Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
May 25, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 25, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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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.
center letter MAENPTY
Spelling Bee for May 25, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter P: February 23, 2023
Center letter Y: May 1, 2021
Center letter A: December 15, 2019

words: 157
score: 772 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 18
bingo: yes

A x 18
E x 17
M x 71
N x 9
P x 17
T x 19
Y x 6

4L x 38
5L x 46
6L x 35
7L x 27
8L x 8
9L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 3 6 5 4 - - 18
E 4 7 - 5 - 1 17
M 19 22 17 8 4 1 71
N 5 - 3 - 1 - 9
P - 4 6 7 - - 17
T 6 3 3 3 3 1 19
Y 1 4 1 - - - 6
tot 38 46 35 27 8 3 157

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AM x 8 AN x 3 AP x 3 AT x 4
EM x 10 EN x 3 EP x 1 ET x 3
MA x 44 ME x 25 MN x 1 MY x 1
NA x 4 NE x 4 NY x 1
PA x 7 PE x 9 PY x 1
TA x 4 TE x 8 TM x 2 TY x 5
YA x 6

cmp 6 7 8 tot
A 2 - - 2
M 2 1 1 4
N 2 - 1 3
P 4 3 - 7
T - - 2 2
tot 10 4 4 18

debut appearances 43

PAYMENT, TYMPANATE

word       length      
EMPYEMATA 9
MATAMATAM 9
TYMPANATE 9 pangram
MANYATTA 8
MATAMATA 8
METATYPE * 8
METATYPY 8
NAMETAPE * 8 debut
TEAMMATE * 8 debut
TENEMENT 8 debut
TENTMATE * 8
AMANATY 7
ANATMAN 7
ATTAMAN 7
ATTEMPT 7 debut
EMANANT 7 debut, disallowed elsewhere
EMANATA 7
EMANATE 7 debut
EMPYEMA 7
ENEMATA 7
MAMMATE 7
MANATEE 7 debut
MANTAPA 7
MANYATA 7
MATAPEE 7
MEATMAN 7
MEATMEN * 7
METANYM 7
PAMPEAN 7
PAYMENT 7 perfect pangram, debut
PEATMAN 7
PEATMEN * 7
PENNAME * 7
PETEMAN 7
PETEMEN * 7
TMEMATA 7
TYMPANA 7
TYMPANY 7
AMENTA 6
ANANYM 6
APEMAN * 6 debut
APEMEN * 6 debut
ATAMAN 6
MAMMAE 6
MAMMEE 6
MAMMET 6
MAMMEY 6
MANANA 6
MANEEN 6
MANENT 6
MANNAN 6
MANYAT 6
MAPPEN 6
MATMAN * 6
MATMEN * 6
MAYTEN 6
MEETEN 6
MENTEE 6 debut
METATE 6
METEPA 6
NAMMET 6
NETMAN * 6
NETMEN * 6
PANAMA 6 debut
PANMAN * 6
PANMEN * 6
PENMAN * 6 debut
PENMEN * 6 debut
PYMENT 6
TAMPAN 6
TEMENE 6
TYMPAN 6
YAMPEE 6
AMATE 5
AMENE 5
AMENT 5
ANTEM 5
APPAM 5
ATMAN 5
EMEME 5
EMMET 5
EMPTY 5 debut
ENEMA 5 allowed elsewhere
ENEMY 5 debut
EPEME 5
ETYMA 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
MAMEY 5
MAMMA 5 debut
MAMMY 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
MAMPY 5
MANAT 5
MANET 5
MANNA 5 debut
MANNY 5
MANTA 5 debut
MANTY 5
MATEY 5 debut
MATTA 5
MATTE 5 debut
MATTY 5
MEANT 5 debut
MEANY 5 debut
MEATY 5 debut
MEMEY 5
MENAT 5
MENTA 5
METAE 5
MNEME 5
PAMPA 5 debut
PAYAM 5
PENAM 5
PENEM 5
TAMMY 5
TEMPT 5 debut
TMEMA 5
YAMEN 5
YAMPA 5
YAMPE 5
YAMPY 5
AMAE 4
AMEN 4 debut
AMMA 4
EMMA 4
EMPT 4
ETEM 4
ETYM 4
MAAT 4
MAMA 4 debut
MANA 4
MANE 4 debut
MANY 4 debut
MATE 4 debut
MATT 4
MATY 4
MAYA 4
MEAN 4 debut
MEAT 4 debut
MEEM 4
MEET 4
MEME 4 debut
MENE 4
META 4 debut
METE 4
METT 4
MYNA 4 debut
NAAM 4
NAME 4 debut
NEAM 4
NEEM 4
NYEM 4
TAME 4 debut
TAMP 4 debut
TEAM 4 debut
TEEM 4
TEMP 4 debut
TYMP 4
YAMP 4

* compound(ish) word

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