August 4, 2018: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 4, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 4, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AL.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for August 4, 2018

words: 176
score: 751 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 10
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AB x 2	AL x 15	AP x 5
ALA x 4	ALB x 2	ALK x 2	ALL x 4	ALO x 3
BA x 10	BL x 13	BO x 13	BY x 2
KA x 7	KL x 2	KO x 7
LA x 13	LO x 22
OB x 2	OK x 1	OL x 3	OO x 1	OP x 1
PA x 20	PL x 12	PO x 17	PY x 1
YA x 2	YO x 5

cmp	5	6	7	8	tot
B	-	2	1	-	3
L	1	-	-	3	4
P	-	-	1	2	3
tot	1	2	2	5	10

PLAYBOOK

word	length
ABLY	4
ABOLLA	6
ALAAP	5
ALALA	5
ALAP	4
ALAPA	5
ALBA	4
ALBOLL	6
ALKY	4
ALKYL	5
ALLAY	5
ALLOY	5
ALLY	4
ALLYL	5
ALOLL	5
ALOO	4
ALOP	4
APALA	5
APOLLO	6	disallowed elsewhere
APPAL	5
APPALL	6
APPLY	5
BAAL	4
BABALA	6
BABBLY	6
BALBOA	6
BALK	4
BALKY	5
BALL	4
BALLBOY	* 7	allowed elsewhere
BALLY	5
BALOO	5
BLAA	4
BLAB	4
BLABBY	6
BLAK	4
BLAY	4
BLOAK	5
BLOB	4
BLOBBY	6
BLOLLY	6
BLOOK	5
BLOOP	5
BLOOPY	6
BLOP	4
BOBBLY	6
BOBBOL	6
BOBOL	5
BOLA	4
BOLK	4
BOLL	4
BOLO	4
BOOBYALLA	9
BOOKLY	6
BOOL	4
BOOLY	5
BOYLA	5
BOYLY	5
BYPLAY	* 6
BYPOLL	* 6
KABALA	6
KABBALA	7
KALLALOO	8
KALO	4
KALPA	5
KALPAK	6
KAPALA	6
KLAP	4
KLAPA	5
KOALA	5
KOLA	4
KOLAK	5
KOLK	4
KOLLYBA	7
KOLO	4
KOLOA	5
LABBA	5
LABLAB	6
LAKY	4
LALL	4
LALLY	5
LALO	4
LAOYA	5
LAPA	4
LAPALAPA	8
LAPPA	5
LAPPY	5
LAYA	4
LAYBY	* 5
LOBAL	5
LOBBY	5
LOBLOLLY	* 8	allowed elsewhere
LOBO	4
LOBOLA	6
LOBOLO	6
LOKAO	5
LOLL	4
LOLLOP	6
LOLLOPY	7
LOLLY	5
LOLLYPOP	* 8
LOOB	4
LOOBY	5
LOOK	4
LOOKBOOK	* 8	allowed elsewhere
LOOKY	5
LOOP	4
LOOPY	5
LOPPY	5
LOYAL	5
LOYALLY	7
OBOL	4
OBOLO	5
OKAYLY	6
OLAY	4
OLLA	4
OLLAY	5
OOLAK	5
OPAL	4
PAKALOLO	8
PAKOL	5
PALA	4
PALAK	5
PALAPA	6	allowed elsewhere
PALAY	5
PALL	4
PALLA	5
PALLY	5
PALOLO	6
PALOOKA	7
PALP	4	allowed elsewhere
PALPABLY	8
PALPAL	6
PALY	4
PAOLO	5
PAPAL	5
PAPALLY	7
PAYABLY	7
PAYOLA	6
PLAP	4
PLAY	4
PLAYA	5
PLAYBALL	* 8
PLAYBOOK	* 8	pangram
PLAYBOY	* 7
PLOOK	5
PLOOKY	6
PLOOP	5
PLOP	4
PLOPPY	6
PLOY	4
POKAL	5
POLA	4
POLAO	5
POLKA	5
POLL	4
POLLY	5
POLO	4
POLY	4
POLYABOLO	9
POLYALLYL	9
POLYKAY	7
POLYOL	6
POLYP	5
POLYPOLY	8
POOL	4
POPOLO	6
POPPLY	6
PYLA	4
YAKAL	5
YAKALO	6
YOAL	4
YOLA	4
YOLK	4
YOLKY	5
YOLO	4

* compound(ish) word

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