | |||
| LOBO | 4 | |||
| LOCA | 4 | |||
| LOCK | 4 | |||
| LOCO | 4 | |||
| LOLL | 4 | |||
| LOOB | 4 | |||
| LOOK | 4 | |||
| OBBO | 4 | |||
| OBOL | 4 | |||
| OKKA | 4 | |||
| OKRA | 4 | |||
| OLLA | 4 | |||
| OOAA | 4 | |||
| ORAL | 4 | |||
| ORCA | 4 | |||
| ORLO | 4 | |||
| ORRA | 4 | |||
| ROAR | 4 | |||
| ROCK | 4 | |||
| ROKO | 4 | |||
| ROLL | 4 | |||
| ROOK | 4 | |||
| ROOL | 4 |