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August 4, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 4, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter LABKOPY
Spelling Bee for August 4, 2018

words: 118
score: 693 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes

A x 15
B x 24
K x 11
L x 25
O x 4
P x 36
Y x 3

5L x 61
6L x 34
7L x 10
8L x 10
9L x 3

  5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 11 4 - - - 15
B 10 12 1 - 1 24
K 5 3 2 1 - 11
L 15 4 2 4 - 25
O 3 1 - - - 4
P 15 9 5 5 2 36
Y 2 1 - - - 3
tot 61 34 10 10 3 118

debut appearances 22

PLAYBOOK

word       length      
ABOLLA 6
ALAAP 5
ALALA 5
ALAPA 5
ALBOLL 6
ALKYL 5
ALLAY 5
ALLOY 5
ALLYL 5
ALOLL 5
APALA 5
APOLLO 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
APPAL 5
APPALL 6
APPLY 5
BABALA 6
BABBLY 6
BALBOA 6
BALKY 5 debut
BALLBOY 7 allowed elsewhere
BALLY 5
BALOO 5
BLABBY 6
BLOAK 5
BLOBBY 6
BLOLLY 6
BLOOK 5
BLOOP 5 debut
BLOOPY 6
BOBBLY 6
BOBBOL 6
BOBOL 5
BOOBYALLA 9
BOOKLY 6
BOOLY 5
BOYLA 5
BOYLY 5
BYPLAY 6 debut
BYPOLL 6
KABALA 6
KABBALA 7
KALLALOO 8
KALPA 5
KALPAK 6
KAPALA 6
KLAPA 5
KOALA 5
KOLAK 5
KOLLYBA 7
KOLOA 5
LABBA 5
LABLAB 6
LALLY 5
LAOYA 5
LAPALAPA 8
LAPPA 5
LAPPY 5
LAYBY 5
LOBAL 5
LOBBY 5
LOBLOLLY 8 allowed elsewhere
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
LOKAO 5
LOLLOP 6 debut
LOLLOPY 7
LOLLY 5
LOLLYPOP 8
LOOBY 5
LOOKBOOK 8 allowed elsewhere
LOOKY 5
LOOPY 5 debut
LOPPY 5
LOYAL 5
LOYALLY 7
OBOLO 5
OKAYLY 6
OLLAY 5
OOLAK 5
PAKALOLO 8
PAKOL 5
PALAK 5
PALAPA 6 allowed elsewhere
PALAY 5
PALLA 5
PALLY 5
PALOLO 6
PALOOKA 7 debut
PALPABLY 8 debut
PALPAL 6
PAOLO 5
PAPAL 5
PAPALLY 7
PAYABLY 7
PAYOLA 6 debut
PLAYA 5
PLAYBALL 8
PLAYBOOK 8 pangram, debut
PLAYBOY 7 debut
PLOOK 5
PLOOKY 6
PLOOP 5
PLOPPY 6
POKAL 5
POLAO 5
POLKA 5 debut
POLLY 5
POLYABOLO 9
POLYALLYL 9
POLYKAY 7
POLYOL 6
POLYP 5 debut
POLYPOLY 8
POPOLO 6
POPPLY 6
YAKAL 5
YAKALO 6
YOLKY 5 debut

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