August 7, 2018 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 7, 2018, 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.
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Center letter O: June 8, 2019
words: 41
score: 251 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 1
C x 33
E x 2
N x 3
O x 2
P x 1
4L x 10
5L x 8
6L x 6
7L x 10
8L x 2
9L x 2
10L x 1
11L x 1
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| C | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| CE x 3 | CO x 30 |
| EC x 1 | EM x 1 |
| NE x 1 | NO x 2 |
| OC x 1 | ON x 1 |
| PE x 1 |
| cmp | 5 | tot |
| E | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 |
COMPETENCE, COMPETENT, COMPONENT, CONTEMPT
| word | length | |||
| CEMENT | 6 | |||
| CENT | 4 | |||
| CENTO | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| COCOON | 6 | |||
| COME | 4 | |||
| COMET | 5 | |||
| COMMENCE | 8 | |||
| COMMENCEMENT | 12 | |||
| COMMENT | 7 | |||
| COMMON | 6 | |||
| COMP | 4 | |||
| COMPETE | 7 | |||
| COMPETENCE | 10 | pangram | ||
| COMPETENT | 9 | pangram | ||
| COMPONENT | 9 | pangram | ||
| COMPOTE | 7 | |||
| CONCEPT | 7 | |||
| CONCOCT | 7 | |||
| CONE | 4 | |||
| CONNECT | 7 | |||
| CONNOTE | 7 | |||
| CONTE | 5 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| CONTEMN | 7 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| CONTEMPT | 8 | pangram | ||
| CONTENT | 7 | |||
| CONTENTMENT | 11 | |||
| COON | 4 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| COOP | 4 | |||
| COOPT | 5 | |||
| COOT | 4 | |||
| COPE | 4 | |||
| COTE | 4 | |||
| COTTON | 6 | |||
| ECOTONE | 7 | |||
| EMCEE | * 5 | |||
| NEOCON | 6 | |||
| NONCE | 5 | |||
| NONCOM | 6 | |||
| OCTET | 5 | |||
| ONCE | 4 | |||
| PENCE | 5 |
* compound(ish) word