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October 16, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 16, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter AFGLRUY
Spelling Bee for October 16, 2018

words: 151
score: 596 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 4
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AF x 5 AG x 6 AL x 11 AR x 11 AU x 9 AY x 1
FA x 10 FL x 7 FR x 5 FU x 8
GA x 18 GL x 3 GR x 5 GU x 7 GY x 3
LA x 10 LU x 2 LY x 1
RA x 10 RU x 5 RY x 1
UG x 1
YA x 10 YU x 2

cmp 7 8 tot
F 1 1 2
G 2 - 2
tot 3 1 4

debut appearances 12
previously disallowed debuts 1

FRUGALLY

word       length      
FLAGFALL * 8
FRUGALLY 8 pangram, debut
FULGURAL 8
FURFURAL 8
GAYFULLY 8
LALLYGAG 8
ALFALFA 7
ARRAYAL 7
ARUGULA 7
AUFLAUF 7
AUGURAL 7 disallowed elsewhere
AURALLY 7 debut
FALLGUY * 7
FARFARA 7
FLAGARY 7
FUGALLY 7
GALLFLY * 7
GRAYLAG * 7
GYRALLY 7
RURALLY 7 debut
AFFRAY 6
AGRAFF 6
ALULAR 6
ARGALA 6
ARGUFY 6
ARGYLL 6
AUGURY 6 debut
FALLAL 6
FARFAL 6
FLAGGY 6
FRUGAL 6 debut
GARRYA 6
GAYFUL 6
GLAURY 6
GRAYLY 6
LAULAU 6
LAURYL 6
RAGULY 6
RUGULA 6
YAGURA 6
AFARA 5
AGGRY 5
ALALA 5
ALARY 5
ALGAL 5 allowed elsewhere
ALLAY 5
ALLYL 5
ALULA 5
ARARA 5
ARFAL 5
ARGAL 5
ARRAY 5
ARURA 5
AUGUR 5
AURAL 5 debut
AURAR 5
AYLLU 5
FAFFY 5
FLAFF 5
FLARY 5
FUGAL 5
FULLA 5
FURAL 5
GAFFA 5
GAGGY 5
GALLU 5
GALLY 5
GARRY 5
GARUA 5
GAURA 5
GAYAL 5
GAYLY 5
GLARY 5
GLAUR 5
GRAFF 5
GUARA 5
GULAG 5
GULAL 5
GULAR 5
GYRAL 5
LAGGY 5 allowed elsewhere
LALLY 5
LARRY 5
LAURA 5
LUFFA 5
RAGGA 5
RAGGY 5
RALLY 5
RUGAL 5
RURAL 5 debut
YARAY 5
YARFA 5
YURLA 5
AFAR 4
AFFY 4
AFLY 4
AGAL 4
AGAR 4
AGRA 4
AGUA 4
ALAR 4
ALGA 4
ALLY 4
ARYL 4
AULA 4
AURA 4
FAAL 4
FAFF 4
FALL 4
FARL 4
FAUR 4
FLAG 4 debut
FLAY 4
FRAG 4 debut
FRAU 4
FRAY 4
FUAR 4
FUGA 4
GAFF 4 debut
GAGA 4
GALA 4
GALL 4
GAUR 4
GRAF 4
GRAY 4 debut
GUAR 4
GUGA 4
GULA 4
GYRA 4
LALL 4
LARF 4
LAYA 4
LUAU 4
LYRA 4
RAFF 4
RAGA 4 debut, previously disallowed
RAGG 4
RAGU 4 allowed elsewhere
RARF 4
RAYA 4
RUGA 4
RYAL 4
UGAL 4
YAAR 4
YAFF 4
YARG 4
YARL 4
YARR 4
YAUL 4
YAYA 4
YUGA 4

* compound(ish) word

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