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August 11, 2024 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 11, 2024, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter BACKLOT
Spelling Bee for August 11, 2024

words: 162
score: 809 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 12
B x 92
C x 21
K x 8
L x 13
O x 5
T x 11

4L x 47
5L x 31
6L x 36
7L x 22
8L x 18
9L x 8

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 3 4 5 - - - 12
B 36 18 17 8 6 7 92
C 2 2 4 5 7 1 21
K 2 1 4 1 - - 8
L 2 2 3 2 4 - 13
O 2 1 1 1 - - 5
T - 3 2 5 1 - 11
tot 47 31 36 22 18 8 162

debut appearances 2

BACKLOT, BLACKCOAT, BOOTBLACK

word       length      
ABACA 5
ABACK 5
ABACOT 6
ABAKA 5
ABBA 4
ABBOT 5
ABOB 4
ABOLLA 6
ALBA 4
ALBATA 6
ALBOLL 6
ATABAL 6
BAAL 4
BABA 4
BABACO 6
BABAKOTO 8
BABALA 6
BABKA 5
BABOO 5
BACALAO 7
BACCA 5
BACCALA 7
BACCOO 6
BACK 4
BACKBALL 8
BACKBLOCK 9
BACKLOCK 8
BACKLOT 7 perfect pangram, debut
BACKTAB 7
BACKTALK 8
BACOO 5
BAKA 4
BALATA 6
BALBOA 6
BALK 4
BALL 4
BALLCOCK 8
BALLOCK 7
BALLOT 6
BALOO 5
BALOT 5
BAOBAB 6
BATA 4
BATAB 5
BATABOB 7
BATACA 6
BATATA 6
BATT 4
BATTA 5
BLAA 4
BLAB 4
BLACK 5
BLACKBACK 9
BLACKBALL 9
BLACKCOAT 9 pangram
BLACKCOCK 9
BLAK 4
BLAT 4
BLOAK 5
BLOAT 5
BLOB 4
BLOC 4
BLOCK 5
BLOCKO 6
BLOOK 5
BLOT 4
BLOTTO 6
BOAB 4
BOAK 4
BOAT 4
BOBA 4
BOBAC 5
BOBAK 5
BOBBOL 6
BOBCAT 6
BOBO 4
BOBOL 5
BOCA 4
BOCAL 5
BOCCA 5
BOCK 4
BOKA 4
BOKO 4
BOLA 4
BOLK 4
BOLL 4
BOLLOCK 7
BOLO 4
BOLT 4
BOOB 4
BOOBOO 6
BOOBOOK 7
BOOCOO 6
BOOK 4
BOOKOO 6
BOOKTALK 8
BOOL 4
BOOT 4
BOOTBLACK 9 pangram, debut
BOOTBLOCK 9
BOTA 4
BOTO 4
BOTT 4
BOTTLO 6
CABA 4
CABAL 5
CABALA 6
CABBALA 7
CABOCLO 7
CALABA 6
CALLBACK 8
CALLBOOK 8
CAOBA 5
CATBOAT 7
COALBALL 8
COBALT 6
COBB 4
COCKBLOCK 9
COCKBOAT 8
COCOBOLA 8
COCOBOLO 8
COLBACK 7
COLLAB 6
COLLABO 7
COOKBOOK 8
KABAKA 6
KABALA 6
KABBALA 7
KABOB 5
KABOOK 6
KOBA 4
KOBALT 6
KOBO 4
LABBA 5
LABCOAT 7
LABLAB 6
LOBAL 5
LOBCOCK 7
LOBO 4
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
LOCKBACK 8
LOCKBOLT 8
LOOB 4
LOOKBACK 8
LOOKBOOK 8
OBBO 4
OBLATA 6
OBOL 4
OBOLO 5
OCCABOT 7
TABACCO 7
TABACO 6
TABLA 5
TABOO 5
TACLOBO 7
TAKLOBO 7
TALAB 5
TALBOT 6
TALKBACK 8
TOBACCO 7
TOTOABA 7

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