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May 9, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 9, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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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 WAHORTY
Spelling Bee for May 9, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter A: September 27, 2024
Center letter T: November 9, 2021
Center letter O: January 18, 2020

words: 91
score: 426 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 14

A x 14
H x 9
R x 3
T x 27
W x 37
Y x 1

4L x 29
5L x 22
6L x 20
7L x 8
8L x 6
9L x 4
10L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 14
H 1 4 3 - 1 - - 9
R 1 1 - 1 - - - 3
T 9 5 4 3 3 2 1 27
W 14 9 9 3 1 1 - 37
Y - - 1 - - - - 1
tot 29 22 20 8 6 4 2 91

cmp 5 7 8 9 10 tot
A - - - 1 1 2
H 1 - 1 - - 2
T - 2 2 2 1 7
W - 1 1 1 - 3
tot 1 3 4 4 2 14

debut appearances 26

THROWAWAY

word       length      
AROW 4
ARROW 5 debut
ARROWROOT * 9 debut
ARROWTOOTH * 10
ARROWY 6
ATHWART 7 debut
ATTOWATT 8
ATWO 4
AWARA 5
AWARRA 6
AWAY 4 debut
AWRAH 5
AWRATH 6
AWRY 4 debut
HARROW 6 debut
HARTWORT * 8
HAWAY 5
HAWT 4
HOORAW 6
HORROW 6
HOWAY 5
HOWTO * 5
HYAWA 5
ROWT 4
ROWTH 5
RYOTWAR 7
TAWA 4
TAWARA 6
TAWT 4
THATAWAY * 8 debut
THAW 4 debut
THAWY 5
THOW 4
THOWT 5
THRAW 5
THRAWART 8
THROATWORT * 10
THROW 5 debut
THROWAWAY * 9 pangram, debut
THWART 6 debut
THWARTY 7
TOOTHROW * 8
TOOTHWORT * 9
TOWAWAY * 7
TOWY 4
TOYWORT * 7
TROW 4
TROWTH 6
TWAT 4
TWATTY 6
TWAY 4
TWOT 4
TWOTH 5
WAAHOO 6
WAAW 4
WAHOO 5 debut
WAHY 4
WARATAH 7
WARRAH 6
WART 4 debut
WARTH 5
WARTWORT * 8
WARTY 5 debut
WARY 4 debut
WATH 4
WATT 4 debut
WAYWORT * 7
WHAHOO 6
WHAR 4
WHAT 4 debut
WHATTA 6
WHATTH 6
WHOA 4 debut
WHOO 4
WHORT 5
WOOHOO 6 allowed elsewhere
WOORARA 7
WOOT 4 debut
WOOWOO 6
WORRY 5 debut
WORRYWART * 9 debut
WORT 4 debut
WORTH 5 debut
WORTHY 6 debut
WORTY 5
WOTT 4
WRATH 5 debut
WRATHY 6
WROO 4
WROTH 5 allowed elsewhere
YARROW 6 debut

* compound(ish) word

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