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May 20, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 20, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter GADILMR
Spelling Bee for May 20, 2018

words: 136
score: 673 pts
pangrams: 1
plurals: 4
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AD x 2 AG x 10 AI x 3 AL x 4 AM x 3 AR x 5
DA x 5 DI x 4 DR x 2
GA x 25 GI x 14 GL x 11 GR x 13
IG x 1 IR x 1
LA x 2 LI x 1
MA x 15 MI x 6 MR x 2
RA x 5 RI x 2

plu 4 6 8 tot
G - 1 1 2
M 1 - 1 2
tot 1 1 2 4

debut appearances 28

MADRIGAL

word       length      
ADAGIAL 7
ADMAG 5
AGAL 4
AGAMA 5
AGAMI 5
AGAMID 6
AGAR 4
AGGRI 5
AGIDA 5
AGMA 4
AGRA 4
AGRIMI 6
AIGA 4
AIRAG 5
AIRGRAM 7
ALGA 4 debut
ALGAL 5 allowed elsewhere
ALGID 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
ALMAGRA 7
AMALGAM 7 debut
AMALGAMA 8
AMIGA 5
ARGAL 5
ARGALA 6
ARGALI 6
ARGID 5
ARGIL 5
DADAGIRI 8
DAGGA 5
DAGMAR 6
DALAGA 6
DARG 4
DIAGRAM 7 debut
DIAGRID 7
DIGAMMA 7
DIGRAM 6
DRAG 4 debut
DRAGRA 6
GADA 4
GADDI 5
GADI 4
GADID 5
GADILID 7
GAGA 4
GAIDA 5
GAILLARDIA 10
GAIR 4
GALA 4 debut
GALAGID 7
GALDR 5
GALDRAR 7
GALL 4 debut
GALLIARD 8
GALLID 6
GAMA 4
GAMMA 5 debut
GAMMADIA  8
GAMMARID 8
GARAAD 6
GARDA 5
GARDAI 6
GARGIL 6
GARRI 5
GIALLI  6
GIARDIA 7
GIARDIAL 8
GIGAGRAM 8
GIGARAD 7
GILA 4
GILD 4 debut
GILGAI 6
GILIA 5
GILL 4
GIMMAL 6
GIRD 4 debut
GIRL 4 debut
GIRR 4
GLAD 4 debut
GLADIAL 7
GLADII 6
GLAIR 5
GLAM 4 debut
GLIA 4 debut
GLIAL 5
GLID 4
GLIM 4
GLIRARIA 8
GLIRID 6
GRAD 4 debut
GRAIL 5 debut
GRAM 4 debut
GRAMA 5
GRAMMA 6 debut
GRAMMAR 7 debut
GRAMMID 7
GRID 4 debut
GRIG 4
GRIGRI 6
GRILL 5 debut
GRIM 4 debut
GRRRL 5
IGIL 4
IRIDALGIA 9
LAGGARD 7 debut
LARGID 6
LIGIID 6
MADRIGAL 8 pangram, debut
MAGGID 6
MAGGIDIM  8
MAGI  4 debut
MAGID 5
MAGILID 7
MAGILLA 7
MAGMA 5 debut
MAILGRAM 8
MALMAG 6
MAMALIGA 8
MAMMALGIA 9
MARG 4
MARGA 5
MARIGRAM 8
MIGDAL 6
MIGG 4
MIGID 5
MILLIGAL 8
MILLIGRAM 9 debut
MILLIMILLIGRAM 14
MRIDAMGAM 9
MRIGAL 6
RADARGRAM 9
RAGA 4 allowed elsewhere
RAGG 4
RAGGA 5
RAGI 4
RIDGIL 6
RIGID 5 debut

† plural noun

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