August 6, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 6, 2018, 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 . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter N: November 25, 2024Center letter B: October 29, 2023
Center letter L: May 31, 2020
Center letter I: September 12, 2019
words: 219
score: 999 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 10
plurals: 2
bingo: yes
A x 38
B x 54
D x 34
H x 29
I x 16
L x 20
N x 28
4L x 63
5L x 67
6L x 53
7L x 20
8L x 11
9L x 3
10L x 1
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| B | 13 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 54 |
| D | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 34 |
| H | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 29 |
| I | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 16 |
| L | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 20 |
| N | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 28 |
| tot | 63 | 67 | 53 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 219 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AA x 1 | AB x 8 | AD x 6 | AH x 2 | AI x 1 | AL x 11 | AN x 9 |
| BA x 42 | BH x 3 | BI x 3 | BL x 6 | |||
| DA x 21 | DH x 6 | DI x 7 | ||||
| HA x 27 | HI x 2 | |||||
| IB x 1 | ID x 1 | IL x 5 | IN x 9 | |||
| LA x 17 | LI x 3 | |||||
| NA x 23 | NI x 5 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| A | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| B | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| H | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| I | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| tot | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| plu | 4 | 5 | tot |
| I | 1 | - | 1 |
| L | - | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| debut appearances | 15 |
HANDBILL
| word | length | |||
| AALII | 5 | |||
| ABADA | 5 | |||
| ABANAL | 6 | |||
| ABANDANNAAD | 11 | |||
| ABANDANNAD | 10 | |||
| ABBA | 4 | |||
| ABDAL | 5 | |||
| ABHAL | 5 | |||
| ABILLA | 6 | |||
| ADAD | 4 | |||
| ADAH | 4 | |||
| ADDA | 4 | |||
| ADHAN | 5 | |||
| ADLAND | * 6 | |||
| ADLIB | * 5 | |||
| AHAAINA | 7 | |||
| AHIND | 5 | |||
| AIDID | 5 | |||
| ALAIHI | 6 | |||
| ALALA | 5 | |||
| ALALIA | 6 | |||
| ALAN | 4 | |||
| ALAND | 5 | |||
| ALANNA | 6 | |||
| ALBA | 4 | |||
| ALBAN | 5 | |||
| ALBINAL | 7 | |||
| ALIBI | 5 | |||
| ALLIIN | 6 | |||
| ANAL | 4 | |||
| ANAN | 4 | |||
| ANANA | 5 | |||
| ANIL | 4 | |||
| ANILID | 6 | |||
| ANILIID | 7 | |||
| ANILLIN | 7 | |||
| ANNA | 4 | |||
| ANNAL | 5 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| BAAL | 4 | |||
| BABA | 4 | |||
| BABALA | 6 | |||
| BABLAH | 6 | |||
| BADIAN | 6 | |||
| BADLA | 5 | |||
| BADLAND | * 7 | |||
| BAHADA | 6 | |||
| BAIL | 4 | |||
| BAILA | 5 | |||
| BAILI | 5 | |||
| BAILLI | 6 | |||
| BAIN | 4 | |||
| BAININ | 6 | |||
| BALADIN | 7 | |||
| BALANDA | 7 | |||
| BALANID | 7 | |||
| BALD | 4 | |||
| BALIAN | 6 | |||
| BALL | 4 | |||
| BALLABILI | 9 | |||
| BALLAD | 6 | |||
| BALLAN | 6 | |||
| BALLIA | 6 | |||
| BANABA | 6 | |||
| BANAL | 5 | debut | ||
