May 23, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 23, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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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 May 23, 2018
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Center letter G: June 15, 2022
Center letter E: December 28, 2020
words: 176
score: 916 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 1
plurals: 3
bingo: yes
A x 35
C x 44
E x 19
G x 24
H x 13
L x 24
N x 17
4L x 36
5L x 42
6L x 54
7L x 26
8L x 13
9L x 4
10L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
tot
A
5
11
12
5
2
-
-
35
C
5
7
16
9
3
3
1
44
E
2
2
6
3
5
1
-
19
G
7
8
5
3
1
-
-
24
H
3
7
3
-
-
-
-
13
L
6
4
7
5
2
-
-
24
N
8
3
5
1
-
-
-
17
tot
36
42
54
26
13
4
1
176
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
plu
5
7
8
tot
G
1
-
-
1
L
-
1
1
2
tot
1
1
1
3
CHALLENGE, CHALLENGEE
CHALLEN GEE
10
pangram
CALCAN EAL
9
CALCAN EAN
9
CHALLEN GE
9
pangram
EN CHAN N EL
9
AN ALGEN E
8
AN GELAGE
8
CALCAN EA
8
CAN ALAGE
8
CHALAN CE
8
ELEGAN CE
8
EN ALLAGE
8
EN ALLEN E
8
EN ECLAN N
8
EN GELAN G
8
GALAN GAL
8
allowed elsewhere
LAGAEN AE
† 8
LEEAN GLE
8
ALCAN N A
7
AN ALGEN
7
AN AN GEA
7
AN ELACE
7
AN LAGEN
7
CAN ELLA
7
CAN N ACH
7
CEN ACLE
7
CHALLAN
7
CHAN CEL
7
CHAN CLA
7
CHAN GAA
7
CHAN N EL
7
CLACHAN
7
EN GAGEE
7
EN HAN CE
7
EN LEACH
7
GALAN GA
7
GALLAN E
7
GAN ACHE
7
LAGAEN A
7
LAGEN AE
† 7
LAN GAHA
7
LEHAN GA
7
LEHEN GA
7
N ACELLE
7
allowed elsewhere
ACHEN E
6
ACLAN G
6
AEN ACH
6
ALAN N A
6
ALLEN E
6
ALN AGE
6
AN AGEN
6
AN CHAL
6
AN GELL
6
AN LACE
6
AN LAGE
6
AN N EAL
6
CALEAN
6
CAN CAN
6
CAN CEL
6
CAN CHA
6
CAN GLE
6
CAN N AE
* 6
CAN N EL
6
CHALAN
6
CHAN CE
6
CHAN GA
6
CHAN GE
6
CHAN N A
6
CHEN N A
6
CHHAN A
6
CHHEN A
6
CLEN CH
6
EGEN CE
6
ELEN CH
6
EN CAGE
6
EN GAGE
6
EN LACE
6
EN N AGE
6
GALEN A
6
GAN GLE
6
GELLAN
6
GEN N EL
6
GLAN CE
6
HALLAN
6
HAN GEE
6
HAN GLE
6
LAGEN A
6
LAGGEN
6
LAHN GA
6
LALAN G
6
LALLAN
6
LEGLEN
6
LEHN GA
6
N AGAN A
6
N AGGLE
6
N ALLAH
6
N AN GCA
6
N AN N AN
6
ACAN A
5
ACEN E
5
AGEN E
5
AGN EL
5
ALAN E
5
ALAN G
5
AN AN A
5
AN CLE
5
AN GEL
5
AN GLE
5
AN N AL
5
allowed elsewhere
CAN AL
5
CAN N A
5
allowed elsewhere
CHAN A
5
CHAN G
5
CHEN G
5
CLAN G
5
CLEAN
5
ELLEN
5
EN GLE
5
GAN CH
5
GAN GA
5
GAN GE
5
GAN N A
5
GEN AE
† 5
GEN AL
5
GHAN A
5
GLEAN
5
HAN CE
5
HAN CH
5
HAN GE
5
HEN CE
5
HEN CH
5
HEN GE
5
allowed elsewhere
HEN N A
5
LAGAN
5
LAN CE
5
LAN CH
5
LEN GA
5
N ALLA
5
N AN GA
5
N AN N A
5
ACN E
4
ALAN
4
AN AL
4
AN AN
4
AN N A
4
CAN E
4
CAN G
4
CAN N
4
CEN E
4
CLAN
4
ELAN
4
EN AL
4
GAN E
4
GAN G
4
GEAN
4
GEN A
4
GEN E
4
GLEN
4
GN AG
4
HAEN
4
HAN G
4
HEN G
4
LAN A
4
LAN E
4
LAN G
4
LEAN
4
LEN E
4
LEN G
4
N AAN
4
N AGA
4
N ALA
4
N ALL
4
N AN A
4
N AN G
4
N EAL
4
N EN E
4
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun