August 4, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from August 4, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LA.
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Instructions
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from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
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Spelling Bee for August 4, 2018
words: 176
score: 751 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 10
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 22
B x 38
K x 16
L x 35
O x 8
P x 50
Y x 7
4L x 58
5L x 61
6L x 34
7L x 10
8L x 10
9L x 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
tot
A
7
11
4
-
-
-
22
B
14
10
12
1
-
1
38
K
5
5
3
2
1
-
16
L
10
15
4
2
4
-
35
O
4
3
1
-
-
-
8
P
14
15
9
5
5
2
50
Y
4
2
1
-
-
-
7
tot
58
61
34
10
10
3
176
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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5
6
7
8
tot
B
-
2
1
-
3
L
1
-
-
3
4
P
-
-
1
2
3
tot
1
2
2
5
10
PLAYBOOK
ABL Y
4
ABOL L A
6
AL AAP
5
AL AL A
5
AL AP
4
AL APA
5
AL BA
4
AL BOL L
6
AL KY
4
AL KYL
5
AL L AY
5
AL L OY
5
AL L Y
4
AL L YL
5
AL OL L
5
AL OO
4
AL OP
4
APAL A
5
APOL L O
6
disallowed elsewhere
APPAL
5
APPAL L
6
APPL Y
5
BAAL
4
BABAL A
6
BABBL Y
6
BAL BOA
6
BAL K
4
BAL KY
5
BAL L
4
BAL L BOY
* 7
allowed elsewhere
BAL L Y
5
BAL OO
5
BL AA
4
BL AB
4
BL ABBY
6
BL AK
4
BL AY
4
BL OAK
5
BL OB
4
BL OBBY
6
BL OL L Y
6
BL OOK
5
BL OOP
5
BL OOPY
6
BL OP
4
BOBBL Y
6
BOBBOL
6
BOBOL
5
BOL A
4
BOL K
4
BOL L
4
BOL O
4
BOOBYAL L A
9
BOOKL Y
6
BOOL
4
BOOL Y
5
BOYL A
5
BOYL Y
5
BYPL AY
* 6
BYPOL L
* 6
KABAL A
6
KABBAL A
7
KAL L AL OO
8
KAL O
4
KAL PA
5
KAL PAK
6
KAPAL A
6
KL AP
4
KL APA
5
KOAL A
5
KOL A
4
KOL AK
5
KOL K
4
KOL L YBA
7
KOL O
4
KOL OA
5
L ABBA
5
L ABL AB
6
L AKY
4
L AL L
4
L AL L Y
5
L AL O
4
L AOYA
5
L APA
4
L APAL APA
8
L APPA
5
L APPY
5
L AYA
4
L AYBY
* 5
L OBAL
5
L OBBY
5
L OBL OL L Y
* 8
allowed elsewhere
L OBO
4
L OBOL A
6
L OBOL O
6
L OKAO
5
L OL L
4
L OL L OP
6
L OL L OPY
7
L OL L Y
5
L OL L YPOP
* 8
L OOB
4
L OOBY
5
L OOK
4
L OOKBOOK
* 8
allowed elsewhere
L OOKY
5
L OOP
4
L OOPY
5
L OPPY
5
L OYAL
5
L OYAL L Y
7
OBOL
4
OBOL O
5
OKAYL Y
6
OL AY
4
OL L A
4
OL L AY
5
OOL AK
5
OPAL
4
PAKAL OL O
8
PAKOL
5
PAL A
4
PAL AK
5
PAL APA
6
allowed elsewhere
PAL AY
5
PAL L
4
PAL L A
5
PAL L Y
5
PAL OL O
6
PAL OOKA
7
PAL P
4
allowed elsewhere
PAL PABL Y
8
PAL PAL
6
PAL Y
4
PAOL O
5
PAPAL
5
PAPAL L Y
7
PAYABL Y
7
PAYOL A
6
PL AP
4
PL AY
4
PL AYA
5
PL AYBAL L
* 8
PL AYBOOK
* 8
pangram
PL AYBOY
* 7
PL OOK
5
PL OOKY
6
PL OOP
5
PL OP
4
PL OPPY
6
PL OY
4
POKAL
5
POL A
4
POL AO
5
POL KA
5
POL L
4
POL L Y
5
POL O
4
POL Y
4
POL YABOL O
9
POL YAL L YL
9
POL YKAY
7
POL YOL
6
POL YP
5
POL YPOL Y
8
POOL
4
POPOL O
6
POPPL Y
6
PYL A
4
YAKAL
5
YAKAL O
6
YOAL
4
YOL A
4
YOL K
4
YOL KY
5
YOL O
4
* compound(ish) word