August 27, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 27, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with HY.
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 A: September 13, 2023Center letter P: August 21, 2022
Center letter T: September 27, 2021
words: 124
score: 552 pts
pangrams: 5
perfect: 1
compounds: 3
bingo: yes
A x 12
E x 9
H x 48
M x 17
P x 10
T x 25
Y x 3
4L x 45
5L x 36
6L x 23
7L x 11
8L x 5
9L x 3
10L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| A | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| E | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| H | 21 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| M | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 17 |
| P | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| T | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 25 |
| Y | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| tot | 45 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 124 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AH x 3 | AM x 1 | AP x 6 | AT x 1 | AY x 1 |
| EA x 2 | EM x 2 | EP x 2 | ET x 2 | EY x 1 |
| HA x 18 | HE x 18 | HM x 1 | HY x 11 | |
| HYE x 1 | HYP x 9 | HYT x 1 | ||
| MA x 8 | ME x 6 | MY x 3 | ||
| PA x 3 | PE x 2 | PH x 5 | ||
| TA x 3 | TE x 7 | TH x 14 | TY x 1 | |
| YA x 1 | YE x 2 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| H | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| M | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| debut appearances | 18 |
EMPATHY, HYPHAEMATA, HYPHEMATA, METAPHYTA, METAPHYTE
| word | length | |||
| AHATA | 5 | |||
| AHEAP | 5 | |||
| AHEM | 4 | debut | ||
| AMAH | 4 | |||
| APATHETE | 8 | |||
| APATHY | 6 | debut | ||
| APETH | 5 | |||
| APHETA | 6 | |||
| APHTHA | 6 | |||
| APHTHAE | 7 | |||
| ATHAME | 6 | |||
| AYAH | 4 | |||
| EATH | 4 | |||
| EATHY | 5 | |||
| EMPATH | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| EMPATHY | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| EPHA | 4 | |||
| EPHAH | 5 | |||
| ETHE | 4 | |||
| ETHEA | 5 | |||
| EYETEETH | * 8 | |||
| HAAT | 4 | |||
| HAEM | 4 | |||
| HAHA | 4 | |||
| HAMATE | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| HAME | 4 | |||
| HAMMAM | 6 | |||
| HAMMY | 5 | debut | ||
| HAPA | 4 | |||
| HAPPY | 5 | debut | ||
| HATE | 4 | debut | ||
| HATEE | 5 | |||
| HATH | 4 | |||
| HATHA | 5 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| HATTA | 5 | |||
| HATTAH | 6 | |||
| HATTY | 5 | |||
| HAYE | 4 | |||
| HAYEY | 5 | |||
| HEAM | 4 | |||
| HEAP | 4 | debut | ||
| HEAPY | 5 | |||
| HEAT | 4 | debut | ||
| HEATH | 5 | debut | ||
| HEATHY | 6 | |||
| HEATMAP | * 7 | |||
| HEATY | 5 | |||
| HEHE | 4 | |||
| HEME | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| HEMP | 4 | debut | ||
| HEMPY | 5 | |||
| HEPTET | 6 | |||
| HETA | 4 | |||
| HETH | 4 | |||
| HETTY | 5 | |||
| HEYA | 4 | |||
| HEYEM | 5 | |||
| HMMM | 4 | |||
| HYEM | 4 | |||
| HYPE | 4 | debut | ||
| HYPEY | 5 | |||
| HYPHA | 5 | |||
| HYPHAE | 6 | |||
| HYPHAEMA | 8 | |||
| HYPHAEMATA | 10 | pangram | ||
| HYPHEMA | 7 | |||
| HYPHEMATA | 9 | pangram | ||
| HYPHY | 5 | |||
| HYTE | 4 | |||
| MAHA | 4 | |||
| MAHATMA | 7 | |||
| MATH | 4 | |||
| MATHA | 5 | |||
| MATHY | 5 | |||
| MATTHA | 6 | |||
| MAYHAP | * 6 | |||
| MAYHEM | 6 | debut | ||
| MEPH | 4 | |||
| METAPATH | 8 | |||
| METAPHYTA | 9 | pangram | ||
| METAPHYTE | 9 | pangram | ||
| METH | 4 | |||
| METHY | 5 | |||
| MYTH | 4 | debut | ||
| MYTHEME | 7 | |||
| MYTHY | 5 | |||
| PAMPATHY | 8 | |||
| PAPAHA | 6 | |||
| PATH | 4 | |||
| PETHA | 5 | |||
| PETTAH | 6 | |||
| PHAT | 4 | |||
| PHET | 4 | |||
| PHYMA | 5 | |||
| PHYMATA | 7 | |||
| PHYTATE | 7 | |||
| TAHA | 4 | |||
| TATH | 4 | |||
| TATHATA | 7 | |||
| TEATHE | 6 | |||
| TEEHEE | 6 | |||
| TEETH | 5 | |||
| TEETHE | 6 | |||
| TEHEE | 5 | |||
| TEMPEH | 6 | debut | ||
| TETH | 4 | |||
| THAA | 4 | |||
| THAE | 4 | |||
| THAT | 4 | |||
| THEE | 4 | |||
| THEM | 4 | |||
| THEMA | 5 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| THEMATA | 7 | |||
| THEME | 5 | |||
| THETA | 5 | debut | ||
| THEY | 4 | |||
| THYMATE | 7 | |||
| THYME | 5 | debut | ||
| THYMEY | 6 | |||
| THYMY | 5 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| TYTHE | 5 | |||
| YAMPAH | 6 | |||
| YEAH | 4 | |||
| YEEHAH | 6 |
* compound(ish) word