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May 10, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 10, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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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 ICFMNOR
Spelling Bee for May 10, 2018

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Center letter O: March 12, 2024
Center letter N: April 26, 2021

words: 146
score: 1,023 pts
pangrams: 7
perfect: 1
plurals: 11
bingo: yes

C x 35
F x 19
I x 13
M x 45
N x 19
O x 9
R x 6

5L x 44
6L x 35
7L x 25
8L x 22
9L x 13
10L x 2
11L x 4
12L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
C 10 8 6 5 4 1 1 - 35
F 6 7 3 1 1 - 1 - 19
I 6 6 1 - - - - - 13
M 11 8 8 8 6 1 2 1 45
N 4 5 2 6 2 - - - 19
O 3 1 4 1 - - - - 9
R 4 - 1 1 - - - - 6
tot 44 35 25 22 13 2 4 1 146

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CI x 7 CO x 22 CR x 6
FI x 12 FO x 5 FR x 2
IC x 1 IM x 2 IN x 5 IO x 2 IR x 3
MI x 29 MO x 16
NI x 3 NO x 16
OM x 4 ON x 3 OR x 2
RI x 4 RO x 2

plu 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
C 4 1 1 1 - - 7
M - 1 - - 1 1 3
N 1 - - - - - 1
tot 5 2 1 1 1 1 11

debut appearances 36

CICONIIFORM, CONFIRM, CONFIRMOR, CONIFORM, CORNIFORM, CORONIFORM, FORNICIFORM

word       length      
MICRONOMICIN 12
CICONIIFORM 11 pangram
FORNICIFORM 11 pangram
MICROMICRON 11
MICROMIRROR 11
CORONIFORM 10 pangram
MICROCOCCI  10
CIRRIFORM 9
CONFIRMOR 9 pangram
CORNIFORM 9 pangram
CRIOCONIC 9
FORMIMINO 9
MICROCORM 9
MICROFOCI  9
MICROFORM 9 debut
MICROMINI 9 allowed elsewhere
MINICOMIC 9
MIRIFICIN 9
NONICONIC 9
NONIRONIC 9
CINCINNI  8
CONIFORM 8 pangram, debut, disallowed elsewhere
CORNIFIC 8
CORONION 8
CROCONIC 8
FICIFORM 8
MICROCIN 8
MICROION 8
MICRONIC 8
MINIMOON 8
MIRMIMIC 8
MIROMIRO 8
MONOMINO 8
MORIFORM 8
NONCOMIC 8
NONIONIC 8
NONMINOR 8
NONMONIC 8
NONOMINO 8
NORIMONO 8
OMNIFORM 8
RIRORIRO 8
CICINNI  7
COCRICO 7
CONFIRM 7 perfect pangram, debut
CORONIN 7
CRIMINI 7
CRINION 7
FINNIFF 7
FIORINI 7
FIORINO 7
IONOMIC 7
MINICOM 7
MINIMIN 7
MIRIFIC 7
MONOFIN 7
MONOION 7
MORICIN 7
MORONIC 7 debut
MORRION 7
NONIRON 7
NORIMON 7
OMICRON 7 debut
OMNIFIC 7
ONCOMIR 7
ORIFORM 7
RICINIC 7
COCCIC 6
COFFIN 6 debut
COFOCI  6
CORINO 6
CORNIC 6
CORNIN 6
CORRIN 6
CROCIN 6
FINIFF 6
FINNIF 6
FINNOC 6
FIORIN 6
FIROIN 6
FORMIC 6 debut
FORMIN 6
ICONIC 6 debut
IMINIC 6
INFIRM 6 debut
INFORM 6 debut
INIMIC 6
IRONIC 6 debut
MICRON 6 debut
MINIMI  6
MINION 6 debut
MIRROR 6 debut
MOIMOI 6
MOMOIR 6
MORION 6
MORMIN 6
NIMONO 6
NINCOM 6
NOCINO 6
NONION 6
NORRIN 6
ONONIN 6
CIRCI  5
CIRIO 5
CIRRI  5 debut
COCCI  5 allowed elsewhere
COION 5
COMIC 5 debut
CONIC 5 debut
CORMI 5
CORNI 5
CROCI  5 debut
FICIN 5
FINIF 5
FIRNI 5
FONIO 5
FRICO 5
FROIN 5
IMINO 5
INFON 5
INION 5
IONIC 5 debut
IRMOI 5
IRORI 5
MICRO 5 debut
MIMIC 5 debut
MINIM 5 debut
MINMI 5
MINOR 5 debut
MIRIN 5 allowed elsewhere
MONIC 5
MONOI 5
MOORI 5
MORIC 5
MORIN 5
NINON 5
NOMIC 5
NOMOI  5
NONIC 5
OMMIN 5
ONION 5 debut
ORCIN 5
RICIN 5 debut
RIMIC 5
RONIN 5
RORIC 5

† plural noun

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