Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
May 17, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 17, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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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.
center letter OCFILMR
Spelling Bee for May 17, 2018

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Center letter L: March 7, 2023

words: 38
score: 126 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 3
plurals: 3

C x 9
F x 10
L x 5
M x 7
O x 1
R x 6

4L x 22
5L x 8
6L x 5
9L x 3

  4 5 6 9 tot
C 4 4 - 1 9
F 5 3 2 - 10
L 5 - - - 5
M 3 1 1 2 7
O 1 - - - 1
R 4 - 2 - 6
tot 22 8 5 3 38

cmp 6 9 tot
M - 2 2
R 1 - 1
tot 1 2 3

plu 4 5 tot
C - 1 1
F 1 - 1
L 1 - 1
tot 2 1 3

debut appearances 23

MICROFILM

word       length      
COLORIFIC 9 debut
MICROFILM * 9 pangram, debut
MICROFORM * 9
FORMIC 6
FROLIC 6 debut
MIRROR 6
ROCOCO 6 debut
ROMCOM * 6 debut
COLIC 5 debut
COLOR 5 debut
COMIC 5
CROCI  5
FLOOR 5
FOLIC 5 debut
FOLIO 5 debut
MICRO 5
COIF 4
COIL 4 debut
COOL 4 debut
CROC 4 debut
FOCI  4
FOIL 4 debut
FOOL 4 debut
FORM 4
FROM 4
LIMO 4 debut
LOCI  4 debut
LOCO 4 debut
LOLL 4 debut
LOOM 4 debut
MOIL 4 debut
MOLL 4 debut
MOOR 4
OLIO 4 debut
ROIL 4 debut
ROLL 4
ROOF 4
ROOM 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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