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August 4, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 4, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with PA.


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center letter LABKOPY
Spelling Bee for August 4, 2018

words: 176
score: 751 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 10
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 2 AL x 15 AP x 5
BA x 10 BL x 13 BO x 13 BY x 2
KA x 7 KL x 2 KO x 7
LA x 13 LO x 22
OB x 2 OK x 1 OL x 3 OO x 1 OP x 1
PA x 20 PL x 12 PO x 17 PY x 1
PAK x 2 PAL x 13 PAO x 1 PAP x 2 PAY x 2
YA x 2 YO x 5

cmp 5 6 7 8 tot
B - 2 1 - 3
L 1 - - 3 4
P - - 1 2 3
tot 1 2 2 5 10

debut appearances 22

PLAYBOOK

word       length      
ABLY 4
ABOLLA 6
ALAAP 5
ALALA 5
ALAP 4
ALAPA 5
ALBA 4
ALBOLL 6
ALKY 4
ALKYL 5
ALLAY 5
ALLOY 5
ALLY 4
ALLYL 5
ALOLL 5
ALOO 4
ALOP 4
APALA 5
APOLLO 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
APPAL 5
APPALL 6
APPLY 5
BAAL 4
BABALA 6
BABBLY 6
BALBOA 6
BALK 4
BALKY 5 debut
BALL 4
BALLBOY * 7 allowed elsewhere
BALLY 5
BALOO 5
BLAA 4
BLAB 4
BLABBY 6
BLAK 4
BLAY 4
BLOAK 5
BLOB 4
BLOBBY 6
BLOLLY 6
BLOOK 5
BLOOP 5 debut
BLOOPY 6
BLOP 4
BOBBLY 6
BOBBOL 6
BOBOL 5
BOLA 4
BOLK 4
BOLL 4
BOLO 4
BOOBYALLA 9
BOOKLY 6
BOOL 4
BOOLY 5
BOYLA 5
BOYLY 5
BYPLAY * 6 debut
BYPOLL * 6
KABALA 6
KABBALA 7
KALLALOO 8
KALO 4
KALPA 5
KALPAK 6
KAPALA 6
KLAP 4
KLAPA 5
KOALA 5
KOLA 4
KOLAK 5
KOLK 4
KOLLYBA 7
KOLO 4
KOLOA 5
LABBA 5
LABLAB 6
LAKY 4
LALL 4
LALLY 5
LALO 4
LAOYA 5
LAPA 4
LAPALAPA 8
LAPPA 5
LAPPY 5
LAYA 4
LAYBY * 5
LOBAL 5
LOBBY 5
LOBLOLLY * 8 allowed elsewhere
LOBO 4
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
LOKAO 5
LOLL 4
LOLLOP 6 debut
LOLLOPY 7
LOLLY 5
LOLLYPOP * 8
LOOB 4
LOOBY 5
LOOK 4
LOOKBOOK * 8 allowed elsewhere
LOOKY 5
LOOP 4 debut
LOOPY 5 debut
LOPPY 5
LOYAL 5
LOYALLY 7
OBOL 4
OBOLO 5
OKAYLY 6
OLAY 4
OLLA 4
OLLAY 5
OOLAK 5
OPAL 4 debut
PAKALOLO 8
PAKOL 5
PALA 4
PALAK 5
PALAPA 6 allowed elsewhere
PALAY 5
PALL 4
PALLA 5
PALLY 5
PALOLO 6
PALOOKA 7 debut
PALP 4 allowed elsewhere
PALPABLY 8 debut
PALPAL 6
PALY 4
PAOLO 5
PAPAL 5
PAPALLY 7
PAYABLY 7
PAYOLA 6 debut
PLAP 4
PLAY 4
PLAYA 5
PLAYBALL * 8
PLAYBOOK * 8 pangram, debut
PLAYBOY * 7 debut
PLOOK 5
PLOOKY 6
PLOOP 5
PLOP 4 debut
PLOPPY 6
PLOY 4 debut
POKAL 5
POLA 4
POLAO 5
POLKA 5 debut
POLL 4 debut
POLLY 5
POLO 4 debut
POLY 4
POLYABOLO 9
POLYALLYL 9
POLYKAY 7
POLYOL 6
POLYP 5 debut
POLYPOLY 8
POOL 4 debut
POPOLO 6
POPPLY 6
PYLA 4
YAKAL 5
YAKALO 6
YOAL 4
YOLA 4
YOLK 4 debut
YOLKY 5 debut
YOLO 4

* compound(ish) word

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