May 17, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 17, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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Spelling Bee for May 17, 2018
Related puzzles
Center letter L: March 7, 2023
words: 146
score: 729 pts
pangrams: 8
plurals: 8
bingo: yes
C x 42
F x 31
I x 3
L x 14
M x 40
O x 4
R x 12
4L x 56
5L x 28
6L x 18
7L x 8
8L x 18
9L x 13
10L x 3
11L x 2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
tot
C
15
10
4
2
5
5
-
1
42
F
10
8
5
1
4
1
2
-
31
I
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
L
10
-
1
-
3
-
-
-
14
M
11
7
6
3
4
7
1
1
40
O
3
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
4
R
6
1
2
1
2
-
-
-
12
tot
56
28
18
8
18
13
3
2
146
plu
4
5
6
9
10
tot
C
-
2
1
-
-
3
F
1
-
1
-
-
2
L
1
-
-
-
-
1
M
-
-
-
1
1
2
tot
2
2
2
1
1
8
CILIFORM, CILIIFORM, COLIFORM, COROLLIFORM, FILICIFORM, FILIFORMIC, MICROFILL, MICROFILM
CO RO LLIFO RM
11
pangram
MICRO MIRRO R
11
FILICIFO RM
10
pangram
FILIFO RMIC
10
pangram
MICRO CO CCI
† 10
CILIIFO RM
9
pangram
CIRRIFO RM
9
CO LLO FO RM
9
CO LO CO LIC
9
CO LO RIFIC
9
debut
FLO RIFO RM
9
MICRO CO IL
9
MICRO CO RM
9
MICRO FILL
9
pangram
MICRO FILM
9
pangram, debut
MICRO FO CI
† 9
MICRO FO RM
9
MICRO MILL
9
CILIFO RM
8
pangram
CO LIFO RM
8
pangram
CO LO CO LO
8
CO O LRO O M
8
CO RO CO RO
8
FICIFO RM
8
FILIFO RM
8
FO LIFO RM
8
FO RMRO O M
8
LILIFO RM
8
LO CO FO CO
8
LO MILO MI
8
MICRO MO L
8
MIRMILLO
8
MIRO MIRO
8
MO RIFO RM
8
RIRO RIRO
8
RO LLFO RM
8
CO CRICO
7
CRIO LLO
7
FO RRILL
7
MILFO IL
7
MO O RILL
7
MO RO CCO
7
allowed elsewhere
O RIFO RM
7
RO LLO FF
7
CO CCIC
6
CO FO CI
† 6
CO O CO O
6
CO O LIO
6
FLO CCI
† 6
FO O FO O
6
FO RMIC
6
FO RMO L
6
FRO LIC
6
debut
LO IMIC
6
MIRRO R
6
MO IMO I
6
MO LIMO
6
MO LLIC
6
MO MO IR
6
MO O MO O
6
RO CO CO
6
debut
RO MCO M
6
debut
CIRIO
5
CLO FF
5
CLO O F
5
CO CCI
† 5
allowed elsewhere
CO LIC
5
debut
CO LO R
5
debut
CO MIC
5
CO RMI
5
CRO CI
† 5
CRO O L
5
FILLO
5
FLO CC
5
FLO O F
5
FLO O R
5
FO LIC
5
debut
FO LIO
5
debut
FRICO
5
FRO LF
5
IRMO I
5
IRO RI
5
MICRO
5
MO LO I
5
MO O LI
5
MO O RI
5
MO RIC
5
MO RIL
5
MO RRO
5
RO RIC
5
CO CO
4
CO FF
4
CO IF
4
CO IL
4
debut
CO IR
4
allowed elsewhere
CO LI
4
CO LL
4
CO LO
4
CO MM
4
CO O F
4
CO O L
4
debut
CO O M
4
CO RF
4
CO RM
4
CRO C
4
debut
FICO
4
FILO
4
FLO C
4
FLO R
4
FO CI
† 4
FO IL
4
debut
FO O F
4
FO O L
4
debut
FO RM
4
FRO M
4
ILLO
4
LILO
4
LIMO
4
debut
LO CI
† 4
debut
LO CO
4
debut
LO FF
4
LO FI
4
LO IR
4
LO LL
4
debut
LO O F
4
LO O M
4
debut
MICO
4
MILO
4
MIRO
4
MO CO
4
MO FF
4
MO FO
4
MO IL
4
debut
MO LL
4
debut
MO MO
4
MO O L
4
MO O R
4
O LIO
4
debut
O O FF
4
O RLO
4
RO IL
4
debut
RO LF
4
RO LL
4
RO O F
4
RO O L
4
RO O M
4
† plural noun