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July 17, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from July 17, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter LBDFINO
Spelling Bee for July 17, 2018

words: 117
score: 498 pts
pangrams: 3
bingo: yes

B x 35
D x 10
F x 13
I x 11
L x 24
N x 14
O x 10

4L x 48
5L x 25
6L x 21
7L x 12
8L x 7
9L x 3
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 11 tot
B 10 10 5 6 2 1 1 35
D 4 3 2 - 1 - - 10
F 7 4 1 1 - - - 13
I 4 1 3 2 - 1 - 11
L 16 2 4 1 1 - - 24
N 4 1 3 2 3 1 - 14
O 3 4 3 - - - - 10
tot 48 25 21 12 7 3 1 117

debut appearances 22

BILLIONFOLD, BLINDFOLD, BLOODFIN

word       length      
BIFOLD 6 debut
BIFOLIO 7
BILBO 5
BILIN 5
BILL 4 debut
BILLFOLD 8 debut
BILLIO 6
BILLION 7 debut
BILLIONFOLD 11 pangram
BILLON 6
BILO 4
BILOBOL 7
BIOFOIL 7
BIOOIL 6
BLIN 4 debut
BLIND 5 debut
BLINDFOLD 9 pangram, debut
BLINI 5 debut
BLOB 4
BLOND 5 debut
BLOOD 5
BLOODFIN 8 pangram
BOBBOL 6
BOBOL 5
BOIL 4 debut
BOILOFF 7
BOLD 4
BOLDO 5
BOLI 4
BOLILLO 7
BOLIN 5
BOLL 4
BOLO 4
BOLON 5
BOOL 4
DILDO 5 debut
DILL 4 debut
DINLO 5
DIOBOL 6
DIOL 4
DOBLON 6
DODOL 5
DOLIOLID 8
DOLL 4
DOOL 4
FILL 4 debut
FILLO 5
FILO 4
FINFOLD 7
FLID 4
FLOB 4
FLOOD 5 debut
FLOOF 5
FOIL 4
FOLD 4 debut
FOLDON 6
FOLIO 5
FOOL 4
IDLI 4
IDOL 4 debut
IDOLON 6
IFIL 4
ILLO 4
INDOLIN 7
INFILL 6 debut
INFILLION 9
INFLOOD 7
INFOLD 6
IODOL 5
LIBIDIBI 8
LIBIDO 6 debut
LIDO 4 debut, disallowed elsewhere
LIDOL 5
LILIID 6
LILIOID 7
LILL 4
LILO 4
LININ 5
LINN 4
LINO 4
LION 4 debut
LOBI 4
LOBO 4
LOBOLO 6
LOFF 4
LOFI 4
LOID 4
LOIN 4 debut
LOLL 4
LONNIN 6
LOOB 4
LOOF 4
LOON 4
NILL 4
NOBILIN 7
NOIL 4
NOLID 5
NOLL 4
NOLO 4
NONBLIND 8
NONBLOOD 8
NONBOLD 7
NONFLOOD 8
NONILL 6
NONILLION 9 debut
NONOIL 6
NONOLD 6
OBLOID 6
OBOL 4
OBOLI 5
OBOLID 6
OBOLO 5
OBOLOI 6
OLID 4
OLIO 4
OLOID 5
ONDOL 5

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