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July 8, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from July 8, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LO.


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center letter OAFHLTY
Spelling Bee for July 8, 2018

words: 153
score: 625 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 14
bingo: yes

A x 17
F x 25
H x 28
L x 27
O x 15
T x 33
Y x 8

4L x 55
5L x 54
6L x 23
7L x 14
8L x 6
9L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 3 10 1 1 1 1 17
F 4 8 6 3 4 - 25
H 9 10 5 3 1 - 28
L 9 11 4 3 - - 27
O 10 4 1 - - - 15
T 14 10 5 4 - - 33
Y 6 1 1 - - - 8
tot 55 54 23 14 6 1 153

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AF x 2 AH x 2 AL x 10 AT x 1 AY x 2
FA x 2 FL x 8 FO x 14 FY x 1
HA x 9 HO x 19
LA x 4 LO x 23
LOA x 4 LOF x 3 LOL x 3 LOO x 4 LOT x 6 LOY x 3
OA x 2 OF x 3 OL x 4 OO x 4 OT x 2
TA x 7 TH x 2 TO x 24
YA x 2 YO x 6

cmp 6 7 8 tot
F 1 3 4 8
H - 2 - 2
L 1 - - 1
O 1 - - 1
T 1 1 - 2
tot 4 6 4 14

debut appearances 32

HAYLOFT

word       length      
AFLOAT 6 debut
AFOOT 5 debut
AHOOL 5
AHOY 4
ALLOT 5 debut
ALLOY 5 debut
ALOFT 5 debut
ALOHA 5 debut
ALOLL 5
ALOO 4
ALOOF 5
ALOOFLY 7 debut
ALTHO 5
ALTO 4 debut
ATOLL 5 debut
AYATOLLA 8
AYATOLLAH 9 debut
FALLO 5
FALLOFF * 7
FLATFOOT * 8 debut
FLOAT 5 debut
FLOATY 6 debut
FLOOF 5
FLOOFY 6
FLOTA 5
FLYLOFT * 7
FLYOFF * 6
FOAL 4
FOALFOOT * 8
FOLLY 5 debut
FOLYL 5
FOOF 4
FOOFOO 6
FOOFY 5
FOOL 4
FOOT 4
FOOTFALL * 8 debut
FOOTHALT * 8
FOOTHOT * 7
FOOTLY 6
FOOTY 5
FYLFOT 6
HALLALOO 8
HALLO 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
HALLOA 6
HALLOO 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
HALLOT 6
HALLOTH 7
HALO 4 debut
HALOO 5
HAYLOFT * 7 perfect pangram, debut
HOLA 4
HOLLA 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
HOLLO 5
HOLLOA 6
HOLLY 5 debut
HOLO 4
HOLT 4
HOLY 4 debut
HOOF 4
HOOFY 5
HOOHAH 6
HOOLY 5
HOOT 4
HOOTY 5
HOTFOOT * 7
HOTLY 5
HOTT 4
HOTTY 5
HOYA 4
LAHOH 5
LALO 4
LAOYA 5
LAYOFF * 6 debut
LOAF 4
LOATH 5 debut
LOATHLY 7 debut
LOATHY 6
LOFF 4
LOFT 4
LOFTY 5
LOLL 4
LOLLY 5
LOLOT 5
LOOF 4
LOOFA 5
LOOFAH 6 debut
LOOT 4
LOTA 4
LOTAH 5
LOTH 4
LOTHLY 6
LOTTA 5
LOTTO 5
LOYAL 5 debut
LOYALLY 7 debut
LOYALTY 7 debut
OATH 4
OATY 4
OFFAL 5
OFFLAY * 6
OFFY 4
OLAY 4
OLLA 4
OLLAH 5
OLLAY 5
OOAA 4
OOFF 4
OOFY 4
OOYAH 5
OTOY 4
OTTO 4
TAHO 4
TALAYOT 7
TALLOT 6
TALLYHO * 7 debut
TATOO 5
TATTOO 6
TAYO 4
THOFT 5
THOTTY 6
TOAT 4
TOATY 5
TOFALL * 6
TOFF 4
TOFFY 5
TOFT 4
TOHO 4
TOLA 4
TOLAH 5
TOLL 4
TOLLY 5
TOLT 4
TOLYL 5
TOOL 4
TOOT 4
TOOTH 5
TOOTHLY 7
TOOTHY 6
TOTA 4
TOTAL 5 debut
TOTALLY 7 debut
TOTO 4
TOTTY 5
TOYO 4
YAHOO 5
YAYO 4
YOAL 4
YOHO 4
YOLA 4
YOLO 4
YOOHOO 6
YOYO 4

* compound(ish) word

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