May 18, 2018: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

May 18, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 18, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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 18, 2018

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Center letter O: January 10, 2023
Center letter P: April 1, 2021
Center letter R: December 26, 2020
Center letter H: May 24, 2019

words: 225
score: 1,105 pts
pangrams: 8
compounds: 13
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

A x 46
G x 26
H x 24
O x 14
P x 46
R x 18
T x 51

4L x 72
5L x 60
6L x 38
7L x 24
8L x 12
9L x 10
10L x 8
15L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	15	tot
A	11	23	5	4	1	2	-	-	46
G	6	12	4	2	2	-	-	-	26
H	12	3	4	1	1	2	1	-	24
O	5	2	2	2	1	-	1	1	14
P	12	7	9	6	3	3	6	-	46
R	8	2	3	4	-	1	-	-	18
T	18	11	11	5	4	2	-	-	51
tot	72	60	38	24	12	10	8	1	225

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	4	6	7	8	10	15	tot
A	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
G	-	-	1	1	-	-	2
O	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
P	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
R	-	2	2	-	-	-	4
T	-	3	1	-	-	-	4
tot	1	5	4	1	1	1	13

ORTHOGRAPH, ORTHOPHOTOGRAPH, PARTOGRAPH, PHAGOTROPH, PHOTOGRAPH, PROTOGRAPH, ROTOGRAPH, TOPOGRAPH

word	length
ORTHOPHOTOGRAPH	* 15	pangram
HAPHTAROTH	10
ORTHOGRAPH	10	pangram
PARTOGRAPH	10	pangram
PATHOTROPH	10
PHAGOTROPH	10	pangram
PHOTOGRAPH	* 10	pangram
PROPAGATOR	10
PROTOGRAPH	10	pangram
APPARATOR	9
ARROGATOR	9
HAPHTARAH	9
HAPHTAROT	9
PARAGRAPH	9
PARATROOP	9
PROHAPTOR	9
ROTOGRAPH	9	pangram
TATTARARA	9
TOPOGRAPH	9	pangram
APOGRAPH	8
GAGTOOTH	* 8
GARAPATA	8
HAPHTARA	8
OROGRAPH	8
PARAPARA	8
PATOTARA	8
PROTORAP	8
TAAGHOOT	8
TAHAARAH	8
TAROGATO	8
TATARARA	8
AGOROTH	7
AGRAPHA	7
APPARAT	7
ARAGOTO	7
GAGROOT	* 7
GHARARA	7
HAGGART	7
OOGRAPH	7
OPTOTAG	7
PARATHA	7	allowed elsewhere
PAROTTA	7
PHARAOH	7
PORTATO	7
POTARGO	7
PROPAGO	7
RAPPORT	7
RATATAT	* 7
RATTRAP	* 7
ROTATOR	7
TAGHOOT	7
TAHARAH	7
TAPROOT	* 7
TARATOR	7
TATHATA	7
AGOROT	6
APHTHA	6
APPORT	6
ARTHRA	6
ATTRAP	6
GARROT	6
GHAGRA	6
GOPOTA	6
GRAPPA	6	allowed elsewhere
HAPTOR	6
HATTAH	6
HOOHAH	6
HOORAH	6
OOPART	6
ORATOR	6
PAOPAO	6
PAPAHA	6
PARAPH	6
PARROT	6
PATOOT	6
PATRAO	6
POTATO	6
POTTAH	6
PROTAG	6
RAGTAG	* 6
RAGTOP	* 6
RAPTOR	6
TAGRAG	* 6
TARPOT	* 6
TARTAR	6
TATARA	6
TATTOO	6
THARRA	6
THROAT	6
TOOART	6
TOPATO	6
TOPHAT	* 6
TOTARA	6
AARGH	5
AGGRO	5
AGOGO	5
AGORA	5
AGRAH	5
AHATA	5
AORTA	5
APART	5
APOOP	5
APORT	5	disallowed elsewhere
APPRO	5
ARARA	5
ARGOT	5	allowed elsewhere
ARHAT	5
AROAR	5
AROHA	5
ARRAH	5
ARRHA	5
ARTHA	5
ATGAR	5
ATHAR	5
ATTAP	5
ATTAR	5
GARTH	5
GATAH	5
GATHA	5
GATHO	5
GATOR	5
GATRA	5
GATTA	5
GOGGA	5
GOTRA	5
GOTTA	5
GRAPH	5
GROAT	5	allowed elsewhere
HATHA	5	allowed elsewhere
HATTA	5
HORAH	5
OPARA	5
OTTAR	5
PARGO	5
PARRO	5
PHRAG	5
POPPA	5
PORTA	5
PRATA	5
PRATT	5
RAGGA	5
ROTTA	5
TAPAO	5
TAPPA	5
TAROT	5
TATOO	5
TATTA	5
THRAP	5
TORAH	5
TORTA	5
TRAPP	5
TRATT	5
TROAT	5
AGAR	4
AGHA	4
AGOG	4
AGRA	4
APAR	4
ARGH	4
ATAP	4
ATAR	4
ATGO	* 4
ATOP	4
ATTA	4
GAGA	4
GATA	4
GHAT	4
GOAT	4
GORA	4
GRAT	4
HAAR	4
HAAT	4
HAHA	4
HAPA	4
HARA	4
HARO	4
HARP	4
HARR	4
HART	4
HATH	4
HOAR	4
HORA	4
OART	4
OATH	4
OOAA	4
OPAH	4	disallowed elsewhere
ORRA	4
PAPA	4
PARA	4
PARP	4
PARR	4
PART	4
PATH	4
PATO	4
PHAT	4
POHA	4
PRAO	4
PRAT	4
PROA	4
RAGA	4	allowed elsewhere
RAGG	4
RAPT	4
RATA	4
RATH	4
RATO	4
ROAR	4
ROTA	4
TAHA	4
TAHO	4
TAHR	4
TAPA	4
TARO	4
TARP	4
TART	4
TATA	4
TATH	4
TATT	4
THAA	4
THAR	4
THAT	4
TOAT	4
TOGA	4
TORA	4
TOTA	4
TRAP	4

* compound(ish) word

AA x 1	AG x 11	AH x 1	AO x 1	AP x 10	AR x 12	AT x 10
GA x 13	GH x 3	GO x 6	GR x 4
HA x 19	HO x 5
OA x 2	OO x 3	OP x 3	OR x 5	OT x 1
PA x 23	PH x 5	PO x 7	PR x 11
RA x 13	RO x 5
TA x 30	TH x 6	TO x 11	TR x 4

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