Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
June 5, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from June 5, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter ACDILTW
Spelling Bee for June 5, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter C: November 2, 2022
Center letter T: October 6, 2021
Center letter L: November 12, 2020

words: 186
score: 786 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 2
compounds: 5
bingo: yes

A x 41
C x 32
D x 38
I x 12
L x 16
T x 29
W x 18

4L x 71
5L x 47
6L x 36
7L x 16
8L x 12
9L x 1
10L x 1
11L x 1
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 15 12 9 4 - - - - 1 41
C 8 7 9 5 1 1 - 1 - 32
D 13 10 6 1 7 - 1 - - 38
I 2 6 2 2 - - - - - 12
L 7 3 4 2 - - - - - 16
T 14 7 5 - 3 - - - - 29
W 12 2 1 2 1 - - - - 18
tot 71 47 36 16 12 1 1 1 1 186

cmp 7 tot
C 4 4
W 1 1
tot 5 5

debut appearances 35

CLITWAD, WILDCAT

word       length      
AALII 5
ACACIA 6
ACADA 5
ACAI 4
ACATALLACTIC 12
ACCA 4
ACCIDIA 7
ACID 4 debut
ACIDIC 6 debut
ACTA 4
ACTI 4
ADAD 4
ADAT 4
ADATI 5
ADDA 4
ADDICT 6 debut
ADIC 4
ADIT 4
AIDID 5
AILLT 5
ALACTIC 7
ALALA 5
ALALIA 6
ALALIC 6
ALCAIC 6
ALCAID 6
ALCID 5
ALIT 4 debut
ALTA 4
ALTI 4
ATACTIC 7
ATALL 5
ATILT 5 debut
ATLATL 6
ATTA 4
ATTACCA 7
ATTIC 5
ATTID 5
ATTILA 6
AWAIT 5 debut
AWDL 4
CACA 4
CACTI 5
CADDID 6
CADI 4
CAID 4
CALCIC 6
CALCITIC 8
CALL 4 debut
CALLA 5 debut
CALLI 5
CALLID 6
CATALATIC 9
CATALLACTIC 11
CATCALL * 7 debut
CATCLAW * 7
CATTAIL * 7 debut
CAWL 4
CICAD 5
CICADA 6 debut
CICADID 7
CICALA 6
CILIA 5 debut
CILIAL 6
CITAL 5
CLAD 4 debut
CLADAL 6
CLADI 5
CLADIC 6
CLAT 4
CLAW 4 debut
CLIDAL 6
CLITWAD * 7 perfect pangram
DAAD 4
DAAL 4
DACITIC 7
DADA 4
DADDA 5
DALA 4
DALAAL 6
DALADALA 8
DALAL 5
DALATIID 8
DALCA 5
DALI 4
DALL 4
DATA 4
DATAL 5
DATI 4
DATIL 5
DAWA 4
DAWADAWA 8
DAWT 4
DIACID 6
DIACIDIC 8
DIACT 5
DIAD 4
DIADIC 6
DIAL 4 debut
DIALID 6
DICALCIC 8
DICTA 5 debut
DIDACT 6 debut
DIDACTIC 8 debut
DIDACTICAL 10
DILAL 5
DITA 4
DITACTIC 8
DITAL 5
DIWATA 6
DWAAL 5
ICTAL 5
IDDAT 5
ILALA 5
ILIA 4
ILIAC 5 allowed elsewhere
ILIACAL 7
ILIACI 6
ILIAD 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
ILIAL 5
ILLICIA 7
ITAL 4
ITALIC 6 debut
LACCIC 6
LACTIC 6 debut
LAIC 4 debut
LAICAL 6 debut
LAID 4 debut
LAIT 4
LALL 4
LATA 4
LATI 4
LATID 5
LATIID 6
LATITAT 7
LATITIC 7
LILA 4
LILAC 5 debut
LITAI 5
TACIT 5
TACT 4
TACTIC 6
TACTICAL 8 debut
TACTITIC 8
TADA 4
TAIL 4 debut
TAIT 4
TALA 4
TALC 4 debut
TALI 4 debut
TALL 4 debut
TALLA 5
TALLAT 6
TALLIT 6 allowed elsewhere
TATA 4
TATAC 5
TATT 4
TATTA 5
TAWA 4
TAWT 4
TICAL 5
TICTAC 6
TIDAL 5 debut
TIDIACIC 8
TILAWA 6
TILIA 5
TWAL 4
TWAT 4
WAAW 4
WADD 4
WADI 4
WAIATA 6
WAIL 4 debut
WAIT 4 debut
WALD 4
WALI 4
WALIA 5
WALL 4 debut
WALLA 5
WALT 4
WATT 4
WAWL 4
WILA 4
WILDCAT * 7 perfect pangram, debut
WILLIWAW 8
WITWALL 7

* compound(ish) word

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