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July 17, 2018 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from July 17, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LBDFINO
Spelling Bee for July 17, 2018

words: 35
score: 114 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 3
bingo: yes

B x 15
D x 3
F x 6
I x 2
L x 7
N x 1
O x 1

4L x 21
5L x 7
6L x 3
7L x 1
8L x 1
9L x 2

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
B 7 4 1 1 1 1 15
D 2 1 - - - - 3
F 4 2 - - - - 6
I 1 - 1 - - - 2
L 6 - 1 - - - 7
N - - - - - 1 1
O 1 - - - - - 1
tot 21 7 3 1 1 2 35

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
BI x 4 BL x 7 BO x 4
DI x 2 DO x 1
FI x 1 FL x 1 FO x 4
ID x 1 IN x 1
LI x 3 LO x 4
NO x 1
OL x 1

cmp 6 8 9 tot
B - 1 1 2
I 1 - - 1
tot 1 1 1 3

debut appearances 22

BLINDFOLD

word       length      
BIFOLD 6 debut
BILL 4 debut
BILLFOLD * 8 debut
BILLION 7 debut
BLIN 4 debut
BLIND 5 debut
BLINDFOLD * 9 pangram, debut
BLINI 5 debut
BLOB 4
BLOND 5 debut
BLOOD 5
BOIL 4 debut
BOLD 4
BOLL 4
BOLO 4
DILDO 5 debut
DILL 4 debut
DOLL 4
FILL 4 debut
FLOOD 5 debut
FOIL 4
FOLD 4 debut
FOLIO 5
FOOL 4
IDOL 4 debut
INFILL * 6 debut
LIBIDO 6 debut
LIDO 4 debut, disallowed elsewhere
LION 4 debut
LOBO 4
LOIN 4 debut
LOLL 4
LOON 4
NONILLION 9 debut
OLIO 4

* compound(ish) word

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