May 13, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 13, 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.
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 G: December 12, 2022Center letter W: January 6, 2021
Center letter W: November 18, 2019
Center letter T: June 7, 2019
words: 133
score: 664 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 11
bingo: yes
E x 9
G x 13
H x 21
I x 7
L x 19
T x 34
W x 30
4L x 37
5L x 28
6L x 36
7L x 17
8L x 8
9L x 4
10L x 2
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| E | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| G | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| H | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 21 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| L | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| T | 10 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 34 |
| W | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 30 |
| tot | 37 | 28 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 133 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| EG x 1 | EH x 1 | EI x 4 | EL x 3 |
| GH x 2 | GI x 10 | GL x 1 | |
| HE x 7 | HI x 14 | ||
| IG x 1 | IH x 1 | II x 1 | IL x 4 |
| LE x 4 | LI x 14 | LW x 1 | |
| TE x 4 | TH x 5 | TI x 17 | TW x 8 |
| WE x 5 | WH x 10 | WI x 15 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| T | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| W | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| debut appearances | 45 |
LIGHTWEIGHT, LIGHTWELL, WHITELEG
| word | length | |||
| EGGWHITE | * 8 | |||
| EHLITE | 6 | |||
| EIGHT | 5 | debut | ||
| EIGHTH | 6 | debut | ||
| EIGHTIETH | 9 | debut | ||
| EITELITE | 8 | |||
| ELEGIT | 6 | |||
| ELHI | 4 | |||
| ELITE | 5 | debut | ||
| GHETTI | 6 | |||
| GHILLIE | 7 | |||
| GIGGIT | 6 | |||
| GIGGLE | 6 | debut | ||
| GIGLET | 6 | |||
| GILET | 5 | |||
| GILGIE | 6 | |||
| GILL | 4 | debut | ||
| GILLIE | 6 | |||
| GILT | 4 | debut | ||
| GITE | 4 | |||
| GITH | 4 | |||
| GLEI | 4 | |||
| HEELIE | 6 | |||
| HEIGH | 5 | |||
| HEIGHT | 6 | debut | ||
| HEITI | 5 | |||
| HELI | 4 | |||
| HETTIE | 6 | |||
| HEWETTITE | 9 | |||
| HIGGLE | 6 | |||
| HIGH | 4 | debut | ||
| HIGHLEG | * 7 | |||
| HIGHLIGHT | * 9 | debut | ||
| HIGHLIT | * 7 | |||
| HIGHT | 5 | |||
| HILE | 4 | |||
| HILI | 4 | |||
| HILITE | * 6 | |||
| HILL | 4 | debut | ||
| HILLITE | 7 | |||
| HILT | 4 | debut | ||
| HITHE | 5 | |||
| HITTEE | 6 | |||
| IGIL | 4 | |||
| IHLEITE | 7 | |||
| IIWI | 4 | |||
| ILLEGIT | 7 | |||
| ILLITE | 6 | |||
| ILLLIT | * 6 | |||
| ILLTH | 5 | |||
| LEGGIE | 6 | |||
| LEGIT | 5 | debut | ||
| LEITEITE | 8 | |||
| LETHWEI | 7 | |||
| LIEGE | 5 | debut | ||
| LIGHT | 5 | debut | ||
| LIGHTTIGHT | * 10 | |||
| LIGHTWEIGHT | * 11 | pangram, debut | ||
| LIGHTWELL | * 9 | pangram | ||
| LILITH | 6 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILT | 4 | debut | ||
| LITE | 4 | debut | ||
| LITH | 4 | |||
| LITHE | 5 | debut | ||
| LITHITE | 7 | |||
| LITTLE | 6 | debut | ||
| LITTLIE | 7 | |||
| LWEI | 4 | |||
| TEEWIT | 6 | |||
| TEIL | 4 | |||
| TEWHIT | 6 | |||
| TEWIT | 5 | |||
| THIETE | 6 | |||
| THIG | 4 | |||
| THIGH | 5 | debut | ||
| THILL | 5 | |||
| THWITTLE | 8 | |||
| TIEWIG | * 6 | |||
| TIGE | 4 | |||
| TIGELLE | 7 | |||
| TIGHT | 5 | debut | ||
| TILE | 4 | debut | ||
| TILI | 4 | |||
| TILL | 4 | debut | ||
| TILLET | 6 | |||
| TILLITE | 7 | |||
| TILT | 4 | debut | ||
| TILTH | 5 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TITHE | 5 | debut | ||
| TITHI | 5 | |||
| TITI | 4 | |||
| TITIWI | 6 | |||
| TITLE | 5 | debut | ||
| TITTLE | 6 | debut | ||
| TWIG | 4 | debut | ||
| TWIGLET | 7 | |||
| TWILIGHT | 8 | debut | ||
| TWILIT | 6 | debut | ||
| TWILL | 5 | debut | ||
| TWILT | 5 | |||
| TWIT | 4 | debut | ||
| TWITE | 5 | |||
| WEIGH | 5 | debut | ||
| WEIGHT | 6 | debut | ||
| WEILITE | 7 | |||
| WELLIE | 6 | |||
| WETTIE | 6 | |||
| WHEELIE | 7 | debut | ||
| WHETILE | 7 | |||
| WHEWELLITE | 10 | |||
| WHIG | 4 | |||
| WHILE | 5 | debut | ||
| WHIT | 4 | debut | ||
| WHITE | 5 | debut | ||
| WHITEITE | 8 | |||
| WHITELEG | * 8 | pangram | ||
| WHITTLE | 7 | debut | ||
| WIGG | 4 | |||
| WIGGLE | 6 | debut | ||
| WIGHT | 5 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| WIGLET | 6 | |||
| WILE | 4 | debut | ||
| WILGIE | 6 | |||
| WILIWILI | 8 | |||
| WILL | 4 | debut | ||
| WILLET | 6 | |||
| WILLIE | 6 | |||
| WILT | 4 | debut | ||
| WITE | 4 | |||
| WITH | 4 | debut | ||
| WITHE | 5 | |||
| WITTITE | 7 |
* compound(ish) word