May 23, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 23, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with CE.
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Instructions
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from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
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Spelling Bee for May 23, 2018
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words: 176
score: 916 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 1
plurals: 3
bingo: yes
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
plu
5
7
8
tot
G
1
-
-
1
L
-
1
1
2
tot
1
1
1
3
CHALLENGE, CHALLENGEE
ACAN A
5
ACEN E
5
ACHEN E
6
ACLAN G
6
ACN E
4
AEN ACH
6
AGEN E
5
AGN EL
5
ALAN
4
ALAN E
5
ALAN G
5
ALAN N A
6
ALCAN N A
7
ALLEN E
6
ALN AGE
6
AN AGEN
6
AN AL
4
debut
AN ALGEN
7
AN ALGEN E
8
AN AN
4
AN AN A
5
AN AN GEA
7
AN CHAL
6
AN CLE
5
AN ELACE
7
AN GEL
5
debut
AN GELAGE
8
AN GELL
6
AN GLE
5
debut
AN LACE
6
AN LAGE
6
AN LAGEN
7
AN N A
4
AN N AL
5
allowed elsewhere
AN N EAL
6
debut
CALCAN EA
8
CALCAN EAL
9
CALCAN EAN
9
CALEAN
6
CAN AL
5
debut
CAN ALAGE
8
CAN CAN
6
CAN CEL
6
debut
CAN CHA
6
CAN E
4
CAN ELLA
7
CAN G
4
CAN GLE
6
CAN N
4
CAN N A
5
allowed elsewhere
CAN N ACH
7
CAN N AE
* 6
CAN N EL
6
CEN ACLE
7
CEN E
4
CHALAN
6
CHALAN CE
8
CHALLAN
7
CHALLEN GE
9
pangram, debut
CHALLEN GEE
10
pangram
CHAN A
5
CHAN CE
6
CHAN CEL
7
debut
CHAN CLA
7
CHAN G
5
CHAN GA
6
CHAN GAA
7
CHAN GE
6
debut
CHAN N A
6
CHAN N EL
7
debut
CHEN G
5
CHEN N A
6
CHHAN A
6
CHHEN A
6
CLACHAN
7
CLAN
4
debut
CLAN G
5
debut
CLEAN
5
debut
CLEN CH
6
debut
EGEN CE
6
ELAN
4
debut
ELEGAN CE
8
debut
ELEN CH
6
ELLEN
5
EN AL
4
EN ALLAGE
8
EN ALLEN E
8
EN CAGE
6
debut
EN CHAN N EL
9
EN ECLAN N
8
EN GAGE
6
debut
EN GAGEE
7
EN GELAN G
8
EN GLE
5
EN HAN CE
7
EN LACE
6
debut
EN LEACH
7
EN N AGE
6
GALAN GA
7
GALAN GAL
8
allowed elsewhere
GALEN A
6
GALLAN E
7
GAN ACHE
7
debut
GAN CH
5
GAN E
4
GAN G
4
debut
GAN GA
5
GAN GE
5
GAN GLE
6
GAN N A
5
GEAN
4
GELLAN
6
GEN A
4
GEN AE
† 5
GEN AL
5
GEN E
4
debut
GEN N EL
6
GHAN A
5
GLAN CE
6
debut
GLEAN
5
debut
GLEN
4
debut
GN AG
4
HAEN
4
HALLAN
6
HAN CE
5
HAN CH
5
HAN G
4
debut
HAN GE
5
HAN GEE
6
HAN GLE
6
HEN CE
5
debut
HEN CH
5
HEN G
4
HEN GE
5
allowed elsewhere
HEN N A
5
LAGAEN A
7
LAGAEN AE
† 8
LAGAN
5
LAGEN A
6
LAGEN AE
† 7
LAGGEN
6
LAHN GA
6
LALAN G
6
LALLAN
6
LAN A
4
LAN CE
5
debut
LAN CH
5
LAN E
4
debut
LAN G
4
LAN GAHA
7
LEAN
4
debut
LEEAN GLE
8
LEGLEN
6
LEHAN GA
7
LEHEN GA
7
LEHN GA
6
LEN E
4
LEN G
4
LEN GA
5
N AAN
4
N ACELLE
7
allowed elsewhere
N AGA
4
N AGAN A
6
N AGGLE
6
N ALA
4
N ALL
4
N ALLA
5
N ALLAH
6
N AN A
4
N AN G
4
N AN GA
5
N AN GCA
6
N AN N A
5
N AN N AN
6
N EAL
4
N EN E
4
debut
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun