August 4, 2018: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers

August 4, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 4, 2018, including disallowed words.

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.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.

Spelling Bee for August 4, 2018

words: 176
score: 751 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes

A x 22
B x 38
K x 16
L x 35
O x 8
P x 50
Y x 7

4L x 58
5L x 61
6L x 34
7L x 10
8L x 10
9L x 3

	4	5	6	7	8	9	tot
A	7	11	4	-	-	-	22
B	14	10	12	1	-	1	38
K	5	5	3	2	1	-	16
L	10	15	4	2	4	-	35
O	4	3	1	-	-	-	8
P	14	15	9	5	5	2	50
Y	4	2	1	-	-	-	7
tot	58	61	34	10	10	3	176

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

PLAYBOOK

word	length
BOOBYALLA	9
POLYABOLO	9
POLYALLYL	9
KALLALOO	8
LAPALAPA	8
LOBLOLLY	8	allowed elsewhere
LOLLYPOP	8
LOOKBOOK	8	allowed elsewhere
PAKALOLO	8
PALPABLY	8
PLAYBALL	8
PLAYBOOK	8	pangram
POLYPOLY	8
BALLBOY	7	allowed elsewhere
KABBALA	7
KOLLYBA	7
LOLLOPY	7
LOYALLY	7
PALOOKA	7
PAPALLY	7
PAYABLY	7
PLAYBOY	7
POLYKAY	7
ABOLLA	6
ALBOLL	6
APOLLO	6	disallowed elsewhere
APPALL	6
BABALA	6
BABBLY	6
BALBOA	6
BLABBY	6
BLOBBY	6
BLOLLY	6
BLOOPY	6
BOBBLY	6
BOBBOL	6
BOOKLY	6
BYPLAY	6
BYPOLL	6
KABALA	6
KALPAK	6
KAPALA	6
LABLAB	6
LOBOLA	6
LOBOLO	6
LOLLOP	6
OKAYLY	6
PALAPA	6	allowed elsewhere
PALOLO	6
PALPAL	6
PAYOLA	6
PLOOKY	6
PLOPPY	6
POLYOL	6
POPOLO	6
POPPLY	6
YAKALO	6
ALAAP	5
ALALA	5
ALAPA	5
ALKYL	5
ALLAY	5
ALLOY	5
ALLYL	5
ALOLL	5
APALA	5
APPAL	5
APPLY	5
BALKY	5
BALLY	5
BALOO	5
BLOAK	5
BLOOK	5
BLOOP	5
BOBOL	5
BOOLY	5
BOYLA	5
BOYLY	5
KALPA	5
KLAPA	5
KOALA	5
KOLAK	5
KOLOA	5
LABBA	5
LALLY	5
LAOYA	5
LAPPA	5
LAPPY	5
LAYBY	5
LOBAL	5
LOBBY	5
LOKAO	5
LOLLY	5
LOOBY	5
LOOKY	5
LOOPY	5
LOPPY	5
LOYAL	5
OBOLO	5
OLLAY	5
OOLAK	5
PAKOL	5
PALAK	5
PALAY	5
PALLA	5
PALLY	5
PAOLO	5
PAPAL	5
PLAYA	5
PLOOK	5
PLOOP	5
POKAL	5
POLAO	5
POLKA	5
POLLY	5
POLYP	5
YAKAL	5
YOLKY	5
ABLY	4
ALAP	4
ALBA	4
ALKY	4
ALLY	4
ALOO	4
ALOP	4
BAAL	4
BALK	4
BALL	4
BLAA	4
BLAB	4
BLAK	4
BLAY	4
BLOB	4
BLOP	4
BOLA	4
BOLK	4
BOLL	4
BOLO	4
BOOL	4
KALO	4
KLAP	4
KOLA	4
KOLK	4
KOLO	4
LAKY	4
LALL	4
LALO	4
LAPA	4
LAYA	4
LOBO	4
LOLL	4
LOOB	4
LOOK	4
LOOP	4
OBOL	4
OLAY	4
OLLA	4
OPAL	4
PALA	4
PALL	4
PALP	4	allowed elsewhere
PALY	4
PLAP	4
PLAY	4
PLOP	4
PLOY	4
POLA	4
POLL	4
POLO	4
POLY	4
POOL	4
PYLA	4
YOAL	4
YOLA	4
YOLK	4
YOLO	4

AB x 2	AL x 15	AP x 5
BA x 10	BL x 13	BO x 13	BY x 2
KA x 7	KL x 2	KO x 7
LA x 13	LO x 22
OB x 2	OK x 1	OL x 3	OO x 1	OP x 1
PA x 20	PL x 12	PO x 17	PY x 1
YA x 2	YO x 5

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