June 1, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from June 1, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LA.
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.
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.
Related puzzles
Center letter T: August 16, 2024Center letter Y: December 8, 2021
Center letter R: February 29, 2020
Center letter L: September 19, 2019
words: 214
score: 1,050 pts
pangrams: 5
compounds: 15
plurals: 2
bingo: yes
A x 33
B x 116
L x 19
O x 8
R x 15
T x 17
Y x 6
4L x 55
5L x 66
6L x 52
7L x 25
8L x 7
9L x 4
10L x 4
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 33 |
| B | 40 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 116 |
| L | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 19 |
| O | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| R | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 15 |
| T | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| Y | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| tot | 55 | 66 | 52 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 214 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AB x 14 | AL x 5 | AR x 12 | AT x 2 |
| BA x 41 | BL x 15 | BO x 52 | BR x 8 |
| LA x 10 | LO x 9 | ||
| LAB x 8 | LAR x 1 | LAY x 1 | |
| OB x 6 | OR x 2 | ||
| RA x 5 | RO x 9 | RY x 1 | |
| TA x 10 | TO x 7 | ||
| YA x 4 | YO x 2 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| B | - | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| L | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| R | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T | - | 2 | 4 | - | 6 |
| tot | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| plu | 5 | 6 | tot |
| L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| debut appearances | 47 |
ARBOROLATRY, BABYOLATRY, LABORATORY, OBLATORY, ROTATABLY
| word | length | |||
| ABATOR | 6 | |||
| ABAYA | 5 | |||
| ABBA | 4 | |||
| ABBOT | 5 | debut | ||
| ABBOTRY | 7 | |||
| ABLATOR | 7 | |||
| ABLY | 4 | debut | ||
| ABOB | 4 | |||
| ABOLLA | 6 | |||
| ABORAL | 6 | |||
| ABORALLY | 8 | |||
| ABORT | 5 | debut | ||
| ABORTAL | 7 | |||
| ABRA | 4 | |||
| ALBA | 4 | |||
| ALBATA | 6 | |||
| ALBOLL | 6 | |||
| ALLOBAR | 7 | |||
| ALOBAR | 6 | |||
| ARABA | 5 | |||
| ARAROBA | 7 | |||
| ARBA | 4 | |||
| ARBOR | 5 | debut | ||
| ARBORAL | 7 | |||
| ARBORARY | 8 | |||
| ARBORATOR | 9 | |||
| ARBOROL | 7 | |||
| ARBOROLATRY | 11 | pangram | ||
| AROBA | 5 | |||
| ARROBA | 6 | |||
| ARTAB | 5 | |||
| ATABAL | 6 | |||
| ATTABOY | 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| BAAL | 4 | |||
| BABA | 4 | debut | ||
| BABALA | 6 | |||
| BABBLY | 6 | |||
| BABBY | 5 | |||
| BABOO | 5 | |||
| BABY | 4 | debut | ||
| BABYOLATRY | 10 | pangram | ||
| BALATA | 6 | |||
| BALBOA | 6 | |||
| BALL | 4 | debut | ||
| BALLBOY | * 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| BALLOT | 6 | debut | ||
| BALLY | 5 | |||
| BALOO | 5 | |||
| BALOT | 5 | |||
| BAOBAB | 6 | debut | ||
| BARA | 4 | |||
| BARAAT | 6 | |||
| BARB | 4 | debut | ||
| BARBAL | 6 | |||
| BARBARALYL | 10 | |||
| BARBAT | 6 | |||
| BARBOLA | 7 | |||
| BARBOY | * 6 | |||
| BAROTO | 6 | |||
| BARRA | 5 | |||
| BARRATOR | 8 | |||
| BARRATRY | 8 | |||
| BARRY | 5 | |||
| BARYTA | 6 | |||
