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August 7, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 7, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter CEMNOPT
Spelling Bee for August 7, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter P: February 11, 2023
Center letter M: December 19, 2019
Center letter O: June 8, 2019

words: 41
score: 251 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 1
plurals: 1

C x 33
E x 2
N x 3
O x 2
P x 1

4L x 10
5L x 8
6L x 6
7L x 10
8L x 2
9L x 2
10L x 1
11L x 1
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
C 9 4 4 9 2 2 1 1 1 33
E - 1 - 1 - - - - - 2
N - 1 2 - - - - - - 3
O 1 1 - - - - - - - 2
P - 1 - - - - - - - 1
tot 10 8 6 10 2 2 1 1 1 41

cmp 5 tot
E 1 1
tot 1 1

plu 5 tot
P 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 29

COMPETENCE, COMPETENT, COMPONENT, CONTEMPT

word       length      
CEMENT 6 debut
CENT 4
CENTO 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
COCOON 6
COME 4
COMET 5 debut
COMMENCE 8 debut
COMMENCEMENT 12 debut
COMMENT 7 debut
COMMON 6
COMP 4 debut
COMPETE 7 debut
COMPETENCE 10 pangram, debut
COMPETENT 9 pangram, debut
COMPONENT 9 pangram, debut
COMPOTE 7 debut
CONCEPT 7 debut
CONCOCT 7 debut
CONE 4
CONNECT 7 debut
CONNOTE 7 debut
CONTE 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
CONTEMN 7 debut, disallowed elsewhere
CONTEMPT 8 pangram, debut
CONTENT 7 debut
CONTENTMENT 11 debut
COON 4 disallowed elsewhere
COOP 4
COOPT 5 debut
COOT 4 debut
COPE 4 debut
COTE 4 debut
COTTON 6 debut
ECOTONE 7 debut
EMCEE * 5
NEOCON 6
NONCE 5
NONCOM 6
OCTET 5 debut
ONCE 4
PENCE  5 debut

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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