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July 18, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from July 18, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter FACEILM
Spelling Bee for July 18, 2021

words: 107
score: 509 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
compounds: 7
plurals: 1
bingo: yes

A x 8
C x 12
E x 2
F x 64
I x 2
L x 7
M x 12

4L x 37
5L x 21
6L x 20
7L x 15
8L x 12
9L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 2 3 2 1 - - 8
C 4 4 1 2 1 - 12
E - - 2 - - - 2
F 23 11 14 10 5 1 64
I 1 - - 1 - - 2
L 3 1 - - 3 - 7
M 4 2 1 1 3 1 12
tot 37 21 20 15 12 2 107

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AF x 2 AL x 6
CA x 9 CI x 1 CL x 2
EF x 2
FA x 22 FE x 16 FI x 14 FL x 12
IC x 1 IF x 1
LA x 1 LE x 3 LI x 3
MA x 8 ME x 2 MI x 2

cmp 7 8 tot
F 1 1 2
I 1 - 1
L - 3 3
M - 1 1
tot 2 5 7

plu 8 tot
F 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 3

FACEMAIL, MALEFIC, MALEFICAL, MALEFICE

word       length      
FELICIFIC 9
MALEFICAL 9 pangram
CALCIFIC 8
FACEMAIL * 8 pangram
FAMILIAE  8
FAMILIAL 8
FLICFLAC 8
FLIMFLAM 8
LACELEAF * 8
LEAFFALL * 8
LEAFMEAL * 8
MAILFILE * 8
MALEFICE 8 pangram
MELLIFIC 8
ALFALFA 7
CAFFEIC 7
CAFFILA 7
FACECAM * 7
FALAFEL 7
FALCIAL 7
FAMILIA 7
FAMILLE 7
FELAFEL 7
FELICIA 7
FEMALIA 7
FILICAL 7
FILICIC 7
ICEFALL * 7 debut
MALEFIC 7 perfect pangram, debut
AFLAME 6
ALFAIA 6
CAFILA 6
EFFACE 6
EFFELL 6
FACIAL 6
FACILE 6 debut
FAECAL 6
FAFFLE 6
FAILLE 6
FALLAL 6
FECIAL 6
FEELIE 6
FELLIC 6
FEMALE 6
FEMCEE 6
FILIAL 6
FILMIC 6
FLEECE 6
MAFFLE 6
AFACE 5
ALFIL 5
ALIEF 5
CAFFE 5
CALIF 5
CIFAL 5
CLIFF 5
FACIA 5
FAMIL 5
FECAL 5
FELLA 5
FEMME 5
FIFIE 5
FILMI 5
FLAFF 5
FLAIL 5
FLAME 5
FLEAM 5
LIFIE 5
MAFIA 5
MAFIC 5
ALEF 4
ALIF 4
CAFE 4
CAFF 4
CALF 4
CLEF 4
FAAL 4
FACE 4
FAFF 4
FAIL 4
FALL 4
FAME 4
FEAL 4
FEEL 4
FELL 4
FEME 4
FICE 4
FIEF 4
FIFE 4
FIFI 4
FILA 4
FILE 4
FILL 4
FILM 4
FLAM 4
FLEA 4
FLEE 4
FLIC 4
FLIE 4
IFIL 4
LEAF 4
LIEF 4
LIFE 4
MAFE 4
MEFF 4
MIFF 4
MILF 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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