August 16, 2024: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 16, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 16, 2024, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OR.

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Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for August 16, 2024

Related puzzles

Center letter Y: December 8, 2021
Center letter R: February 29, 2020
Center letter L: September 19, 2019
Center letter B: June 1, 2018

words: 226
score: 1,099 pts
pangrams: 5
compounds: 12
bingo: yes

A x 31
B x 47
L x 12
O x 11
R x 38
T x 82
Y x 5

4L x 60
5L x 74
6L x 44
7L x 29
8L x 10
9L x 4
10L x 4
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	6	11	5	4	1	2	1	1	31
B	12	13	15	4	2	-	1	-	47
L	3	5	-	3	-	-	1	-	12
O	4	3	2	1	1	-	-	-	11
R	8	12	6	7	3	1	1	-	38
T	26	27	15	10	3	1	-	-	82
Y	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	5
tot	60	74	44	29	10	4	4	1	226

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AB x 6	AL x 5	AO x 2	AR x 7	AT x 9	AY x 2
BA x 19	BL x 8	BO x 18	BR x 2
LA x 2	LO x 6	LY x 4
OA x 2	OB x 2	OR x 3	OT x 4
	ORA x 2	ORT x 1
RA x 11	RO x 25	RY x 2
TA x 38	TO x 34	TR x 9	TY x 1
YA x 5

cmp	6	7	8	tot
B	2	1	-	3
R	-	2	1	3
T	2	4	-	6
tot	4	7	1	12

debut appearances

ARBOROLATRY, BABYOLATRY, LABORATORY, OBLATORY, ROTATABLY

word	length
ARBOROLATRY	11	pangram
ARROTOLATA	10
BABYOLATRY	10	pangram
LABORATORY	10	pangram
ROTABLATOR	10
ARBORATOR	9
ARTOLATRY	9
ROTATABLY	9	pangram
TATTARARA	9
AYATOLLA	8
BARRATOR	8
BARRATRY	8
OBLATORY	8	pangram
ROLLATOR	8
ROOTBALL	* 8
ROTATORY	8
TARTARLY	8
TATARARA	8
TOORALOO	8
ABBOTRY	7
ABLATOR	7
ABORTAL	7
ATTABOY	7
BATABOB	7
BATOORA	7
BOOTBOY	* 7
BORATTO	7
LOYALTY	7
LYRATOL	7
LYRATYL	7
ORATORY	7
RATABLY	7
RATATAT	* 7
ROBOTRY	7
ROOTROT	* 7
ROTATOR	7
ROTTOLO	7
ROYALTY	7
TALAYOT	7
TALLBOY	* 7
TARATOR	7
TARBALL	* 7
TOLLBAR	* 7
TOOLBAR	* 7
TORBALL	7
TOTALLY	7
TOTAROL	7
TOTOABA	7
ABATOR	6
ALBATA	6
AORTAL	6
ATABAL	6
ATLATL	6
BALATA	6
BALLOT	6
BARAAT	6
BARBAT	6
BAROTO	6
BARYTA	6
BATATA	6
BATBOY	* 6
BLOATY	6
BLOTTO	6
BLOTTY	6
BORATO	6
BOTTLO	6
BOYTOY	* 6
BRATTY	6
OBLATA	6
ORATOR	6
RABATO	6
RATTLY	6
ROBATA	6
ROTARY	6
ROTOLO	6
ROTTOL	6
TAARAB	6
TALBOT	6
TALLAT	6
TALLOT	6
TARBOY	* 6
TARTAR	6
TARTLY	6
TATARA	6
TATTOO	6
TOOART	6
TOTARA	6
TOYBOY	* 6
TROLLY	6
TROTRO	6
TROTYL	6
YAOORT	6
ABBOT	5
ABORT	5
ALLOT	5
ALTAR	5
AORTA	5
ARTAB	5
ARTAL	5
ATALL	5
ATOLL	5
ATRAY	5
ATTAR	5
BALOT	5
BATAB	5
BATTA	5
BATTY	5
BLART	5
BLOAT	5
BLORT	5
BOART	5
BOATY	5
BOLTY	5
BOORT	5
BOOTY	5
BOTTY	5
LOLOT	5
LOTTA	5
LOTTO	5
LYART	5
LYTTA	5
ORTOL	5
OTARY	5
OTTAR	5
RABAT	5
RABOT	5
RATAL	5
RATLY	5
RATTY	5
ROBOT	5
ROOTY	5
RORTY	5
ROTAL	5
ROTOR	5
ROTTA	5
RYBAT	5
TABBY	5
TABLA	5
TABOO	5
TABOR	5
TALAB	5
TALAR	5
TALLA	5
TALLY	5
TAROT	5
TARRY	5
TARTY	5
TATOO	5
TATTA	5
TATTY	5
TAYRA	5
TOATY	5
TOBRA	5
TOLAR	5
TOLLY	5
TOLYL	5
TORAL	5
TORTA	5
TOTAL	5
TOTTY	5
TRATT	5
TROAT	5
TROLL	5
YAORT	5
YATRA	5
YATTA	5
ALTA	4
ALTO	4
ARTY	4
ATAR	4
ATTA	4
AYAT	4
BATA	4
BATT	4
BLAT	4
BLOT	4
BOAT	4
BOLT	4
BOOT	4
BORT	4
BOTA	4
BOTO	4
BOTT	4
BRAT	4
LATA	4
LOOT	4
LOTA	4
OART	4
OATY	4
OTOY	4
OTTO	4
RATA	4
RATO	4
ROOT	4
RORT	4
ROTA	4
ROTL	4
ROTO	4
RYOT	4
TALA	4
TALL	4
TARO	4
TART	4
TATA	4
TATT	4
TAYO	4
TOAT	4
TOBY	4
TOLA	4
TOLL	4
TOLT	4
TOOL	4
TOOT	4
TORA	4
TORO	4
TORR	4
TORT	4
TORY	4
TOTA	4
TOTO	4
TOYO	4
TRAY	4
TROT	4
TROY	4
TYRO	4
YATT	4

* compound(ish) word

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