May 25, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 25, 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 . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
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.
Related puzzles
Center letter P: February 23, 2023Center letter Y: May 1, 2021
Center letter A: December 15, 2019
words: 157
score: 772 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 18
bingo: yes
A x 18
E x 17
M x 71
N x 9
P x 17
T x 19
Y x 6
4L x 38
5L x 46
6L x 35
7L x 27
8L x 8
9L x 3
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| A | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 18 |
| E | 4 | 7 | - | 5 | - | 1 | 17 |
| M | 19 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 71 |
| N | 5 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| P | - | 4 | 6 | 7 | - | - | 17 |
| T | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Y | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| tot | 38 | 46 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 157 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| A | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| N | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| P | 4 | 3 | - | 7 |
| T | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| tot | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| debut appearances | 43 |
PAYMENT, TYMPANATE
| word | length | |||
| AMAE | 4 | |||
| AMANATY | 7 | |||
| AMATE | 5 | |||
| AMEN | 4 | debut | ||
| AMENE | 5 | |||
| AMENT | 5 | |||
| AMENTA | 6 | |||
| AMMA | 4 | |||
| ANANYM | 6 | |||
| ANATMAN | 7 | |||
| ANTEM | 5 | |||
| APEMAN | * 6 | debut | ||
| APEMEN | * 6 | debut | ||
| APPAM | 5 | |||
| ATAMAN | 6 | |||
| ATMAN | 5 | |||
| ATTAMAN | 7 | |||
| ATTEMPT | 7 | debut | ||
| EMANANT | 7 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| EMANATA | 7 | |||
| EMANATE | 7 | debut | ||
| EMEME | 5 | |||
| EMMA | 4 | |||
| EMMET | 5 | |||
| EMPT | 4 | |||
| EMPTY | 5 | debut | ||
| EMPYEMA | 7 | |||
| EMPYEMATA | 9 | |||
| ENEMA | 5 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| ENEMATA | 7 | |||
| ENEMY | 5 | debut | ||
| EPEME | 5 | |||
| ETEM | 4 | |||
| ETYM | 4 | |||
| ETYMA | 5 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| MAAT | 4 | |||
| MAMA | 4 | debut | ||
| MAMEY | 5 | |||
| MAMMA | 5 | debut | ||
| MAMMAE | 6 | |||
| MAMMATE | 7 | |||
| MAMMEE | 6 | |||
| MAMMET | 6 | |||
| MAMMEY | 6 | |||
| MAMMY | 5 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| MAMPY | 5 | |||
| MANA | 4 | |||
| MANANA | 6 | |||
| MANAT | 5 | |||
| MANATEE | 7 | debut | ||
| MANE | 4 | debut | ||
| MANEEN | 6 | |||
| MANENT | 6 | |||
| MANET | 5 | |||
| MANNA | 5 | debut | ||
| MANNAN | 6 | |||
| MANNY | 5 | |||
| MANTA | 5 | debut | ||
| MANTAPA | 7 | |||
| MANTY | 5 | |||
| MANY | 4 | debut | ||
| MANYAT | 6 | |||
| MANYATA | 7 | |||
| MANYATTA | 8 | |||
| MAPPEN | 6 | |||
| MATAMATA | 8 | |||
| MATAMATAM | 9 | |||
| MATAPEE | 7 | |||
| MATE | 4 | debut | ||
| MATEY | 5 | debut | ||
| MATMAN | * 6 | |||
| MATMEN | * 6 | |||
| MATT | 4 | |||
| MATTA | 5 | |||
| MATTE | 5 | debut | ||
| MATTY | 5 | |||
| MATY | 4 | |||
| MAYA | 4 | |||
| MAYTEN | 6 | |||
| MEAN | 4 | debut | ||
| MEANT | 5 | debut | ||
| MEANY | 5 | debut | ||
| MEAT | 4 | debut | ||
| MEATMAN | 7 | |||
| MEATMEN | * 7 | |||
| MEATY | 5 | debut | ||
| MEEM | 4 | |||
| MEET | 4 | |||
| MEETEN | 6 | |||
| MEME | 4 | debut | ||
| MEMEY | 5 | |||
| MENAT | 5 | |||
| MENE | 4 | |||
| MENTA | 5 | |||
| MENTEE | 6 | debut | ||
| META | 4 | debut | ||
| METAE | 5 | |||
| METANYM | 7 | |||
| METATE | 6 | |||
| METATYPE | * 8 | |||
| METATYPY | 8 | |||
| METE | 4 | |||
| METEPA | 6 | |||
| METT | 4 | |||
| MNEME | 5 | |||
| MYNA | 4 | debut | ||
| NAAM | 4 | |||
| NAME | 4 | debut | ||
| NAMETAPE | * 8 | debut | ||
| NAMMET | 6 | |||
| NEAM | 4 | |||
| NEEM | 4 | |||
| NETMAN | * 6 | |||
| NETMEN | * 6 | |||
| NYEM | 4 | |||
| PAMPA | 5 | debut | ||
| PAMPEAN | 7 | |||
| PANAMA | 6 | debut | ||
| PANMAN | * 6 | |||
| PANMEN | * 6 | |||
| PAYAM | 5 | |||
| PAYMENT | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| PEATMAN | 7 | |||
| PEATMEN | * 7 | |||
| PENAM | 5 | |||
| PENEM | 5 | |||
| PENMAN | * 6 | debut | ||
| PENMEN | * 6 | debut | ||
| PENNAME | * 7 | |||
| PETEMAN | 7 | |||
| PETEMEN | * 7 | |||
| PYMENT | 6 | |||
| TAME | 4 | debut | ||
| TAMMY | 5 | |||
| TAMP | 4 | debut | ||
| TAMPAN | 6 | |||
| TEAM | 4 | debut | ||
| TEAMMATE | * 8 | debut | ||
| TEEM | 4 | |||
| TEMENE | 6 | |||
| TEMP | 4 | debut | ||
| TEMPT | 5 | debut | ||
| TENEMENT | 8 | debut | ||
| TENTMATE | * 8 | |||
| TMEMA | 5 | |||
| TMEMATA | 7 | |||
| TYMP | 4 | |||
| TYMPAN | 6 | |||
| TYMPANA | 7 | |||
| TYMPANATE | 9 | pangram | ||
| TYMPANY | 7 | |||
| YAMEN | 5 | |||
| YAMP | 4 | |||
| YAMPA | 5 | |||
| YAMPE | 5 | |||
| YAMPEE | 6 | |||
| YAMPY | 5 |
* compound(ish) word