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August 12, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 12, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter AMNOTXY
Spelling Bee for August 12, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter O: May 20, 2024
Center letter M: May 25, 2022
Center letter N: June 13, 2019

words: 181
score: 809 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
compounds: 5
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AM x 4 AN x 27 AT x 9 AX x 4 AY x 2
MA x 37 MO x 15 MY x 7
NA x 16 NO x 9
OA x 1 OM x 2 OO x 3 OT x 2
TA x 22 TO x 10 TY x 1
XO x 2
YA x 7 YO x 1

cmp 5 6 7 tot
A 1 - - 1
M - 1 1 2
T - 2 - 2
tot 1 3 1 5

debut appearances 12

TAXONOMY, TAXONYM, TAXONYMY

word       length      
AMANATY 7
AMMA 4
AMMO 4
AMMONO 6
ANAMMOX 7
ANAN 4
ANANA 5
ANANYM 6
ANATMAN 7
ANATOMY 7 debut
ANATTA 6
ANATTO 6
ANAX 4
ANNA 4
ANNATTO 7
ANNONA 6
ANNOTTO 7
ANNOY 5
ANNOYANT 8
ANOA 4
ANOMY 5
ANON 4 debut
ANONA 5
ANONYM 6 disallowed elsewhere
ANONYMA 7
ANTA 4
ANTONYM 7 debut
ANTONYMY 8 debut
ANTY 4
ANXOM 5
ANYON 5
ATAMAN 6
ATAXY 5
ATMAN 5
ATMO 4
ATOM 4
ATOMY 5
ATONY 5
ATTA 4
ATTAMAN 7
AXMAN * 5 debut
AXON 4 debut
AXONY 5
AXOTOMY 7
AYAT 4
AYONT 5
MAAT 4
MAMA 4
MAMMA 5
MAMMON 6
MAMMOTOMY 9
MAMMY 5 disallowed elsewhere
MAMO 4
MAMOTTY 7
MAMOTY 6
MANA 4
MANANA 6
MANAT 5
MANNA 5
MANNAN 6
MANNY 5
MANO 4
MANOAO 6
MANTA 5
MANTO 5
MANTON 6
MANTY 5
MANX 4
MANY 4
MANYAT 6
MANYATA 7
MANYATTA 8
MAOMAO 6
MAON 4
MATAMATA 8
MATAMATAM 9
MATMAN * 6
MATT 4
MATTA 5
MATTY 5
MATY 4
MAYA 4
MAYO 4
MOAN 4
MOANY 5
MOAT 4
MOMMA 5
MONA 4
MONAXON 7
MONOAO 6
MONOAXON 8
MONTAN 6
MONTANT 7
MOOTA 5
MOOTMAN * 7
MOTA 4
MOXA 4
MOYAMOYA 8
MYNA 4
MYOANATOMY 10
MYOMA 5
MYOMATA 7
MYXA 4
MYXOMA 6
MYXOMATA 8
NAAM 4
NAAN 4
NAAT 4
NANA 4
NANNA 5
NANNAN 6
NANNY 5
NANO 4
NANOTOMY 8
NANTO 5
NANTY 5
NATANT 6
NATO 4
NATTO 5
NATTY 5
NATYA 5
NOMA 4
NONAOXO 7
NONMAN 6
NONNA 5
NONTAX 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
NOTA 4
NOTAM 5
NOXA 4
NOYAN 5
OATY 4
OMATA 5
OMATO 5
OOAA 4
OOTAXA 6
OOTAXON 7
OTAMAN 6
OTTOMAN 7 debut
TAAN 4
TAMMY 5
TANA 4
TANNA 5
TANNOY 6
TANTO 5
TANTY 5
TANYA 5
TANYAN 6
TATA 4
TATOO 5
TATT 4
TATTA 5
TATTOO 6
TATTY 5
TAXA 4 debut
TAXMAN * 6 debut
TAXON 5 debut
TAXONOMY 8 pangram, debut
TAXONYM 7 perfect pangram
TAXONYMY 8 pangram
TAYO 4
TOAT 4
TOATY 5
TOMA 4
TOMAN 5
TOMATO 6
TONA 4
TONNATO 7
TONYA 5
TOTA 4
TOYMAN * 6
TYAN 4
XOANA 5
XOANON 6
YAMAMOMO 8
YANA 4
YANO 4
YATT 4
YATTA 5
YAYA 4
YAYO 4
YOTTATON 8

* compound(ish) word

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