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August 23, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 23, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter RBDHIMO
Spelling Bee for August 23, 2018

words: 83
score: 358 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 5
plurals: 2
bingo: yes

B x 26
D x 15
H x 6
I x 4
M x 16
O x 3
R x 13

4L x 30
5L x 24
6L x 12
7L x 9
8L x 6
9L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
B 13 6 - 3 2 2 26
D 4 7 1 3 - - 15
H 3 - 3 - - - 6
I 1 2 - 1 - - 4
M 3 6 5 - 2 - 16
O 2 1 - - - - 3
R 4 2 3 2 2 - 13
tot 30 24 12 9 6 2 83

cmp 6 7 8 tot
B - 2 1 3
M 1 - 1 2
tot 1 2 2 5

plu 6 7 tot
R 1 1 2
tot 1 1 2

RHOMBOID

word       length      
BIRD 4
BIRDDOM 7
BIRDHOOD * 8
BIRDMOM * 7
BIRDO 5
BIRO 4
BIRR 4
BOHR 4
BOOBIRD * 7 disallowed elsewhere
BOOR 4
BORBORBOR 9
BORBORID 8
BORD 4
BORID 5
BORM 4
BORO 4
BRIDI 5
BRIM 4
BRIO 4
BROB 4
BROD 4
BROMIDIOM 9
BROMO 5
BROO 4
BROOD 5
BROOM 5
DHOOR 5
DIBROMO 7
DIRHM 5
DOBRO 5
DOOR 4
DORID 5
DORIDID 7
DORM 4
DORR 4
DRIB 4
DROID 5
DROMI 5
DROMIID 7
DROMOI 6
DROOB 5
HIRD 4
HIRMOI 6
HORI 4
HORO 4
HORRID 6
HORROR 6
IRID 4
IRIDOID 7
IRMOI 5
IRORI 5
MHORR 5
MIDRIB * 6
MIRID 5
MIRO 4
MIROMIRO 8
MIRROR 6
MOHR 4
MOHRI 5
MOMOIR 6
MOODIR 6
MOOR 4
MOORBIRD * 8
MOORI 5
MORBID 6
MORID 5
MORRO 5
ODOR 4
ORDO 4
ORIBI 5 disallowed elsewhere
RHOB 4
RHODOID 7
RHOMB 5 disallowed elsewhere
RHOMBI  6
RHOMBOI  7
RHOMBOID 8 pangram
RIDDIM 6
RIRORIRO 8
ROBOMB 6
ROHOB 5
ROID 4
ROOD 4
ROOM 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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