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May 8, 2019 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 8, 2019, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter PBCEKOT
Spelling Bee for May 8, 2019

Related puzzles
Center letter O: April 2, 2023
Center letter T: June 18, 2020
Center letter K: March 26, 2020
Center letter E: August 27, 2019

words: 78
score: 313 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 11
bingo: yes

B x 9
C x 9
E x 5
K x 5
O x 2
P x 36
T x 12

4L x 33
5L x 18
6L x 12
7L x 11
8L x 3
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 10 tot
B 3 2 1 1 2 - 9
C 3 2 1 3 - - 9
E 1 1 1 2 - - 5
K 3 1 1 - - - 5
O 1 1 - - - - 2
P 19 6 6 3 1 1 36
T 3 5 2 2 - - 12
tot 33 18 12 11 3 1 78

cmp 6 7 8 10 tot
B - 1 2 - 3
C - 2 - - 2
P 1 2 - 1 4
T - 2 - - 2
tot 1 7 2 1 11

debut appearances 11

POCKETBOOK

word       length      
BEBOP 5 debut
BEEKEEP * 7
BEEP 4
BETOP 5
BOEP 4
BOOKKEEP * 8
BOOKKEPT * 8
BOOP 4 allowed elsewhere
BOPEEP 6
CEPE 4
COOKPOT * 7
COOKTOP * 7
COOP 4
COOPETE 7
COOPT 5
COPE 4
COPECK 6
COPPE 5
ECOPOET 7
ECOTOPE 7
EPEE 4
EPOPEE 6
EPOPT 5
KEEP 4 debut
KEPO 4
KEPT 4 debut
KOPECK 6 debut
KOPEK 5 allowed elsewhere
OPEPE 5
OPPO 4
PECCO 5
PECK 4 debut
PEEK 4 debut
PEEP 4
PEEPEE 6
PEEPOT * 6
PEKE 4 debut
PEKEPOO 7
PEKOE 5 debut
PEOT 4
PEPO 4
PETCOCK * 7
PETCOKE * 7
PETE 4
PETTO 5
POCK 4
POCKET 6 debut
POCKETBOOK * 10 pangram, debut
POCO 4
POEE 4
POET 4
POETE 5
POETETTE 8
POKE 4 debut
POOK 4
POOKOO 6
POOP 4
POOPOO 6
POOT 4
POPE 4
POPO 4
POPPET 6 allowed elsewhere
POTE 4
POTOO 5
POTT 4
POTTO 5
TEEPEE 6
TEPE 4
TEPEE 5
TEPPO 5
TOEPOKE * 7
TOPBOOT * 7
TOPE 4
TOPEE 5
TOPEK 5
TOPEPO 6
TOPO 4
TOPPO 5

* compound(ish) word

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