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 16, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IH.


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.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.


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 TBEHILM
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2018

words: 134
score: 604 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
BE x 13 BI x 10 BL x 4
EB x 2 EH x 1 EI x 1 EL x 1 EM x 3 ET x 5
HE x 5 HI x 5
IH x 1 IL x 3 IT x 2
IHL x 1
LE x 3 LI x 10
ME x 15 MI x 9
TE x 17 TH x 9 TI x 15

debut appearances 29

THIMBLE

word       length      
BEET 4 debut
BEETLE 6 debut
BELITTLE 8 debut
BELLITE 7
BELT 4 debut
BEMEET 6
BETE 4
BETEL 5 debut
BETELL 6
BETH 4
BETHE 5
BETHEL 6
BETITLE 7
BIEHLITE 8
BILETE 6
BILLET 6 debut
BILLETEE 8
BILLIETITE 10
BIMBETTE 8
BITE 4 debut
BITEE 5
BITT 4
BITTIE 6
BLET 4
BLIT 4
BLITE 5
BLITHE 6 debut
EBBET 5
EBIT 4
EHLITE 6
EITELITE 8
ELITE 5
EMILITE 7
EMIT 4 debut
EMMET 5
ETEM 4
ETHE 4
ETHEL 5
ETHLETE 7
ETTLE 5
HEITI 5
HELMET 6 debut
HELMLET 7
HETH 4
HETTIE 6
HILITE 6
HILLITE 7
HILT 4
HITHE 5
HITTEE 6
IHLEITE 7
ILLITE 6
ILLLIT 6
ILLTH 5
ITEM 4 debut
ITHM 4
LEET 4
LEITEITE 8
LETHE 5
LILITH 6
LILT 4
LIMELIT 7
LIMIT 5 debut
LITE 4
LITH 4
LITHE 5
LITHITE 7
LITTLE 6
LITTLIE 7
MEBIBIT 7
MEET 4 debut
MEITH 5
MELILITE 8
MELILITITE 10
MELLITE 7
MELT 4 debut
MELTEMI 7
MELTETH 7
MELTITH 7
METE 4 debut
METH 4 debut
METHI 5
METT 4
METTLE 6 debut
MILLET 6 debut
MILLIBIT 8
MILT 4
MIMETITE 8
MITE 4 debut
MITITEI 7
MITT 4 debut
MITTEL 6
MITTIMI 7
TEBIBIT 7
TEEHEE 6
TEEL 4
TEEM 4 debut
TEET 4
TEETEE 6
TEETH 5 debut
TEETHE 6 debut
TEHEE 5
TEIL 4
TELE 4
TELL 4 debut
TELLEE 6
TELT 4
TETE 4
TETEL 5
TETH 4
THEBE 5
THEE 4 debut
THEM 4 debut
THEME 5 debut
THIBET 6
THIBLE 6
THIETE 6
THILL 5
THIMBLE 7 perfect pangram, debut
TIBET 5
TILE 4
TILI 4
TILL 4
TILLET 6
TILLITE 7
TILT 4
TILTH 5 allowed elsewhere
TIME 4 debut
TITBIT 6
TITHE 5
TITHI 5
TITI 4
TITLE 5
TITTLE 6

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