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May 22, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 22, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter OACHPRY
Spelling Bee for May 22, 2018

words: 169
score: 775 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 15
C x 57
H x 22
O x 17
P x 41
R x 8
Y x 9

4L x 55
5L x 48
6L x 37
7L x 9
8L x 14
9L x 5
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 2 5 2 - 4 2 - 15
C 13 15 16 6 4 2 1 57
H 7 8 5 - 1 1 - 22
O 9 6 1 1 - - - 17
P 15 9 10 2 5 - - 41
R 4 3 1 - - - - 8
Y 5 2 2 - - - - 9
tot 55 48 37 9 14 5 1 169

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 4 AH x 2 AP x 5 AR x 4
CA x 16 CC x 1 CH x 12 CO x 23 CR x 5
HA x 1 HO x 18 HY x 3
OA x 1 OC x 2 OO x 3 OP x 4 OR x 7
PA x 7 PH x 3 PO x 22 PR x 7 PY x 2
RO x 8
YA x 4 YO x 5

debut appearances 41

ACROPACHY, APOCRYPHA, CHARPOY, HYPOCARP

word       length      
CORPOCRACY 10
ACROPACHY 9 pangram
APOCRYPHA 9 pangram, debut
CACOCRACY 9
CAPACOCHA 9
HYPOPHORA 9
ACCROACH 8
ACROCARP 8
APOCARPY 8
APPROACH 8 debut
CARACORA 8
CHAPARRO 8
CHOOCHOO 8
COROCORO 8
HYPOCARP 8 pangram
PARACHOR 8
POOHPOOH 8
POROPORO 8
POROROCA 8
PORPHYRY 8
CACHOPO 7
CAPARRO 7
CARACOA 7
CHARPOY 7 perfect pangram
COARRAY 7
CORPORA 7
ORPHRAY 7
PHARAOH 7
PROCARP 7
AHCHOO 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
ARROYO 6 debut
CAPOCH 6
CARAPO 6
CARHOP 6 debut
CARRAO 6
CHAPPO 6
CHARRO 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
CHOCCY 6
CHOCHA 6
CHOCHO 6
CHOOCH 6
CHOPPY 6 debut
COACHY 6
COOCHY 6
COOCOO 6
CRAPPO 6
CROPPY 6
HOOHAH 6
HOORAH 6
HOORAY 6 debut
HORARY 6
HORROR 6 debut
ORRACH 6
PAOPAO 6
PAROCH 6
POACHY 6
POOCHY 6
POOPOO 6
PORRAY 6
PROPCO 6
PROPHY 6
PROPPY 6
PYROHY 6
ROCOCO 6
YAOCHO 6
YOOHOO 6 debut
ACHOO 5 debut
APOOP 5
APPRO 5
AROAR 5
AROHA 5
CACAO 5 debut
CAPOC 5
CAPPO 5
CAROA 5
CCOYA 5
CHORO 5
COACH 5 debut
COCOA 5 debut
COOCH 5
COPAY 5 debut
COPHA 5
COPPA 5
COPPY 5
COPRA 5
CORAH 5
HOARY 5 debut
HOCCO 5
HOOCH 5 debut
HOOPY 5
HOPPO 5
HOPPY 5 debut
HORAH 5
HORRY 5
OCHRY 5
OOYAH 5
OPARA 5
ORACH 5
ORACY 5
OROYA 5
PARRO 5
PAYAO 5
PAYOR 5
POACH 5 debut
POOCH 5 debut
POOPY 5
POPPA 5
POPPY 5 debut
PORCH 5 debut
ROACH 5 debut
ROCOA 5
ROOPY 5
YAHOO 5 debut
YARCO 5
AHOY 4 debut
ARCO 4 allowed elsewhere
CAPO 4 debut
CAYO 4
CHOP 4 debut
COCA 4 debut
COCO 4
COHO 4 debut
COOP 4 debut
COPY 4 debut
CORY 4
COYA 4
CROC 4
CROP 4 debut
CROY 4
HARO 4
HOAR 4
HOOP 4 debut
HORA 4
HORO 4
HOYA 4
HYPO 4 debut
OARY 4
OCCY 4
OOAA 4
OOCH 4
OPAH 4 disallowed elsewhere
OPPO 4
OPRY 4
ORCA 4 debut
ORRA 4
PACO 4
PHOH 4
PHOO 4
POCO 4
POHA 4
POOH 4 debut
POOP 4 debut
POOR 4 debut
POPO 4
PORY 4
POYO 4
PRAO 4
PROA 4
PROP 4 debut
PYRO 4 debut
ROAR 4
ROCH 4
ROOP 4
ROPY 4 debut
YAYO 4
YOHO 4
YOOP 4
YOPO 4
YOYO 4

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