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July 16, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from July 16, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter CAILMNR
Spelling Bee for July 16, 2018

words: 227
score: 1,324 pts
pangrams: 2
plurals: 15
bingo: yes

A x 56
C x 99
I x 14
L x 14
M x 33
N x 4
R x 7

4L x 32
5L x 42
6L x 62
7L x 49
8L x 28
9L x 12
10L x 1
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 5 10 14 16 5 5 1 - 56
C 20 17 26 16 13 6 - 1 99
I 1 2 7 3 1 - - - 14
L 1 2 5 2 4 - - - 14
M 4 8 6 9 5 1 - - 33
N 1 1 2 - - - - - 4
R - 2 2 3 - - - - 7
tot 32 42 62 49 28 12 1 1 227

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 24 AI x 1 AL x 8 AM x 8 AN x 7 AR x 8
CA x 53 CI x 20 CL x 13 CR x 13
IC x 1 IL x 5 IM x 2 IN x 6
LA x 10 LI x 4
MA x 21 MI x 12
NA x 3 NI x 1
RA x 2 RI x 5

plu 4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 1 1 1 1 1 - 5
C - 3 1 3 1 1 9
I - - 1 - - - 1
tot 1 4 3 4 2 1 15

debut appearances 19

AMACRINAL, CRIMINAL

word       length      
CICLACILLIN 11
ACARINARIA 10
ACLINICAL 9
ALACRIMIA 9
AMACRINAL 9 pangram
AMARILLIC 9
ANACLINAL 9
CALCARINA 9
CAMARILLA 9 debut
CARINARIA 9
CINCINNAL 9
CLINAMINA  9
CLINICIAN 9 debut
MINICANAL 9
ACRANIAL 8
ALACRIMA 8
ANILINIC 8
ANIMALIC 8
ARANCINI  8 allowed elsewhere
CAIMACAM 8
CALAMARI 8 debut
CALCARIA 8
CALCARIC 8
CANALMAN 8
CARACARA 8
CARMINIC 8
CINCINNI  8
CINNAMAL 8
CINNAMIC 8
CIRCINAL 8
CLINICAL 8 debut
CRIMINAL 8 pangram, debut
INIMICAL 8 debut
LACINIAL 8
LACINIAR 8
LACRIMAL 8 debut
LANCININ 8
MAMMARIC 8
MANIACAL 8 debut
MANNARIC 8
MILIACIN 8
MIRMIMIC 8
ACACIIN 7
ACARIAN 7
ACCLAIM 7 debut
ACINACI  7
ACLINAL 7
ACLINIC 7
ACRANIA 7
ALCANNA 7
ALLARIC 7
ALLICIN 7
ALMANAC 7 debut
ANCILIA 7
ANCILLA 7
ARACARI 7
ARACIAL 7
ARNICIN 7
CALAMAR 7
CALCIAN 7
CARACAL 7
CARACCA 7
CARANNA 7
CARIAMA 7
CARINAL 7
CICINNI  7
CIMARIN 7
CLAIRIN 7
CLARAIN 7
CLARINI 7
CLIMACI  7
CRANIAL 7 debut
CRIMINA  7
CRIMINI 7
ICARIIN 7
ILIACAL 7
ILLICIA 7
LACINIA 7
LILACIN 7
MAILCAR 7
MALACCA 7
MALACIA 7
MALACIC 7
MANCALA 7 debut
MIMICAL 7
MINICAM 7
MINICAN 7
MINICAR 7 debut
RAILCAR 7
RICINIA 7
RICINIC 7
ACACIA 6
ACACIN 6
ACINAR 6
ACINIC 6
AIRCAR 6
ALALIC 6
ALCAIC 6
AMICAL 6
AMIMIC 6
AMINIC 6
ANICCA 6
ANILIC 6
ARCANA  6
ARNICA 6 allowed elsewhere
CAIMAC 6
CAIMAN 6
CALAMI 6
CALCAR 6
CALCIC 6
CALCIN 6
CAMACA 6
CAMAIL 6
CANCAN 6
CANINI 6
CARANA 6
CARINA 6
CARLIN 6
CARMAN 6
CARNAL 6 debut
CARNIN 6
CICALA 6
CILIAL 6
CIRCAR 6
CIRRAL 6
CLINAL 6
CLINIA 6
CLINIC 6 debut
CRANIA  6
CRANIC 6
CRINAL 6
ILIACI  6
ILICIN 6
IMAMIC 6
IMINIC 6
INCALL 6
INCARN 6
INIMIC 6
LACCIC 6
LACCIN 6
LAICAL 6
LANCIN 6
LIMNIC 6
MACANA 6
MANACA 6
MANCIA 6
MANIAC 6
MARACA 6
MINIAC 6
NARICA 6
NIACIN 6
RACIAL 6
RICRAC 6
ACANA 5
ACARA 5
ACARI 5
ACCRA 5
ACINI 5
ACMIC 5
ACRAL 5
AMICI  5
AMNIC 5
ARACA 5
CAIRN 5
CALIN 5
CALLA 5
CALLI 5
CAMAN 5
CAMIA 5
CANAL 5
CANNA 5 allowed elsewhere
CARAC 5
CARRI 5
CILIA  5
CIMAR 5
CIRCA 5
CIRCI  5
CIRRI  5
CLAIM 5 debut
CRAIC 5
ILIAC 5 allowed elsewhere
INIAC 5
LILAC 5
LINAC 5
MACIN 5
MACIR 5
MACRA 5
MALIC 5 debut
MANCA 5
MANIC 5
MICRA 5
MIMIC 5
NARIC 5
RICIN 5
RIMIC 5
ACAI 4
ACCA 4
ACRA 4
AMIC 4
ARCI  4
CACA 4
CAIR 4
CALL 4
CALM 4 debut
CAMA 4
CAMI 4 allowed elsewhere
CANN 4
CARL 4
CARN 4
CARR 4
CILL 4
CIMA 4
CIRL 4
CLAM 4 debut
CLAN 4
CRAM 4
CRAN 4
CRIA 4
CRIM 4
CRIN 4
INCA 4
LAIC 4
MACA 4
MARC 4
MICA 4
MICI 4
NARC 4

† plural noun

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