May 18, 2024: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

May 18, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 18, 2024, 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.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.

Spelling Bee for May 18, 2024

Related puzzles

Center letter A: January 3, 2023

words: 154
score: 700 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 3
bingo: yes

A x 21
B x 40
I x 2
R x 22
T x 56
U x 3
Y x 10

4L x 48
5L x 54
6L x 23
7L x 13
8L x 8
9L x 6
10L x 1
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	8	9	1	-	-	1	1	1	21
B	12	10	7	6	3	2	-	-	40
I	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
R	3	8	5	2	3	1	-	-	22
T	19	21	8	5	1	2	-	-	56
U	2	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	3
Y	3	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	10
tot	48	54	23	13	8	6	1	1	154

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	tot
B	-	-	1	1
R	-	1	-	1
T	1	-	-	1
tot	1	1	1	3

RUBAIYAT, TRIBUTARY

word	length
ARBITRARITY	11
ARRABBIATA	10
ARBITRARY	9
BABBITTRY	9
BARBARITY	9
RIBATTUTA	9
TATTARARA	9
TRIBUTARY	9	pangram
BABBITRY	8
BARRATRY	8
BITARRAY	* 8
RABBITAT	8
RABBITRY	8
RUBAIYAT	8	pangram
TATARARA	8
URATURIA	8
BABBITT	7
BARBITA	7
BATTUTA	7
BATUTUT	7
BURRATA	7
BURRITA	7
RABBITY	7
RATATAT	* 7
TARAIRI	7
TRAYBIT	7
TRIARII	7
TUATARA	7
TURBARY	7
ATTRIT	6
BABBIT	6
BARAAT	6
BARBAT	6
BARYTA	6
BATATA	6
BRATTY	6
BURITI	6
RABBIT	6
RAIYAT	6
RARITY	6
RIBBIT	6
RUBATI	6
TAARAB	6
TABIYA	6
TARTAR	6
TATARA	6
TITBIT	* 6
TITYRA	6
TRIBAR	6
TURBIT	6
YAUTIA	6
YTTRIA	6
AARTI	5
ARATI	5
ARBIT	5
ARITY	5
ARTAB	5
ATARI	5
ATRAY	5
ATRIA	5
ATTAR	5
BATAB	5
BATTA	5
BATTU	5
BATTY	5
BITTY	5
BRAIT	5
BRITT	5
BRUIT	5
BUTTY	5
BUTUT	5
ITTAR	5
RABAT	5
RAIAT	5
RAITA	5
RATTY	5
RIATA	5
RIBAT	5
RUTTY	5
RYBAT	5
TABBY	5
TABIA	5
TAIRA	5
TARAI	5
TARRY	5
TARTY	5
TATTA	5
TATTY	5
TAYRA	5
TIARA	5
TIATR	5
TIBIA	5
TRAIT	5
TRATT	5
TRUTI	5
TUART	5
TUBAR	5
TUBBY	5
TURRA	5
TUTTI	5
TUTTY	5
YATAI	5
YATRA	5
YATRI	5
YATTA	5
YURTA	5
ABUT	4
AIRT	4
AITU	4
ARTY	4
ATAR	4
ATTA	4
ATUA	4
AYAT	4
BAIT	4
BATA	4
BATT	4
BATU	4
BIRT	4
BITT	4
BRAT	4
BRIT	4
BRUT	4
BUAT	4
BUTA	4
BUTT	4
ITTY	4
RATA	4
RATU	4
RITT	4
TABI	4
TABU	4
TAIT	4
TART	4
TATA	4
TATT	4
TATU	4
TAUA	4
TAUT	4
TIAR	4
TIRR	4
TITI	4
TRAY	4
TRIB	4
TRIT	4
TRUB	4
TUBA	4
TUTU	4
TUYA	4
URUT	4
UTIA	4
YATI	4
YATT	4
YURT	4

* compound(ish) word

AA x 1	AB x 1	AI x 2	AR x 8	AT x 8	AY x 1
BA x 21	BI x 4	BR x 7	BU x 8
IT x 2
RA x 13	RI x 5	RU x 3	RY x 1
TA x 25	TI x 8	TR x 11	TU x 12
UR x 2	UT x 1
YA x 7	YT x 1	YU x 2

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