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
November 8, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from November 8, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter BACLNOY
Spelling Bee for November 8, 2018

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Center letter Y: September 27, 2022
Center letter O: August 27, 2020
Center letter L: May 20, 2020
Center letter A: July 5, 2019

words: 168
score: 829 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

debut appearances 10
previously disallowed debuts 1
newly disallowed words 1 cocobolo

BALCONY, BALLOONACY

word       length      
NANOBALLOON 11
BALLOONACY 10 pangram
CANNONBALL 10 debut
BOOBYALLA 9
NONBANANA 9
ABANALLY 8
BABAYLAN 8
BALLCLAY 8
BALLOONY 8
BANYALLA 8
BONNACON 8
COALBALL 8
COCOBOLA 8
COCOBOLO 8 newly disallowed
LOBLOLLY 8 allowed elsewhere
NANOBALL 8
ALBANOL 7
BACALAO 7
BACCALA 7
BALCONY 7 perfect pangram, debut
BALLBOY 7 debut, previously disallowed
BALLOON 7 debut
BANALLY 7
BONACON 7
CABBALA 7
CABOCLO 7
CALABAN 7
CALLBOY 7
COLLABO 7
NONBABY 7
NONBALL 7
NONBLOC 7
NONBONY 7
ABANAL 6
ABBACY 6 debut
ABOLLA 6
ALBOLL 6
BABACO 6
BABALA 6
BABBLY 6
BABOON 6 debut
BACCOO 6
BACONY 6
BALBOA 6
BALLAN 6
BALLON 6
BANABA 6
BANANA 6
BANCAL 6
BANYAN 6
BAOBAB 6
BLABBY 6
BLANCO 6
BLOBBY 6
BLOLLY 6
BOBBLY 6
BOBBOL 6
BONBON 6
BONOBO 6
BOOBOO 6
BOOCOO 6
BYLYNA 6
CABALA 6
CABANA 6
CALABA 6
COBBLY 6
COLLAB 6 allowed elsewhere
LABANA 6
LABLAB 6
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
NOBBLY 6
NONLAB 6
ABACA 5
ABAYA 5
ABOON 5
ALBAN 5
BABBY 5
BABOO 5
BACCA 5
BACCY 5
BACON 5 debut
BACOO 5
BALLY 5
BALOO 5
BANAL 5
BANCO 5
BANNA 5
BANYA 5
BAYAN 5
BLANC 5
BOABY 5
BOBAC 5
BOBBY 5
BOBOL 5
BOCAL 5
BOCCA 5
BOLON 5
BONNY 5
BOOBY 5
BOOLY 5
BOOYA 5
BOYLA 5
BOYLY 5
CABAL 5
CABAN 5
CABBY 5 debut
CAOBA 5
COBBY 5
LABBA 5
LABNA 5
LAYBY 5
LOBAL 5
LOBBY 5
LOOBY 5
NABAL 5
NABAN 5
NABBY 5
NABLA 5
NABOB 5 debut
NAYAB 5
NOBBY 5
NOBLY 5 debut
NOOBY 5
OBOLO 5
YABBA 5
YABBO 5
YABBY 5
YOBBO 5
ABBA 4
ABLY 4
ABOB 4
ALBA 4
BAAL 4
BABA 4
BABY 4
BALL 4
BANC 4
BAON 4
BAYA 4
BLAA 4
BLAB 4
BLAY 4
BLOB 4
BLOC 4
BOAB 4
BOBA 4
BOBO 4
BOCA 4
BOLA 4
BOLL 4
BOLO 4
BONA 4
BONY 4
BOOB 4
BOOL 4
BOON 4
BOYO 4
CABA 4
COBB 4
LOBO 4
LOOB 4
NABY 4
NOOB 4
OBAN 4
OBBO 4
OBOL 4
YOBO 4

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