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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, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter HAEMPTY
Spelling Bee for August 27, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter A: September 13, 2023
Center 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
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      
HYPHAEMATA 10 pangram
HYPHEMATA 9 pangram
METAPHYTA 9 pangram
METAPHYTE 9 pangram
APATHETE 8
EYETEETH * 8
HYPHAEMA 8
METAPATH 8
PAMPATHY 8
APHTHAE 7
EMPATHY 7 perfect pangram, debut
HEATMAP * 7
HYPHEMA 7
MAHATMA 7
MYTHEME 7
PHYMATA 7
PHYTATE 7
TATHATA 7
THEMATA 7
THYMATE 7
APATHY 6 debut
APHETA 6
APHTHA 6
ATHAME 6
EMPATH 6 allowed elsewhere
HAMATE 6 allowed elsewhere
HAMMAM 6
HATTAH 6
HEATHY 6
HEPTET 6
HYPHAE 6
MATTHA 6
MAYHAP * 6
MAYHEM 6 debut
PAPAHA 6
PETTAH 6
TEATHE 6
TEEHEE 6
TEETHE 6
TEMPEH 6 debut
THYMEY 6
YAMPAH 6
YEEHAH 6
AHATA 5
AHEAP 5
APETH 5
EATHY 5
EPHAH 5
ETHEA 5
HAMMY 5 debut
HAPPY 5 debut
HATEE 5
HATHA 5 allowed elsewhere
HATTA 5
HATTY 5
HAYEY 5
HEAPY 5
HEATH 5 debut
HEATY 5
HEMPY 5
HETTY 5
HEYEM 5
HYPEY 5
HYPHA 5
HYPHY 5
MATHA 5
MATHY 5
METHY 5
MYTHY 5
PETHA 5
PHYMA 5
TEETH 5
TEHEE 5
THEMA 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
THEME 5
THETA 5 debut
THYME 5 debut
THYMY 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
TYTHE 5
AHEM 4 debut
AMAH 4
AYAH 4
EATH 4
EPHA 4
ETHE 4
HAAT 4
HAEM 4
HAHA 4
HAME 4
HAPA 4
HATE 4 debut
HATH 4
HAYE 4
HEAM 4
HEAP 4 debut
HEAT 4 debut
HEHE 4
HEME 4 allowed elsewhere
HEMP 4 debut
HETA 4
HETH 4
HEYA 4
HMMM 4
HYEM 4
HYPE 4 debut
HYTE 4
MAHA 4
MATH 4
MEPH 4
METH 4
MYTH 4 debut
PATH 4
PHAT 4
PHET 4
TAHA 4
TATH 4
TETH 4
THAA 4
THAE 4
THAT 4
THEE 4
THEM 4
THEY 4
YEAH 4

* compound(ish) word

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