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 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 17, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OO.


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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words: 146
score: 729 pts
pangrams: 8
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CI x 4 CL x 2 CO x 32 CR x 4
FI x 7 FL x 7 FO x 13 FR x 4
IL x 1 IR x 2
LI x 3 LO x 11
MI x 18 MO x 22
OL x 1 OO x 1 OR x 2
OOF x 1
RI x 1 RO x 11

debut appearances 23

CILIFORM, CILIIFORM, COLIFORM, COROLLIFORM, FILICIFORM, FILIFORMIC, MICROFILL, MICROFILM

word       length      
CILIFORM 8 pangram
CILIIFORM 9 pangram
CIRIO 5
CIRRIFORM 9
CLOFF 5
CLOOF 5
COCCI 5 allowed elsewhere
COCCIC 6
COCO 4
COCRICO 7
COFF 4
COFOCI 6
COIF 4
COIL 4 debut
COIR 4 allowed elsewhere
COLI 4
COLIC 5 debut
COLIFORM 8 pangram
COLL 4
COLLOFORM 9
COLO 4
COLOCOLIC 9
COLOCOLO 8
COLOR 5 debut
COLORIFIC 9 debut
COMIC 5
COMM 4
COOCOO 6
COOF 4
COOL 4 debut
COOLIO 6
COOLROOM 8
COOM 4
CORF 4
CORM 4
CORMI 5
COROCORO 8
COROLLIFORM 11 pangram
CRIOLLO 7
CROC 4 debut
CROCI 5
CROOL 5
FICIFORM 8
FICO 4
FILICIFORM 10 pangram
FILIFORM 8
FILIFORMIC 10 pangram
FILLO 5
FILO 4
FLOC 4
FLOCC 5
FLOCCI 6
FLOOF 5
FLOOR 5
FLOR 4
FLORIFORM 9
FOCI 4
FOIL 4 debut
FOLIC 5 debut
FOLIFORM 8
FOLIO 5 debut
FOOF 4
FOOFOO 6
FOOL 4 debut
FORM 4
FORMIC 6
FORMOL 6
FORMROOM 8
FORRILL 7
FRICO 5
FROLF 5
FROLIC 6 debut
FROM 4
ILLO 4
IRMOI 5
IRORI 5
LILIFORM 8
LILO 4
LIMO 4 debut
LOCI 4 debut
LOCO 4 debut
LOCOFOCO 8
LOFF 4
LOFI 4
LOIMIC 6
LOIR 4
LOLL 4 debut
LOMILOMI 8
LOOF 4
LOOM 4 debut
MICO 4
MICRO 5
MICROCOCCI 10
MICROCOIL 9
MICROCORM 9
MICROFILL 9 pangram
MICROFILM 9 pangram, debut
MICROFOCI 9
MICROFORM 9
MICROMILL 9
MICROMIRROR 11
MICROMOL 8
MILFOIL 7
MILO 4
MIRMILLO 8
MIRO 4
MIROMIRO 8
MIRROR 6
MOCO 4
MOFF 4
MOFO 4
MOIL 4 debut
MOIMOI 6
MOLIMO 6
MOLL 4 debut
MOLLIC 6
MOLOI 5
MOMO 4
MOMOIR 6
MOOL 4
MOOLI 5
MOOMOO 6
MOOR 4
MOORI 5
MOORILL 7
MORIC 5
MORIFORM 8
MORIL 5
MOROCCO 7 allowed elsewhere
MORRO 5
OLIO 4 debut
OOFF 4
ORIFORM 7
ORLO 4
RIRORIRO 8
ROCOCO 6 debut
ROIL 4 debut
ROLF 4
ROLL 4
ROLLFORM 8
ROLLOFF 7
ROMCOM 6 debut
ROOF 4
ROOL 4
ROOM 4
RORIC 5

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