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August 4, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 4, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter LABKOPY
Spelling Bee for August 4, 2018

words: 118
score: 693 pts
pangrams: 1
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

A x 15
B x 24
K x 11
L x 25
O x 4
P x 36
Y x 3

5L x 61
6L x 34
7L x 10
8L x 10
9L x 3

  5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 11 4 - - - 15
B 10 12 1 - 1 24
K 5 3 2 1 - 11
L 15 4 2 4 - 25
O 3 1 - - - 4
P 15 9 5 5 2 36
Y 2 1 - - - 3
tot 61 34 10 10 3 118

debut appearances 22

PLAYBOOK

word       length      
BOOBYALLA 9
POLYABOLO 9
POLYALLYL 9
KALLALOO 8
LAPALAPA 8
LOBLOLLY 8 allowed elsewhere
LOLLYPOP 8
LOOKBOOK 8 allowed elsewhere
PAKALOLO 8
PALPABLY 8 debut
PLAYBALL 8
PLAYBOOK 8 pangram, debut
POLYPOLY 8
BALLBOY 7 allowed elsewhere
KABBALA 7
KOLLYBA 7
LOLLOPY 7
LOYALLY 7
PALOOKA 7 debut
PAPALLY 7
PAYABLY 7
PLAYBOY 7 debut
POLYKAY 7
ABOLLA 6
ALBOLL 6
APOLLO 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
APPALL 6
BABALA 6
BABBLY 6
BALBOA 6
BLABBY 6
BLOBBY 6
BLOLLY 6
BLOOPY 6
BOBBLY 6
BOBBOL 6
BOOKLY 6
BYPLAY 6 debut
BYPOLL 6
KABALA 6
KALPAK 6
KAPALA 6
LABLAB 6
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
LOLLOP 6 debut
OKAYLY 6
PALAPA 6 allowed elsewhere
PALOLO 6
PALPAL 6
PAYOLA 6 debut
PLOOKY 6
PLOPPY 6
POLYOL 6
POPOLO 6
POPPLY 6
YAKALO 6
ALAAP 5
ALALA 5
ALAPA 5
ALKYL 5
ALLAY 5
ALLOY 5
ALLYL 5
ALOLL 5
APALA 5
APPAL 5
APPLY 5
BALKY 5 debut
BALLY 5
BALOO 5
BLOAK 5
BLOOK 5
BLOOP 5 debut
BOBOL 5
BOOLY 5
BOYLA 5
BOYLY 5
KALPA 5
KLAPA 5
KOALA 5
KOLAK 5
KOLOA 5
LABBA 5
LALLY 5
LAOYA 5
LAPPA 5
LAPPY 5
LAYBY 5
LOBAL 5
LOBBY 5
LOKAO 5
LOLLY 5
LOOBY 5
LOOKY 5
LOOPY 5 debut
LOPPY 5
LOYAL 5
OBOLO 5
OLLAY 5
OOLAK 5
PAKOL 5
PALAK 5
PALAY 5
PALLA 5
PALLY 5
PAOLO 5
PAPAL 5
PLAYA 5
PLOOK 5
PLOOP 5
POKAL 5
POLAO 5
POLKA 5 debut
POLLY 5
POLYP 5 debut
YAKAL 5
YOLKY 5 debut

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