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May 18, 2018 | Expanded 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.


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center letter AGHOPRT
Spelling Bee for May 18, 2018

Related puzzles
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

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

debut appearances 55

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

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

* compound(ish) word

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