August 16, 2024: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 16, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 16, 2024, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for August 16, 2024

Related puzzles

Center letter Y: December 8, 2021
Center letter R: February 29, 2020
Center letter L: September 19, 2019
Center letter B: June 1, 2018

words: 226
score: 1,099 pts
pangrams: 5
compounds: 12
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	tot
B	2	1	-	3
R	-	2	1	3
T	2	4	-	6
tot	4	7	1	12

ARBOROLATRY, BABYOLATRY, LABORATORY, OBLATORY, ROTATABLY

word	length
ARBOROLATRY	11	pangram
ARROTOLATA	10
BABYOLATRY	10	pangram
LABORATORY	10	pangram
ROTABLATOR	10
ARBORATOR	9
ARTOLATRY	9
ROTATABLY	9	pangram
TATTARARA	9
AYATOLLA	8
BARRATOR	8
BARRATRY	8
OBLATORY	8	pangram
ROLLATOR	8
ROOTBALL	* 8
ROTATORY	8
TARTARLY	8
TATARARA	8
TOORALOO	8
ABBOTRY	7
ABLATOR	7
ABORTAL	7
ATTABOY	7
BATABOB	7
BATOORA	7
BOOTBOY	* 7
BORATTO	7
LOYALTY	7
LYRATOL	7
LYRATYL	7
ORATORY	7
RATABLY	7
RATATAT	* 7
ROBOTRY	7
ROOTROT	* 7
ROTATOR	7
ROTTOLO	7
ROYALTY	7
TALAYOT	7
TALLBOY	* 7
TARATOR	7
TARBALL	* 7
TOLLBAR	* 7
TOOLBAR	* 7
TORBALL	7
TOTALLY	7
TOTAROL	7
TOTOABA	7
ABATOR	6
ALBATA	6
AORTAL	6
ATABAL	6
ATLATL	6
BALATA	6
BALLOT	6
BARAAT	6
BARBAT	6
BAROTO	6
BARYTA	6
BATATA	6
BATBOY	* 6
BLOATY	6
BLOTTO	6
BLOTTY	6
BORATO	6
BOTTLO	6
BOYTOY	* 6
BRATTY	6
OBLATA	6
ORATOR	6
RABATO	6
RATTLY	6
ROBATA	6
ROTARY	6
ROTOLO	6
ROTTOL	6
TAARAB	6
TALBOT	6
TALLAT	6
TALLOT	6
TARBOY	* 6
TARTAR	6
TARTLY	6
TATARA	6
TATTOO	6
TOOART	6
TOTARA	6
TOYBOY	* 6
TROLLY	6
TROTRO	6
TROTYL	6
YAOORT	6
ABBOT	5
ABORT	5
ALLOT	5
ALTAR	5
AORTA	5
ARTAB	5
ARTAL	5
ATALL	5
ATOLL	5
ATRAY	5
ATTAR	5
BALOT	5
BATAB	5
BATTA	5
BATTY	5
BLART	5
BLOAT	5
BLORT	5
BOART	5
BOATY	5
BOLTY	5
BOORT	5
BOOTY	5
BOTTY	5
LOLOT	5
LOTTA	5
LOTTO	5
LYART	5
LYTTA	5
ORTOL	5
OTARY	5
OTTAR	5
RABAT	5
RABOT	5
RATAL	5
RATLY	5
RATTY	5
ROBOT	5
ROOTY	5
RORTY	5
ROTAL	5
ROTOR	5
ROTTA	5
RYBAT	5
TABBY	5
TABLA	5
TABOO	5
TABOR	5
TALAB	5
TALAR	5
TALLA	5
TALLY	5
TAROT	5
TARRY	5
TARTY	5
TATOO	5
TATTA	5
TATTY	5
TAYRA	5
TOATY	5
TOBRA	5
TOLAR	5
TOLLY	5
TOLYL	5
TORAL	5
TORTA	5
TOTAL	5
TOTTY	5
TRATT	5
TROAT	5
TROLL	5
YAORT	5
YATRA	5
YATTA	5
ALTA	4
ALTO	4
ARTY	4
ATAR	4
ATTA	4
AYAT	4
BATA	4
BATT	4
BLAT	4
BLOT	4
BOAT	4
BOLT	4
BOOT	4
BORT	4
BOTA	4
BOTO	4
BOTT	4
BRAT	4
LATA	4
LOOT	4
LOTA	4
OART	4
OATY	4
OTOY	4
OTTO	4
RATA	4
RATO	4
ROOT	4
RORT	4
ROTA	4
ROTL	4
ROTO	4
RYOT	4
TALA	4
TALL	4
TARO	4
TART	4
TATA	4
TATT	4
TAYO	4
TOAT	4
TOBY	4
TOLA	4
TOLL	4
TOLT	4
TOOL	4
TOOT	4
TORA	4
TORO	4
TORR	4
TORT	4
TORY	4
TOTA	4
TOTO	4
TOYO	4
TRAY	4
TROT	4
TROY	4
TYRO	4
YATT	4

* compound(ish) word

AB x 6	AL x 5	AO x 2	AR x 7	AT x 9	AY x 2
BA x 19	BL x 8	BO x 18	BR x 2
LA x 2	LO x 6	LY x 4
OA x 2	OB x 2	OR x 3	OT x 4
RA x 11	RO x 25	RY x 2
TA x 38	TO x 34	TR x 9	TY x 1
YA x 5

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