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August 4, 2018 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 4, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LABKOPY
Spelling Bee for August 4, 2018

words: 49
score: 181 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 3
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 1 AL x 3 AP x 3
BA x 3 BL x 5 BO x 3 BY x 1
KO x 2
LO x 9
OP x 1
PA x 6 PL x 5 PO x 5
YO x 2

cmp 6 7 8 tot
B 1 - - 1
P - 1 1 2
tot 1 1 1 3

debut appearances 22

PLAYBOOK

word       length      
ABLY 4
ALLAY 5
ALLOY 5
ALLY 4
APOLLO 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
APPALL 6
APPLY 5
BALK 4
BALKY 5 debut
BALL 4
BLAB 4
BLABBY 6
BLOB 4
BLOBBY 6
BLOOP 5 debut
BOLA 4
BOLL 4
BOLO 4
BYPLAY * 6 debut
KOALA 5
KOLA 4
LOBBY 5
LOBO 4
LOLL 4
LOLLOP 6 debut
LOOK 4
LOOP 4 debut
LOOPY 5 debut
LOYAL 5
LOYALLY 7
OPAL 4 debut
PALL 4
PALOOKA 7 debut
PALPABLY 8 debut
PAPAL 5
PAPALLY 7
PAYOLA 6 debut
PLAY 4
PLAYBOOK * 8 pangram, debut
PLAYBOY * 7 debut
PLOP 4 debut
PLOY 4 debut
POLKA 5 debut
POLL 4 debut
POLO 4 debut
POLYP 5 debut
POOL 4 debut
YOLK 4 debut
YOLKY 5 debut

* compound(ish) word

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