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August 18, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 18, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter CAEHKMT
Spelling Bee for August 18, 2018

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Center letter M: September 4, 2023

words: 151
score: 776 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 9
bingo: yes

cmp 5 7 8 9 10 tot
C - 1 1 1 1 4
E 1 - - - - 1
H - - 1 - - 1
M - - - 1 1 2
T - 1 - - - 1
tot 1 2 2 2 2 9

debut appearances 19
previously disallowed debuts 1

CHECKMATE, MATCHMAKE, MATCHMAKEE

word       length      
CHEEKTEETH * 10
HACKMATACK 10
MATCHMAKEE * 10 pangram
TACAMAHACA 10
CHACHACHA 9
CHECKMATE * 9 pangram, debut
HEMACHATE 9
MATCHMAKE * 9 pangram, debut
TACAMAHAC 9
TACMAHACK 9
ATHECATE 8
ATTACKEE 8
CACHETTE 8
CHAKACHA 8
CHATCHKA 8
CHATCHKE 8
CHATMATE * 8
CHATTACK 8
HACKETTE 8
HATCHECK * 8 debut
ACETATE 7
ACHAETE 7
AECHMEA 7
ATTACCA 7
ATTACHE 7 debut
CACHACA 7
CAKETTE 7
CATHECT 7
CATMEAT * 7
CETACEA 7
CHAETAE 7
CHAMCHA 7
CHAMECK 7
CHATAKA 7
CHATTAK 7
CHATTEE 7
CHEATEE 7
CHEETAH 7 debut
CHEKMAK 7
HATCHEK 7
HATCHET 7 debut
KACHCHA 7
MACHACA 7
MACHETE 7 debut
MACTATE 7
MATCHET 7
TEACAKE * 7 debut
TECTATE 7
THECATE 7
ACHATE 6
ACMAEA 6
ACTEME 6
AMACHA 6
ATTACH 6
ATTACK 6 debut
CACHET 6 debut
CAMACA 6
CHACHA 6
CHACMA 6
CHAETA 6
CHATTA 6
CHECHE 6
CHEEKE 6
CHETAH 6
CHETAK 6
ECHEME 6
HACKEE 6
MATCHA 6
MECATE 6
TACKET 6
TEACHE 6
THATCH 6
THECAE 6
ACETA 5
ACKEE 5
CACHE 5
CAECA 5
CATCH 5
CATTE 5
CHAAT 5
CHACK 5
CHAMA 5
CHATE 5
CHEAT 5 debut
CHECK 5
CHEEK 5
CHEEM 5
CHEKA 5
CHETH 5
EETCH 5
EMCEE * 5
HACEK 5
HATCH 5
HECHT 5
KACHA 5
KECAK 5
KEECH 5
KETCH 5 debut
MACHE 5
MATCH 5
MEACH 5
MECCA 5 debut
MECHA 5
MEECH 5
TACET 5
TACHE 5
TATAC 5
TEACH 5 debut
TECTA 5
TETCH 5
THACK 5
THECA 5
ACCA 4
ACHA 4
ACHE 4
ACME 4 debut
ACTA 4
CACA 4
CACK 4
CAKE 4
CAMA 4
CAME 4 debut
CATE 4
CATH 4
CECA 4
CETE 4
CHAM 4
CHAT 4
CHEE 4
CHEM 4 disallowed elsewhere
CHET 4
EACH 4
ECCE 4
ECHT 4
ECKA 4
ETCH 4
HACK 4
HECH 4
HECK 4
KACK 4
KECK 4
MACA 4
MACE 4 debut
MACH 4
MACK 4 disallowed elsewhere
MECK 4
TACE 4
TACH 4 debut, previously disallowed
TACK 4 debut
TACT 4
TECH 4

* compound(ish) word

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