May 15, 2018 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 15, 2018, alongside other analysis.
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Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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Please note: This early Spelling Bee result has been reconstructed from partial records. We feel reasonably confident about the data below but cannot guarantee perfect accuracy.
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Center letter H: August 2, 2024Center letter E: July 4, 2020
Center letter C: November 28, 2019
Center letter N: May 11, 2019
words: 31
score: 103 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
bingo: yes
A x 4
C x 10
E x 2
H x 7
K x 3
N x 3
Y x 2
4L x 17
5L x 8
6L x 3
7L x 3
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | tot | |
| A | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| E | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| H | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 7 |
| K | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| N | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Y | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| tot | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AC x 3 | AN x 1 | |
| CA x 7 | CH x 2 | CY x 1 |
| EA x 1 | EN x 1 | |
| HA x 5 | HE x 1 | HY x 1 |
| KA x 1 | KH x 1 | KN x 1 |
| NA x 3 | ||
| YA x 1 | YE x 1 |
| debut appearances | 31 |
HACKNEY
| word | length | |||
| ACHE | 4 | debut | ||
| ACHY | 4 | debut | ||
| ACNE | 4 | debut | ||
| ANKH | 4 | debut | ||
| CACHE | 5 | debut | ||
| CAKE | 4 | debut | ||
| CAKY | 4 | debut | ||
| CANCAN | 6 | debut | ||
| CANE | 4 | debut | ||
| CANNY | 5 | debut | ||
| CAYENNE | 7 | debut | ||
| CHANCE | 6 | debut | ||
| CHANCY | 6 | debut | ||
| CYAN | 4 | debut | ||
| EACH | 4 | debut | ||
| ENHANCE | 7 | debut | ||
| HACK | 4 | debut | ||
| HACKNEY | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| HAKE | 4 | debut | ||
| HANK | 4 | debut | ||
| HANKY | 5 | debut | ||
| HENNA | 5 | debut | ||
| HYENA | 5 | debut | ||
| KAYAK | 5 | debut | ||
| KHAN | 4 | debut | ||
| KNACK | 5 | debut | ||
| NAAN | 4 | debut | ||
| NANA | 4 | debut | ||
| NANNY | 5 | debut | ||
| YANK | 4 | debut | ||
| YEAH | 4 | debut |