| BANANA | 6 | |||
| BAND | 4 | debut | ||
| BANDA | 5 | |||
| BANDAID | * 7 | |||
| BANDALA | 7 | |||
| BANDANA | 7 | debut | ||
| BANDANNA | 8 | debut | ||
| BANDH | 5 | |||
| BANDHA | 6 | |||
| BANDHANI | 8 | |||
| BANDINI | 7 | |||
| BANI | 4 | |||
| BANIA | 5 | |||
| BANIAN | 6 | |||
| BANNA | 5 | |||
| BANNIAN | 7 | |||
| BHABHI | 6 | |||
| BHAI | 4 | |||
| BHAND | 5 | |||
| BILABIAL | 8 | |||
| BILAND | 6 | |||
| BINNA | 5 | |||
| BLAA | 4 | |||
| BLAB | 4 | |||
| BLAD | 4 | |||
| BLAH | 4 | |||
| BLAIN | 5 | |||
| BLAND | 5 | debut | ||
| DAAD | 4 | |||
| DAAL | 4 | |||
| DAANA | 5 | |||
| DABBA | 5 | |||
| DADA | 4 | |||
| DADDA | 5 | |||
| DAHABIAH | 8 | |||
| DAHI | 4 | |||
| DAHL | 4 | |||
| DAHLIA | 6 | debut | ||
| DALA | 4 | |||
| DALAAL | 6 | |||
| DALADALA | 8 | |||
| DALAL | 5 | |||
| DALI | 4 | |||
| DALL | 4 | |||
| DANA | 4 | |||
| DANAID | 6 | |||
| DAND | 4 | |||
| DANDA | 5 | |||
| DANDI | 5 | |||
| DHAAL | 5 | |||
| DHABA | 5 | |||
| DHABIHA | 7 | |||
| DHABIHAH | 8 | |||
| DHAL | 4 | |||
| DHANIA | 6 | |||
| DIAD | 4 | |||
| DIAL | 4 | |||
| DIALID | 6 | |||
| DIALIN | 6 | |||
| DIDNA | 5 | |||
| DILAL | 5 | |||
| DINNA | 5 | |||
| HABDALAH | 8 | |||
| HABNAB | 6 | |||
| HADADA | 6 | |||
| HADAL | 5 | |||
| HADD | 4 | |||
| HADNA | 5 | |||
| HAHA | 4 | |||
| HAHNIID | 7 | |||
| HAIL | 4 | debut | ||
| HAIN | 4 | |||
| HALA | 4 | |||
| HALAL | 5 | debut | ||
| HALALA | 6 | |||
| HALALAH | 7 | |||
| HALDI | 5 | |||
| HALID | 5 | |||
| HALL | 4 | debut | ||
| HALLAH | 6 | |||
| HALLAL | 6 | |||
| HALLALI | 7 | |||
| HALLAN | 6 | |||
| HANAI | 5 | |||
| HAND | 4 | |||
| HANDBALL | * 8 | debut | ||
| HANDBILL | * 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| HANDI | 5 | |||
| HANDLAID | * 8 | |||
| HILA | 4 | |||
| HILAL | 5 | |||
| IBALIID | 7 | |||
| IDDAH | 5 | |||
| ILALA | 5 | |||
| ILIA | † 4 | |||
| ILIAD | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| ILIAL | 5 | |||
| ILLABIAL | 8 | |||
| INBAND | * 6 | |||
| INDABA | 6 | |||
| INDAN | 5 | |||
| INDIA | 5 | |||
| INIA | 4 | |||
| INIAD | 5 | |||
| INIAL | 5 | |||
| INLAID | * 6 | debut | ||
| INLAND | * 6 | debut | ||
| LABANA | 6 | |||
| LABBA | 5 | |||
| LABIA | † 5 | |||
| LABIAL | 6 | |||
| LABIID | 6 | |||
| LABLAB | 6 | |||
| LABNA | 5 | |||
| LABNAH | 6 | |||
| LAID | 4 | |||
| LAIN | 4 | |||
| LALL | 4 | |||
| LALLAN | 6 | |||
| LALLAND | 7 | |||
| LANA | 4 | |||
| LANAI | 5 | |||
| LAND | 4 | |||
| LANIID | 6 | |||
| LIANA | 5 | |||
| LIBIDINAL | 9 | debut | ||
| LILA | 4 | |||
| NAAI | 4 | |||
| NAAN | 4 | |||
| NABAL | 5 | |||
| NABAN | 5 | |||
| NABI | 4 | |||
| NABID | 5 | |||
| NABLA | 5 | |||
| NADA | 4 | |||
| NAIAD | 5 | debut | ||
| NAIB | 4 | |||
| NAIDID | 6 | |||
| NAIL | 4 | |||
| NAIN | 4 | |||
| NALA | 4 | |||
| NALL | 4 | |||
| NALLA | 5 | |||
| NALLAH | 6 | |||
| NANA | 4 | |||
| NANDID | 6 | |||
| NANDINA | 7 | |||
| NANDINIID | 9 | |||
| NANNA | 5 | |||
| NANNAN | 6 | |||
| NIDAL | 5 | |||
| NIDDA | 5 | |||
| NIDDAH | 6 | |||
| NINA | 4 | |||
| NINDAN | 6 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun