May 31, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 31, 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 E: July 22, 2023Center letter O: March 16, 2021
Center letter H: April 9, 2020
Center letter O: May 21, 2019
words: 103
score: 457 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 4
bingo: yes
C x 56
E x 7
H x 12
K x 5
L x 10
M x 10
O x 3
4L x 32
5L x 32
6L x 23
7L x 10
8L x 4
9L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| C | 16 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | - | 56 |
| E | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| H | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| K | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| L | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| M | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| O | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| tot | 32 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 103 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| CE x 4 | CH x 21 | CL x 8 | CO x 23 |
| EC x 6 | EM x 1 | ||
| HE x 5 | HO x 7 | ||
| KE x 4 | KL x 1 | ||
| LE x 3 | LO x 7 | ||
| ME x 2 | MO x 8 | ||
| OC x 1 | OL x 1 | OO x 1 |
| cmp | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| C | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| debut appearances | 24 |
HEMLOCK
| word | length | |||
| CELL | 4 | |||
| CELLO | 5 | debut | ||
| CELLOME | 7 | |||
| CELOM | 5 | |||
| CHECHE | 6 | |||
| CHECK | 5 | debut | ||
| CHEE | 4 | |||
| CHEEK | 5 | debut | ||
| CHEEKE | 6 | |||
| CHEEKO | 6 | |||
| CHEEM | 5 | |||
| CHELEM | 6 | |||
| CHEM | 4 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| CHEMO | 5 | debut | ||
| CHOCHEM | 7 | |||
| CHOCHO | 6 | |||
| CHOCK | 5 | debut | ||
| CHOCOLO | 7 | |||
| CHOKE | 5 | debut | ||
| CHOKO | 5 | |||
| CHOLE | 5 | |||
| CHOOCH | 6 | |||
| CHOOCHOO | 8 | |||
| CHOOK | 5 | |||
| CHOOM | 5 | |||
| CLECHE | 6 | |||
| CLECK | 5 | |||
| CLEEK | 5 | |||
| CLEM | 4 | |||
| CLEOME | 6 | |||
| CLOCHE | 6 | debut | ||
| CLOCK | 5 | debut | ||
| CLOME | 5 | |||
| COCK | 4 | debut | ||
| COCKHOLE | * 8 | |||
| COCKLE | 6 | debut | ||
| COCO | 4 | |||
| COELOM | 6 | |||
| COELOME | 7 | |||
| COHO | 4 | |||
| COHOE | 5 | |||
| COKE | 4 | debut | ||
| COLE | 4 | |||
| COLL | 4 | |||
| COLO | 4 | |||
| COLOCOLO | 8 | |||
| COME | 4 | debut | ||
| COMM | 4 | |||
| COOCH | 5 | |||
| COOCOO | 6 | |||
| COOEE | 5 | |||
| COOK | 4 | debut | ||
| COOKEE | 6 | |||
| COOL | 4 | |||
| COOM | 4 | |||
| COOMKEE | 7 | |||
| ECCE | 4 | |||
| ECCLE | 5 | |||
| ECHELLE | 7 | |||
| ECHEME | 6 | |||
| ECHO | 4 | debut | ||
| ECKOL | 5 | |||
| EMCEE | * 5 | debut | ||
| HECH | 4 | |||
| HECK | 4 | debut | ||
| HECKLE | 6 | debut | ||
| HEMLOCK | * 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| HEMOCOEL | 8 | |||
| HOCCO | 5 | |||
| HOCK | 4 | debut | ||
| HOCKLE | 6 | |||
| HOMMOCK | 7 | |||
| HOOCH | 5 | |||
| HOOKCHECK | * 9 | |||
| HOOLOCK | 7 | |||
| KECK | 4 | |||
| KECKLE | 6 | |||
| KEECH | 5 | |||
| KELCH | 5 | |||
| KLOOCH | 6 | |||
| LECH | 4 | |||
| LEECH | 5 | |||
| LEECHEE | 7 | |||
| LOCH | 4 | debut | ||
| LOCHE | 5 | |||
| LOCK | 4 | debut | ||
| LOCO | 4 | |||
| LOHOCH | 6 | |||
| LOHOCK | 6 | |||
| LOOCH | 5 | |||
| MECK | 4 | |||
| MEECH | 5 | |||
| MOCH | 4 | |||
| MOCHE | 5 | |||
| MOCK | 4 | debut | ||
| MOCO | 4 | |||
| MOCOCK | 6 | |||
| MOLLEMOCK | 9 | |||
| MOLOCH | 6 | |||
| MOOCH | 5 | debut | ||
| OCHE | 4 | |||
| OLLOCK | 6 | |||
| OOCH | 4 |
* compound(ish) word