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August 14, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 14, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter RLMOPTY
Spelling Bee for August 14, 2018

words: 100
score: 505 pts
pangrams: 3

L x 3
M x 11
O x 6
P x 31
R x 26
T x 23

4L x 30
5L x 22
6L x 20
7L x 11
8L x 12
9L x 2
10L x 2
13L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 tot
L 1 1 - - 1 - - - 3
M 2 4 3 1 1 - - - 11
O 2 2 - - 1 1 - - 6
P 6 4 8 3 6 1 2 1 31
R 11 7 2 6 - - - - 26
T 8 4 7 1 3 - - - 23
tot 30 22 20 11 12 2 2 1 100

debut appearances 15
newly disallowed words 2 rotl, rotolo

PROMPTLY, PYLOROMYOTOMY, PYLOROTOMY

word       length      
LORRY 5 debut
LORY 4
LYOTROPY 8
MOOR 4
MOORTOP 7
MOORY 5
MOPROLOL 8
MORLOP 6
MORRO 5
MORROT 6
MORT 4
MORTO 5
MOTOR 5
MOTORY 6
OPRY 4
OPTOMOTOR 9
ORLO 4
ORLOP 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
OROMOTOR 8
ORTOL 5
POLYPRO 7
POLYPROP 8
POOLROOM 8 debut
POOR 4
POORLY 6 debut
POORT 5
POROPORO 8
PORT 4
PORTLY 6 debut
PORTO 5
PORTY 5
PORY 4
POTOROO 7
PROLLY 6
PROLYL 6
PROM 4 debut
PROMO 5 debut
PROMOTOR 8
PROMPT 6 debut
PROMPTLY 8 pangram, debut
PROP 4
PROPPY 6
PROPROTOR 9
PROPYL 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
PROTOTROPY 10
PROTYL 6
PYLOROMYOTOMY 13 pangram
PYLOROTOMY 10 pangram
PYRO 4
PYROTOL 7
PYRROLYL 8
ROLL 4
ROLLMOP 7
ROLLTOP 7 debut
ROLLY 5
ROMP 4 debut
ROMPOPO 7
ROMPY 5
ROOL 4
ROOM 4
ROOMY 5
ROOP 4
ROOPY 5
ROOT 4
ROOTROT 7
ROOTY 5
ROPY 4
RORT 4
RORTY 5
ROTL 4 newly disallowed
ROTO 4 disallowed elsewhere
ROTOLO 6 newly disallowed
ROTOR 5
ROTOTOM 7
ROTTOL 6
ROTTOLO 7
RYOT 4
TOMMYROT 8
TOOLROOM 8 debut, disallowed elsewhere
TORO 4
TORP 4
TORPOR 6
TORR 4
TORT 4
TORY 4
TROLL 5
TROLLOP 7 debut
TROLLOPY 8
TROLLY 6
TROMP 5 debut
TROOP 5
TROPO 5
TROPPO 6
TROPYL 6
TROT 4
TROTRO 6
TROTYL 6
TROY 4
TRYPOT 6
TYRO 4

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