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May 23, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 23, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter NACEGHL
Spelling Bee for May 23, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter H: January 3, 2024
Center letter G: June 15, 2022
Center letter E: December 28, 2020

words: 176
score: 916 pts
pangrams: 2
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

A x 35
C x 44
E x 19
G x 24
H x 13
L x 24
N x 17

4L x 36
5L x 42
6L x 54
7L x 26
8L x 13
9L x 4
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 5 11 12 5 2 - - 35
C 5 7 16 9 3 3 1 44
E 2 2 6 3 5 1 - 19
G 7 8 5 3 1 - - 24
H 3 7 3 - - - - 13
L 6 4 7 5 2 - - 24
N 8 3 5 1 - - - 17
tot 36 42 54 26 13 4 1 176

plu 5 7 8 tot
G 1 - - 1
L - 1 1 2
tot 1 1 1 3

debut appearances 31

CHALLENGE, CHALLENGEE

word       length      
ACANA 5
ACENE 5
ACHENE 6
ACLANG 6
ACNE 4
AENACH 6
AGENE 5
AGNEL 5
ALAN 4
ALANE 5
ALANG 5
ALANNA 6
ALCANNA 7
ALLENE 6
ALNAGE 6
ANAGEN 6
ANAL 4 debut
ANALGEN 7
ANALGENE 8
ANAN 4
ANANA 5
ANANGEA 7
ANCHAL 6
ANCLE 5
ANELACE 7
ANGEL 5 debut
ANGELAGE 8
ANGELL 6
ANGLE 5 debut
ANLACE 6
ANLAGE 6
ANLAGEN 7
ANNA 4
ANNAL 5 allowed elsewhere
ANNEAL 6 debut
CALCANEA 8
CALCANEAL 9
CALCANEAN 9
CALEAN 6
CANAL 5 debut
CANALAGE 8
CANCAN 6
CANCEL 6 debut
CANCHA 6
CANE 4
CANELLA 7
CANG 4
CANGLE 6
CANN 4
CANNA 5 allowed elsewhere
CANNACH 7
CANNAE 6
CANNEL 6
CENACLE 7
CENE 4
CHALAN 6
CHALANCE 8
CHALLAN 7
CHALLENGE 9 pangram, debut
CHALLENGEE 10 pangram
CHANA 5
CHANCE 6
CHANCEL 7 debut
CHANCLA 7
CHANG 5
CHANGA 6
CHANGAA 7
CHANGE 6 debut
CHANNA 6
CHANNEL 7 debut
CHENG 5
CHENNA 6
CHHANA 6
CHHENA 6
CLACHAN 7
CLAN 4 debut
CLANG 5 debut
CLEAN 5 debut
CLENCH 6 debut
EGENCE 6
ELAN 4 debut
ELEGANCE 8 debut
ELENCH 6
ELLEN 5
ENAL 4
ENALLAGE 8
ENALLENE 8
ENCAGE 6 debut
ENCHANNEL 9
ENECLANN 8
ENGAGE 6 debut
ENGAGEE 7
ENGELANG 8
ENGLE 5
ENHANCE 7
ENLACE 6 debut
ENLEACH 7
ENNAGE 6
GALANGA 7
GALANGAL 8 allowed elsewhere
GALENA 6
GALLANE 7
GANACHE 7 debut
GANCH 5
GANE 4
GANG 4 debut
GANGA 5
GANGE 5
GANGLE 6
GANNA 5
GEAN 4
GELLAN 6
GENA 4
GENAE  5
GENAL 5
GENE 4 debut
GENNEL 6
GHANA 5
GLANCE 6 debut
GLEAN 5 debut
GLEN 4 debut
GNAG 4
HAEN 4
HALLAN 6
HANCE 5
HANCH 5
HANG 4 debut
HANGE 5
HANGEE 6
HANGLE 6
HENCE 5 debut
HENCH 5
HENG 4
HENGE 5 allowed elsewhere
HENNA 5
LAGAENA 7
LAGAENAE  8
LAGAN 5
LAGENA 6
LAGENAE  7
LAGGEN 6
LAHNGA 6
LALANG 6
LALLAN 6
LANA 4
LANCE 5 debut
LANCH 5
LANE 4 debut
LANG 4
LANGAHA 7
LEAN 4 debut
LEEANGLE 8
LEGLEN 6
LEHANGA 7
LEHENGA 7
LEHNGA 6
LENE 4
LENG 4
LENGA 5
NAAN 4
NACELLE 7 allowed elsewhere
NAGA 4
NAGANA 6
NAGGLE 6
NALA 4
NALL 4
NALLA 5
NALLAH 6
NANA 4
NANG 4
NANGA 5
NANGCA 6
NANNA 5
NANNAN 6
NEAL 4
NENE 4 debut

† plural noun

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