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May 15, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 15, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with EC.


Instructions

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Please note: This early Spelling Bee result has been re­con­struct­ed from partial records. We feel reason­ably confident about the data below but cannot guar­an­tee perfect accuracy.
center letter ACEHKNY
Spelling Bee for May 15, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter H: August 2, 2024
Center letter E: July 4, 2020
Center letter C: November 28, 2019
Center letter N: May 11, 2019

words: 160
score: 675 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 11 AE x 1 AK x 6 AN x 6 AY x 2
CA x 20 CE x 1 CH x 19 CY x 3
EA x 1 EC x 1 EK x 2 EN x 2
ECK x 1
HA x 17 HE x 3 HY x 5
KA x 15 KE x 5 KH x 8 KN x 2 KY x 2
NA x 12 NE x 1 NY x 1
YA x 11 YE x 3

cmp 6 8 tot
C 1 - 1
N - 1 1
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 31

HACKNEY

word       length      
ACANA 5
ACCA 4
ACENE 5
ACHA 4
ACHE 4 debut
ACHENE 6
ACHKAN 6
ACHY 4 debut
ACKEE 5
ACKEY 5
ACNE 4 debut
AENACH 6
AKANYE 6
AKEAKE 6
AKEE 4
AKEKEE 6
AKENE 5
AKHYANA 7
ANAN 4
ANANA 5
ANANCY 6
ANANKE 6
ANKH 4 debut
ANNA 4
AYAH 4
AYEAYE 6
CACA 4
CACHACA 7
CACHE 5 debut
CACK 4
CACKY 5
CAECA 5
CAKE 4 debut
CAKEY 5 allowed elsewhere
CAKY 4 debut
CANCAN 6 debut
CANCHA 6
CANE 4 debut
CANN 4
CANNA 5 allowed elsewhere
CANNACH 7
CANNAE * 6
CANNY 5 debut
CANY 4
CAYCAY 6
CAYENNE 7 debut
CECA 4
CHACHA 6
CHACHACHA 9
CHACK 5
CHAKACHA 8
CHANA 5
CHANCE 6 debut
CHANCEY 7
CHANCY 6 debut
CHANK 5
CHANNA 6
CHAY 4
CHAYA 5
CHAYAH 6
CHAYKHANA 9
CHEKA 5
CHENNA 6
CHHANA 6
CHHENA 6
CHYACK 6
CYAN 4 debut
CYANEAN 7
CYNANCHE 8
EACH 4 debut
ECKA 4
EKAHA 5
EKKA 4
ENHANCE 7 debut
ENKA 4
HACEK 5
HACK 4 debut
HACKEE 6
HACKNEY 7 perfect pangram, debut
HACKY 5
HAEN 4
HAHA 4
HAKA 4 allowed elsewhere
HAKE 4 debut
HAKEA 5
HANCE 5
HANCH 5
HANK 4 debut
HANKY 5 debut
HAYE 4
HAYEY 5
HAYK 4
HEKA 4
HENNA 5 debut
HEYA 4
HYAENA 6
HYAENAE 7
HYCEAN 6
HYENA 5 debut
HYENAE 6
KACHA 5
KACHCHA 7
KACK 4
KAEN 4
KAHKE 5
KAKA 4
KAKKAK 6
KAKKE 5
KANA 4
KANAKA 6
KANEH 5
KANNA 5
KANNY 5
KAYA 4
KAYAK 5 debut
KEAK 4
KECAK 5
KEHAYA 6
KEHYA 5
KENA 4
KHAEN 5
KHAKAN 6
KHAN 4 debut
KHANA 5
KHANKA 6
KHANKAH 7
KHAYA 5
KHENNA 6
KNACK 5 debut
KNACKY 6
KYACK 5
KYAK 4
NAAN 4 debut
NAKA 4
NAKE 4
NAKEN 5
NAKEY 5
NANA 4 debut
NANKEEN 7 allowed elsewhere
NANNA 5
NANNAN 6
NANNY 5 debut
NAYAK 5
NAYAKA 6
NECKACHE * 8
NYAH 4
YACCA 5
YACK 4
YAKAYAKA 8
YAKAYAKE 8
YAKKA 5
YAKKY 5
YANA 4
YANCE 5
YANK 4 debut
YANKEE 6
YAYA 4
YEAH 4 debut
YEAN 4
YEEHAH 6

* compound(ish) word

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