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August 9, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 9, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter BEFILNX
Spelling Bee for August 9, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter E: March 24, 2022
Identical letters: April 8, 2021
Center letter L: June 17, 2020

words: 58
score: 258 pts
pangrams: 1

B x 38
E x 2
F x 4
I x 2
L x 8
N x 4

4L x 20
5L x 14
6L x 13
7L x 7
8L x 3
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 10 tot
B 17 9 9 3 - - 38
E - 1 - - 1 - 2
F 1 - 2 - 1 - 4
I 1 - - - - 1 2
L - 3 1 3 1 - 8
N 1 1 1 1 - - 4
tot 20 14 13 7 3 1 58

debut appearances 15

INFLEXIBLE

word       length      
BEEBEE 6
BEEF 4
BEEL 4
BEELINE 7 debut
BEEN 4 debut
BEFELL 6 debut
BEFIE 5
BEIN 4
BELIBEL 7
BELIE 5 debut
BELIEF 6 debut
BELL 4
BELLE 5
BELLINI 7
BENBEN 6
BENE 4
BENNE 5
BENNIE 6
BIBB 4
BIBBLE 6
BIBE 4
BIBI 4
BIBLE 5 debut
BIEN 4
BIFF 4
BIFFIN 6
BILBIE 6
BILE 4 debut
BILIN 5
BILL 4
BILLIE 6
BINE 4
BIXIE 5
BIXIN 5
BLEB 4
BLEE 4
BLIN 4
BLINI 5
EBENE 5
ENFEEBLE 8 debut
FEEB 4
FEEBLE 6 debut
FIBBIE 6
FLEXIBLE 8 debut
IBEX 4 debut
INFLEXIBLE 10 pangram, debut
LEBEN 5
LEBLEBI 7
LEBNI 5
LIBEL 5 debut
LIBELEE 7 debut
LIBELLE 7
LIBELLEE 8
LIBFIX 6
NEBEL 5
NEEB 4
NEXIBLE 7
NIBBLE 6 debut

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