August 12, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 12, 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.
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Center letter O: May 20, 2024Center letter M: May 25, 2022
Center letter N: June 13, 2019
words: 181
score: 809 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
compounds: 5
bingo: yes
A x 46
M x 59
N x 25
O x 8
T x 33
X x 2
Y x 8
4L x 60
5L x 53
6L x 32
7L x 21
8L x 12
9L x 2
10L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| A | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 46 |
| M | 19 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| N | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 25 |
| O | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| T | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 33 |
| X | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | 5 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| tot | 60 | 53 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 181 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | tot |
| A | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| M | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| tot | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
TAXONOMY, TAXONYM, TAXONYMY
| word | length | |||
| AMANATY | 7 | |||
| AMMA | 4 | |||
| AMMO | 4 | |||
| AMMONO | 6 | |||
| ANAMMOX | 7 | |||
| ANAN | 4 | |||
| ANANA | 5 | |||
| ANANYM | 6 | |||
| ANATMAN | 7 | |||
| ANATOMY | 7 | |||
| ANATTA | 6 | |||
| ANATTO | 6 | |||
| ANAX | 4 | |||
| ANNA | 4 | |||
| ANNATTO | 7 | |||
| ANNONA | 6 | |||
| ANNOTTO | 7 | |||
| ANNOY | 5 | |||
| ANNOYANT | 8 | |||
| ANOA | 4 | |||
| ANOMY | 5 | |||
| ANON | 4 | |||
| ANONA | 5 | |||
| ANONYM | 6 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| ANONYMA | 7 | |||
| ANTA | 4 | |||
| ANTONYM | 7 | |||
| ANTONYMY | 8 | |||
| ANTY | 4 | |||
| ANXOM | 5 | |||
| ANYON | 5 | |||
| ATAMAN | 6 | |||
| ATAXY | 5 | |||
| ATMAN | 5 | |||
| ATMO | 4 | |||
| ATOM | 4 | |||
| ATOMY | 5 | |||
| ATONY | 5 | |||
| ATTA | 4 | |||
| ATTAMAN | 7 | |||
| AXMAN | * 5 | |||
| AXON | 4 | |||
| AXONY | 5 | |||
| AXOTOMY | 7 | |||
| AYAT | 4 | |||
| AYONT | 5 | |||
| MAAT | 4 | |||
| MAMA | 4 | |||
| MAMMA | 5 | |||
| MAMMON | 6 | |||
| MAMMOTOMY | 9 | |||
| MAMMY | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| MAMO | 4 | |||
| MAMOTTY | 7 | |||
| MAMOTY | 6 | |||
| MANA | 4 | |||
| MANANA | 6 | |||
| MANAT | 5 | |||
| MANNA | 5 | |||
| MANNAN | 6 | |||
| MANNY | 5 | |||
| MANO | 4 | |||
| MANOAO | 6 | |||
| MANTA | 5 | |||
| MANTO | 5 | |||
| MANTON | 6 | |||
| MANTY | 5 | |||
| MANX | 4 | |||
| MANY | 4 | |||
| MANYAT | 6 | |||
| MANYATA | 7 | |||
| MANYATTA | 8 | |||
| MAOMAO | 6 | |||
| MAON | 4 | |||
| MATAMATA | 8 | |||
| MATAMATAM | 9 | |||
| MATMAN | * 6 | |||
| MATT | 4 | |||
| MATTA | 5 | |||
| MATTY | 5 | |||
| MATY | 4 | |||
| MAYA | 4 | |||
| MAYO | 4 | |||
| MOAN | 4 | |||
| MOANY | 5 | |||
| MOAT | 4 | |||
| MOMMA | 5 | |||
| MONA | 4 | |||
| MONAXON | 7 | |||
| MONOAO | 6 | |||
| MONOAXON | 8 | |||
| MONTAN | 6 | |||
| MONTANT | 7 | |||
| MOOTA | 5 | |||
| MOOTMAN | * 7 | |||
| MOTA | 4 | |||
| MOXA | 4 | |||
| MOYAMOYA | 8 | |||
| MYNA | 4 | |||
| MYOANATOMY | 10 | |||
| MYOMA | 5 | |||
| MYOMATA | 7 | |||
| MYXA | 4 | |||
| MYXOMA | 6 | |||
| MYXOMATA | 8 | |||
| NAAM | 4 | |||
| NAAN | 4 | |||
| NAAT | 4 | |||
| NANA | 4 | |||
| NANNA | 5 | |||
| NANNAN | 6 | |||
| NANNY | 5 | |||
| NANO | 4 | |||
| NANOTOMY | 8 | |||
| NANTO | 5 | |||
| NANTY | 5 | |||
| NATANT | 6 | |||
| NATO | 4 | |||
| NATTO | 5 | |||
| NATTY | 5 | |||
| NATYA | 5 | |||
| NOMA | 4 | |||
| NONAOXO | 7 | |||
| NONMAN | 6 | |||
| NONNA | 5 | |||
| NONTAX | 6 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| NOTA | 4 | |||
| NOTAM | 5 | |||
| NOXA | 4 | |||
| NOYAN | 5 | |||
| OATY | 4 | |||
| OMATA | 5 | |||
| OMATO | 5 | |||
| OOAA | 4 | |||
| OOTAXA | 6 | |||
| OOTAXON | 7 | |||
| OTAMAN | 6 | |||
| OTTOMAN | 7 | |||
| TAAN | 4 | |||
| TAMMY | 5 | |||
| TANA | 4 | |||
| TANNA | 5 | |||
| TANNOY | 6 | |||
| TANTO | 5 | |||
| TANTY | 5 | |||
| TANYA | 5 | |||
| TANYAN | 6 | |||
| TATA | 4 | |||
| TATOO | 5 | |||
| TATT | 4 | |||
| TATTA | 5 | |||
| TATTOO | 6 | |||
| TATTY | 5 | |||
| TAXA | 4 | |||
| TAXMAN | * 6 | |||
| TAXON | 5 | |||
| TAXONOMY | 8 | pangram | ||
| TAXONYM | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| TAXONYMY | 8 | pangram | ||
| TAYO | 4 | |||
| TOAT | 4 | |||
| TOATY | 5 | |||
| TOMA | 4 | |||
| TOMAN | 5 | |||
| TOMATO | 6 | |||
| TONA | 4 | |||
| TONNATO | 7 | |||
| TONYA | 5 | |||
| TOTA | 4 | |||
| TOYMAN | * 6 | |||
| TYAN | 4 | |||
| XOANA | 5 | |||
| XOANON | 6 | |||
| YAMAMOMO | 8 | |||
| YANA | 4 | |||
| YANO | 4 | |||
| YATT | 4 | |||
| YATTA | 5 | |||
| YAYA | 4 | |||
| YAYO | 4 | |||
| YOTTATON | 8 |
* compound(ish) word