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May 10, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 10, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with CO.


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Please note: This early Spelling Bee result has been re­con­struct­ed from partial records. We feel reason­ably confident about the data below but cannot guar­an­tee perfect accuracy.
center letter ICFMNOR
Spelling Bee for May 10, 2018

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Center letter O: March 12, 2024
Center letter N: April 26, 2021

words: 178
score: 1,055 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
compounds: 8
plurals: 13
bingo: yes

C x 42
F x 27
I x 18
M x 51
N x 23
O x 10
R x 7

4L x 32
5L x 44
6L x 35
7L x 25
8L x 22
9L x 13
10L x 2
11L x 4
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
C 7 10 8 6 5 4 1 1 - 42
F 8 6 7 3 1 1 - 1 - 27
I 5 6 6 1 - - - - - 18
M 6 11 8 8 8 6 1 2 1 51
N 4 4 5 2 6 2 - - - 23
O 1 3 1 4 1 - - - - 10
R 1 4 - 1 1 - - - - 7
tot 32 44 35 25 22 13 2 4 1 178

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CI x 8 CO x 26 CR x 8
COC x 3 COF x 2 COI x 4 COM x 1 CON x 5 COR x 11
FI x 17 FO x 7 FR x 3
IC x 2 IM x 3 IN x 7 IO x 2 IR x 4
MI x 35 MO x 16
NI x 4 NO x 19
OM x 4 ON x 4 OR x 2
RI x 5 RO x 2

cmp 7 8 9 10 tot
M 2 1 4 1 8
tot 2 1 4 1 8

plu 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
C - 4 1 1 1 - - 7
F 1 - - - - - - 1
M - - 1 - - 1 1 3
N - 1 - - - - - 1
O 1 - - - - - - 1
tot 2 5 2 1 1 1 1 13

debut appearances 36

CICONIIFORM, CONFIRM, CONFIRMOR, CONIFORM, CORNIFORM, CORONIFORM, FORNICIFORM

word       length      
CICINNI  7
CICONIIFORM 11 pangram
CINCINNI  8
CION 4
CIRCI  5
CIRIO 5
CIRRI  5 debut
CIRRIFORM 9
COCCI  5 allowed elsewhere
COCCIC 6
COCRICO 7
COFFIN 6 debut
COFOCI  6
COIF 4 debut
COIN 4 debut
COION 5
COIR 4 allowed elsewhere
COMIC 5 debut
CONFIRM 7 perfect pangram, debut
CONFIRMOR 9 pangram
CONI 4
CONIC 5 debut
CONIFORM 8 pangram, debut, disallowed elsewhere
CORINO 6
CORMI 5
CORNI 5
CORNIC 6
CORNIFIC 8
CORNIFORM 9 pangram
CORNIN 6
CORONIFORM 10 pangram
CORONIN 7
CORONION 8
CORRIN 6
CRIM 4
CRIMINI 7
CRIN 4
CRINION 7
CRIOCONIC 9
CROCI  5 debut
CROCIN 6
CROCONIC 8
FICIFORM 8
FICIN 5
FICO 4
FIFI 4
FINIF 5
FINIFF 6
FINNIF 6
FINNIFF 7
FINNOC 6
FINO 4
FIORIN 6
FIORINI 7
FIORINO 7
FIRM 4 debut
FIRN 4
FIRNI 5
FIROIN 6
FOCI  4 debut
FOIN 4
FONIO 5
FORMIC 6 debut
FORMIMINO 9
FORMIN 6
FORNICIFORM 11 pangram
FRICO 5
FRIM 4
FROIN 5
ICON 4 debut
ICONIC 6 debut
IMIN 4
IMINIC 6
IMINO 5
INFIRM 6 debut
INFO 4 debut
INFON 5
INFORM 6 debut
INIMIC 6
INION 5
INRO 4
IONIC 5 debut
IONOMIC 7
IRMOI 5
IRON 4 debut
IRONIC 6 debut
IRORI 5
MICI 4
MICO 4
MICRO 5 debut
MICROCIN 8
MICROCOCCI *  10
MICROCORM 9
MICROFOCI *  9
MICROFORM * 9 debut
MICROION 8
MICROMICRON 11
MICROMINI * 9 allowed elsewhere
MICROMIRROR 11
MICRON 6 debut
MICRONIC 8
MICRONOMICIN 12
MIFF 4 debut
MIMIC 5 debut
MINI 4 debut
MINICOM * 7
MINICOMIC * 9
MINIM 5 debut
MINIMI  6
MINIMIN * 7
MINIMOON * 8
MINION 6 debut
MINMI 5
MINO 4
MINOR 5 debut
MIRIFIC 7
MIRIFICIN 9
MIRIN 5 allowed elsewhere
MIRMIMIC 8
MIRO 4
MIROMIRO 8
MIRROR 6 debut
MOIMOI 6
MOMOIR 6
MONIC 5
MONOFIN 7
MONOI 5
MONOION 7
MONOMINO 8
MOORI 5
MORIC 5
MORICIN 7
MORIFORM 8
MORIN 5
MORION 6
MORMIN 6
MORONIC 7 debut
MORRION 7
NIFF 4
NIMONO 6
NINCOM 6
NINON 5
NOCINO 6
NOIR 4 debut
NOMIC 5
NOMOI  5
NONCOMIC 8
NONI 4
NONIC 5
NONICONIC 9
NONION 6
NONIONIC 8
NONIRON 7
NONIRONIC 9
NONMINOR 8
NONMONIC 8
NONOMINO 8
NORI 4 allowed elsewhere
NORIMON 7
NORIMONO 8
NORRIN 6
OMICRON 7 debut
OMMIN 5
OMNIFIC 7
OMNIFORM 8
ONCOMIR 7
ONION 5 debut
ONOI  4
ONONIN 6
ORCIN 5
ORIFORM 7
RICIN 5 debut
RICINIC 7
RIFF 4 debut
RIMIC 5
RIRORIRO 8
RONIN 5
RORIC 5

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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