May 23, 2018: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

May 23, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 23, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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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Spelling Bee for May 23, 2018

Related puzzles

Center letter H: January 3, 2024
Center letter G: June 15, 2022
Center letter E: December 28, 2020

words: 176
score: 916 pts
pangrams: 2
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

plu	5	7	8	tot
G	1	-	-	1
L	-	1	1	2
tot	1	1	1	3

CHALLENGE, CHALLENGEE

word	length
ACANA	5
ACENE	5
ACHENE	6
ACLANG	6
ACNE	4
AENACH	6
AGENE	5
AGNEL	5
ALAN	4
ALANE	5
ALANG	5
ALANNA	6
ALCANNA	7
ALLENE	6
ALNAGE	6
ANAGEN	6
ANAL	4
ANALGEN	7
ANALGENE	8
ANAN	4
ANANA	5
ANANGEA	7
ANCHAL	6
ANCLE	5
ANELACE	7
ANGEL	5
ANGELAGE	8
ANGELL	6
ANGLE	5
ANLACE	6
ANLAGE	6
ANLAGEN	7
ANNA	4
ANNAL	5	allowed elsewhere
ANNEAL	6
CALCANEA	8
CALCANEAL	9
CALCANEAN	9
CALEAN	6
CANAL	5
CANALAGE	8
CANCAN	6
CANCEL	6
CANCHA	6
CANE	4
CANELLA	7
CANG	4
CANGLE	6
CANN	4
CANNA	5	allowed elsewhere
CANNACH	7
CANNAE	6
CANNEL	6
CENACLE	7
CENE	4
CHALAN	6
CHALANCE	8
CHALLAN	7
CHALLENGE	9	pangram
CHALLENGEE	10	pangram
CHANA	5
CHANCE	6
CHANCEL	7
CHANCLA	7
CHANG	5
CHANGA	6
CHANGAA	7
CHANGE	6
CHANNA	6
CHANNEL	7
CHENG	5
CHENNA	6
CHHANA	6
CHHENA	6
CLACHAN	7
CLAN	4
CLANG	5
CLEAN	5
CLENCH	6
EGENCE	6
ELAN	4
ELEGANCE	8
ELENCH	6
ELLEN	5
ENAL	4
ENALLAGE	8
ENALLENE	8
ENCAGE	6
ENCHANNEL	9
ENECLANN	8
ENGAGE	6
ENGAGEE	7
ENGELANG	8
ENGLE	5
ENHANCE	7
ENLACE	6
ENLEACH	7
ENNAGE	6
GALANGA	7
GALANGAL	8	allowed elsewhere
GALENA	6
GALLANE	7
GANACHE	7
GANCH	5
GANE	4
GANG	4
GANGA	5
GANGE	5
GANGLE	6
GANNA	5
GEAN	4
GELLAN	6
GENA	4
GENAE	^† 5
GENAL	5
GENE	4
GENNEL	6
GHANA	5
GLANCE	6
GLEAN	5
GLEN	4
GNAG	4
HAEN	4
HALLAN	6
HANCE	5
HANCH	5
HANG	4
HANGE	5
HANGEE	6
HANGLE	6
HENCE	5
HENCH	5
HENG	4
HENGE	5	allowed elsewhere
HENNA	5
LAGAENA	7
LAGAENAE	^† 8
LAGAN	5
LAGENA	6
LAGENAE	^† 7
LAGGEN	6
LAHNGA	6
LALANG	6
LALLAN	6
LANA	4
LANCE	5
LANCH	5
LANE	4
LANG	4
LANGAHA	7
LEAN	4
LEEANGLE	8
LEGLEN	6
LEHANGA	7
LEHENGA	7
LEHNGA	6
LENE	4
LENG	4
LENGA	5
NAAN	4
NACELLE	7	allowed elsewhere
NAGA	4
NAGANA	6
NAGGLE	6
NALA	4
NALL	4
NALLA	5
NALLAH	6
NANA	4
NANG	4
NANGA	5
NANGCA	6
NANNA	5
NANNAN	6
NEAL	4
NENE	4

† plural noun

AC x 5	AE x 1	AG x 2	AL x 7	AN x 20
CA x 18	CE x 2	CH x 19	CL x 5
EG x 1	EL x 4	EN x 14
GA x 12	GE x 7	GH x 1	GL x 3	GN x 1
HA x 8	HE x 5
LA x 15	LE x 9
NA x 15	NE x 2

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