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May 11, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 11, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with CY.


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 CEFHILY
Spelling Bee for May 11, 2018

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words: 95
score: 464 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 1
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CE x 7 CH x 24 CI x 5 CL x 6 CY x 5
CYC x 4 CYL x 1
EC x 5 EL x 2
FE x 4 FI x 4 FL x 6 FY x 1
HE x 1 HI x 1 HY x 1
IC x 3
LE x 7 LI x 6 LY x 3
YE x 4

cmp 9 tot
L 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 28

CHIEFLY

word       length      
CECIL 5
CEIL 4
CEILI 5
CELL 4 debut
CELLI 5 debut
CELLIE 6
CELLY 5
CHECHE 6
CHEE 4
CHEF 4 debut
CHEFFY 6
CHEFLY 6
CHIC 4 debut
CHICH 5
CHICHI 6 debut
CHICLE 6 debut
CHICLY 6 debut
CHIEF 5 debut
CHIEFLY 7 perfect pangram, debut
CHIEL 5
CHIFF 5
CHILE 5
CHILI 5 debut
CHILL 5 debut
CHILLI 6
CHILLILY 8
CHILLY 6 debut
CHYLE 5
CHYLIC 6
CHYLIFIC 8
CHYLIFY 7
CICELY 6 allowed elsewhere
CIEL 4
CILICE 6
CILL 4
CILLY 5
CLECHE 6
CLECHY 6
CLEF 4 debut
CLICHE 6 debut
CLIFF 5 debut
CLIFFY 6
CYCLE 5 debut
CYCLI 5
CYCLIC 6 debut
CYCLICLY 8
CYLE 4
ECCE 4
ECCHI 5
ECCLE 5
ECHELLE 7
ECYCLE 6
ELCHI 5
ELICHE 6
FECHFECH 8
FELCH 5
FELICIFIC 9
FELLIC 6
FICE 4
FICHE 5 debut
FILCH 5 debut
FILICIC 7
FLECHE 6
FLEECE 6 debut
FLEECH 6
FLEECILY 8
FLEECY 6 allowed elsewhere
FLIC 4
FYCE 4
HECH 4
HILCH 5
HYLIC 5
ICEY 4
ICICLE 6 debut
ICILY 5 debut
LECCY 5
LECH 4 debut
LECHI 5
LECHY 5
LEECH 5 debut
LEECHEE 7
LEECHY 6
LICE 4 debut
LICEY 5
LICH 4
LICHEE 6
LICHI 5
LIFECYCLE * 9
LYCEE 5
LYCH 4
LYCHEE 6 debut
YECCH 5 debut
YECCHY 6
YECH 4 debut
YECHY 5

* compound(ish) word

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