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May 12, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 12, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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Please note: This early Spelling Bee result has been re­con­struct­ed from partial records. We feel reason­ably confident about the data below but cannot guar­an­tee perfect accuracy.
center letter TABDGIR
Spelling Bee for May 12, 2018

words: 100
score: 604 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 20
B x 14
D x 10
G x 8
I x 2
R x 14
T x 32

5L x 44
6L x 30
7L x 15
8L x 8
9L x 2
10L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 13 2 3 - 1 1 20
B 4 7 2 1 - - 14
D 3 2 3 2 - - 10
G 2 3 3 - - - 8
I 2 - - - - - 2
R 5 5 2 2 - - 14
T 15 11 2 3 1 - 32
tot 44 30 15 8 2 1 100

debut appearances 30

DIRTBAG

word       length      
AARTI 5
ABATAGATI 9
ADATI 5
ADIABAT 7
AGAIT 5
AGARITA 7
AGATI 5
AGITA 5 debut
ARATDAR 7
ARATI 5
ARBIT 5
ARRABBIATA 10
ARTAB 5
ARTIAD 6
ATARI 5
ATGAR 5
ATRIA 5 debut
ATTAR 5 debut
ATTID 5
ATTRIT 6
BABBIT 6
BABBITT 7
BAGGIT 6
BARAAT 6
BARBAT 6
BARBITA 7
BATAB 5
BATARD 6
BATATA 6
BATIDA 6
BATTA 5
BRAGGART 8 debut
BRAIT 5
BRITT 5
DATARATI 8
DATARIA 7
DIABAT 6
DIBATAG 7
DIGIRATI 8
DIGIT 5 debut
DIGITI 6
DIRTBAG 7 perfect pangram, debut
DITAG 5
DITTI 5
GABBART 7
GATRA 5
GATTA 5
GIBIBIT 7
GIGABIT 7 debut
GIGGIT 6
GIRGIT 6
GITTAR 6
IDDAT 5
ITTAR 5
RABAT 5
RABBIT 6 debut
RABBITAT 8
RADIATA 7
RAGTAG 6 debut
RAIAT 5
RAITA 5 allowed elsewhere
RATARDID 8
RATATAT 7 debut
RATBAG 6
RIATA 5
RIBAT 5
RIBBIT 6 debut
RITARD 6
TAARAB 6
TABARD 6 debut
TABIA 5
TABID 5
TADIG 5
TAGATI 6
TAGRAG 6
TAIGA 5 debut
TAIRA 5
TARADA 6
TARAI 5
TARTAR 6 debut
TATARA 6
TATARARA 8
TATTA 5
TATTARARA 9
TIARA 5 debut
TIATR 5
TIBIA 5 debut
TIBIAD 6
TIDBIT 6 debut
TIGRIDIA 8
TITBIT 6
TRAGI 5
TRAIT 5 debut
TRATT 5
TRIAD 5 debut
TRIARII 7
TRIBAR 6
TRIBRID 7
TRIGA 5
TRIRADII 8

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