| BATA | 4 | |||
| BATAB | 5 | |||
| BATABOB | 7 | |||
| BATATA | 6 | |||
| BATBOY | * 6 | debut | ||
| BATOORA | 7 | |||
| BATT | 4 | |||
| BATTA | 5 | |||
| BATTY | 5 | debut | ||
| BAYA | 4 | |||
| BLAA | 4 | |||
| BLAB | 4 | debut | ||
| BLABBY | 6 | debut | ||
| BLART | 5 | |||
| BLAT | 4 | debut | ||
| BLAY | 4 | |||
| BLOAT | 5 | debut | ||
| BLOATY | 6 | |||
| BLOB | 4 | debut | ||
| BLOBBY | 6 | debut | ||
| BLOLLY | 6 | |||
| BLORT | 5 | |||
| BLOT | 4 | debut | ||
| BLOTTO | 6 | debut | ||
| BLOTTY | 6 | |||
| BOAB | 4 | |||
| BOABY | 5 | |||
| BOAR | 4 | debut | ||
| BOART | 5 | |||
| BOAT | 4 | debut | ||
| BOATY | 5 | |||
| BOBA | 4 | debut | ||
| BOBAR | 5 | |||
| BOBBAR | 6 | |||
| BOBBLY | 6 | |||
| BOBBOL | 6 | |||
| BOBBY | 5 | |||
| BOBO | 4 | |||
| BOBOL | 5 | |||
| BOLA | 4 | debut | ||
| BOLAR | 5 | |||
| BOLL | 4 | debut | ||
| BOLO | 4 | debut | ||
| BOLT | 4 | debut | ||
| BOLTY | 5 | |||
| BOOB | 4 | debut | ||
| BOOBOO | 6 | debut | ||
| BOOBY | 5 | debut | ||
| BOOBYALLA | 9 | |||
| BOOL | 4 | |||
| BOOLY | 5 | |||
| BOOR | 4 | debut | ||
| BOORT | 5 | |||
| BOOT | 4 | debut | ||
| BOOTBOY | * 7 | |||
| BOOTY | 5 | debut | ||
| BOOYA | 5 | |||
| BORA | 4 | |||
| BORAL | 5 | |||
| BORATO | 6 | |||
| BORATTO | 7 | |||
| BORBORBOR | 9 | |||
| BORO | 4 | |||
| BOROLL | 6 | |||
| BORRA | 5 | |||
| BORT | 4 | |||
| BORYL | 5 | |||
| BOTA | 4 | |||
| BOTO | 4 | |||
| BOTT | 4 | |||
| BOTTLO | 6 | |||
| BOTTY | 5 | |||
| BOYAR | 5 | |||
| BOYLA | 5 | |||
| BOYLY | 5 | |||
| BOYO | 4 | |||
| BOYTOY | * 6 | |||
| BRAT | 4 | |||
| BRATTY | 6 | debut | ||
| BRAY | 4 | debut | ||
| BROA | 4 | |||
| BROB | 4 | |||
| BROLLY | 6 | |||
| BROO | 4 | |||
| BROOL | 5 | |||
| LABARA | † 6 | |||
| LABBA | 5 | |||
| LABLAB | 6 | |||
| LABOR | 5 | debut | ||
| LABORAL | 7 | |||
| LABORATORY | 10 | pangram, debut | ||
| LABRA | † 5 | |||
| LABRAL | 6 | |||
| LARB | 4 | |||
| LAYBY | * 5 | |||
| LOBAL | 5 | |||
| LOBAR | 5 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| LOBBY | 5 | debut | ||
| LOBLOLLY | * 8 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| LOBO | 4 | debut | ||
| LOBOLA | 6 | |||
| LOBOLO | 6 | |||
| LOOB | 4 | |||
| LOOBY | 5 | |||
| OBBO | 4 | |||
| OBLATA | 6 | |||
| OBLATORY | 8 | pangram | ||
| OBOL | 4 | |||
| OBOLARY | 7 | |||
| OBOLO | 5 | |||
| ORBY | 4 | |||
| OROBOL | 6 | |||
| RABAB | 5 | |||
| RABAT | 5 | |||
| RABATO | 6 | |||
| RABOT | 5 | |||
| RATABLY | 7 | |||
| ROBAB | 5 | |||
| ROBALO | 6 | |||
| ROBATA | 6 | |||
| ROBOT | 5 | debut | ||
| ROBOTRY | 7 | |||
| ROLLBAR | * 7 | debut | ||
| ROOTBALL | * 8 | |||
| ROTABLATOR | 10 | |||
| ROTATABLY | 9 | pangram | ||
| RYBAT | 5 | |||
| TAARAB | 6 | |||
| TABBY | 5 | debut | ||
| TABLA | 5 | debut | ||
| TABOO | 5 | debut | ||
| TABOR | 5 | debut | ||
| TALAB | 5 | |||
| TALBOT | 6 | |||
| TALLBOY | * 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TARBALL | * 7 | |||
| TARBOY | * 6 | |||
| TOBRA | 5 | |||
| TOBY | 4 | |||
| TOLLBAR | * 7 | |||
| TOOLBAR | * 7 | debut | ||
| TORBALL | 7 | |||
| TOTOABA | 7 | |||
| TOYBOY | * 6 | |||
| YABBA | 5 | |||
| YABBO | 5 | |||
| YABBY | 5 | |||
| YARB | 4 | |||
| YOBBO | 5 | |||
| YOBO | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun