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May 13, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 13, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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 IEGHLTW
Spelling Bee for May 13, 2018

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Center letter G: December 12, 2022
Center letter W: January 6, 2021
Center letter W: November 18, 2019
Center letter T: June 7, 2019

words: 133
score: 664 pts
pangrams: 3
bingo: yes

E x 9
G x 13
H x 21
I x 7
L x 19
T x 34
W x 30

4L x 37
5L x 28
6L x 36
7L x 17
8L x 8
9L x 4
10L x 2
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
E 1 2 3 - 2 1 - - 9
G 5 1 6 1 - - - - 13
H 6 4 6 3 - 2 - - 21
I 2 1 2 2 - - - - 7
L 5 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 19
T 10 11 8 3 2 - - - 34
W 8 5 8 5 3 - 1 - 30
tot 37 28 36 17 8 4 2 1 133

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
EG x 1 EH x 1 EI x 4 EL x 3
GH x 2 GI x 10 GL x 1
HE x 7 HI x 14
IG x 1 IH x 1 II x 1 IL x 4
LE x 4 LI x 14 LW x 1
TE x 4 TH x 5 TI x 17 TW x 8
WE x 5 WH x 10 WI x 15

debut appearances 45

LIGHTWEIGHT, LIGHTWELL, WHITELEG

word       length      
EGGWHITE 8
EHLITE 6
EIGHT 5 debut
EIGHTH 6 debut
EIGHTIETH 9 debut
EITELITE 8
ELEGIT 6
ELHI 4
ELITE 5 debut
GHETTI 6
GHILLIE 7
GIGGIT 6
GIGGLE 6 debut
GIGLET 6
GILET 5
GILGIE 6
GILL 4 debut
GILLIE 6
GILT 4 debut
GITE 4
GITH 4
GLEI 4
HEELIE 6
HEIGH 5
HEIGHT 6 debut
HEITI 5
HELI 4
HETTIE 6
HEWETTITE 9
HIGGLE 6
HIGH 4 debut
HIGHLEG 7
HIGHLIGHT 9 debut
HIGHLIT 7
HIGHT 5
HILE 4
HILI 4
HILITE 6
HILL 4 debut
HILLITE 7
HILT 4 debut
HITHE 5
HITTEE 6
IGIL 4
IHLEITE 7
IIWI 4
ILLEGIT 7
ILLITE 6
ILLLIT 6
ILLTH 5
LEGGIE 6
LEGIT 5 debut
LEITEITE 8
LETHWEI 7
LIEGE 5 debut
LIGHT 5 debut
LIGHTTIGHT 10
LIGHTWEIGHT 11 pangram, debut
LIGHTWELL 9 pangram
LILITH 6
LILL 4
LILT 4 debut
LITE 4 debut
LITH 4
LITHE 5 debut
LITHITE 7
LITTLE 6 debut
LITTLIE 7
LWEI 4
TEEWIT 6
TEIL 4
TEWHIT 6
TEWIT 5
THIETE 6
THIG 4
THIGH 5 debut
THILL 5
THWITTLE 8
TIEWIG 6
TIGE 4
TIGELLE 7
TIGHT 5 debut
TILE 4 debut
TILI 4
TILL 4 debut
TILLET 6
TILLITE 7
TILT 4 debut
TILTH 5 allowed elsewhere
TITHE 5 debut
TITHI 5
TITI 4
TITIWI 6
TITLE 5 debut
TITTLE 6 debut
TWIG 4 debut
TWIGLET 7
TWILIGHT 8 debut
TWILIT 6 debut
TWILL 5 debut
TWILT 5
TWIT 4 debut
TWITE 5
WEIGH 5 debut
WEIGHT 6 debut
WEILITE 7
WELLIE 6
WETTIE 6
WHEELIE 7 debut
WHETILE 7
WHEWELLITE 10
WHIG 4
WHILE 5 debut
WHIT 4 debut
WHITE 5 debut
WHITEITE 8
WHITELEG 8 pangram
WHITTLE 7 debut
WIGG 4
WIGGLE 6 debut
WIGHT 5 allowed elsewhere
WIGLET 6
WILE 4 debut
WILGIE 6
WILIWILI 8
WILL 4 debut
WILLET 6
WILLIE 6
WILT 4 debut
WITE 4
WITH 4 debut
WITHE 5
WITTITE 7

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