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May 20, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 20, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter GADILMR
Spelling Bee for May 20, 2018

words: 135
score: 667 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes

A x 27
D x 11
G x 62
I x 2
L x 3
M x 23
R x 7

4L x 38
5L x 33
6L x 25
7L x 18
8L x 14
9L x 5
10L x 1
14L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 14 tot
A 6 12 4 4 1 - - - 27
D 2 1 4 3 1 - - - 11
G 23 14 10 8 6 - 1 - 62
I 1 - - - - 1 - - 2
L - - 2 1 - - - - 3
M 3 4 4 2 6 3 - 1 23
R 3 2 1 - - 1 - - 7
tot 38 33 25 18 14 5 1 1 135

debut appearances 28

MADRIGAL

word       length      
MILLIMILLIGRAM 14
GAILLARDIA 10
IRIDALGIA 9
MAMMALGIA 9
MILLIGRAM 9 debut
MRIDAMGAM 9
RADARGRAM 9
AMALGAMA 8
DADAGIRI 8
GALLIARD 8
GAMMADIA 8
GAMMARID 8
GIARDIAL 8
GIGAGRAM 8
GLIRARIA 8
MADRIGAL 8 pangram, debut
MAGGIDIM 8
MAILGRAM 8
MAMALIGA 8
MARIGRAM 8
MILLIGAL 8
ADAGIAL 7
AIRGRAM 7
ALMAGRA 7
AMALGAM 7 debut
DIAGRAM 7 debut
DIAGRID 7
DIGAMMA 7
GADILID 7
GALAGID 7
GALDRAR 7
GIARDIA 7
GIGARAD 7
GLADIAL 7
GRAMMAR 7 debut
GRAMMID 7
LAGGARD 7 debut
MAGILID 7
MAGILLA 7
AGAMID 6
AGRIMI 6
ARGALA 6
ARGALI 6
DAGMAR 6
DALAGA 6
DIGRAM 6
DRAGRA 6
GALLID 6
GARAAD 6
GARDAI 6
GARGIL 6
GILGAI 6
GIMMAL 6
GLADII 6
GLIRID 6
GRAMMA 6 debut
GRIGRI 6
LARGID 6
LIGIID 6
MAGGID 6
MALMAG 6
MIGDAL 6
MRIGAL 6
RIDGIL 6
ADMAG 5
AGAMA 5
AGAMI 5
AGGRI 5
AGIDA 5
AIRAG 5
ALGAL 5 allowed elsewhere
ALGID 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
AMIGA 5
ARGAL 5
ARGID 5
ARGIL 5
DAGGA 5
GADDI 5
GADID 5
GAIDA 5
GALDR 5
GAMMA 5 debut
GARDA 5
GARRI 5
GILIA 5
GLAIR 5
GLIAL 5
GRAIL 5 debut
GRAMA 5
GRILL 5 debut
GRRRL 5
MAGID 5
MAGMA 5 debut
MARGA 5
MIGID 5
RAGGA 5
RIGID 5 debut
AGAL 4
AGAR 4
AGMA 4
AGRA 4
AIGA 4
ALGA 4 debut
DARG 4
DRAG 4 debut
GADA 4
GADI 4
GAGA 4
GAIR 4
GALA 4 debut
GALL 4 debut
GAMA 4
GILA 4
GILD 4 debut
GILL 4
GIRD 4 debut
GIRL 4 debut
GIRR 4
GLAD 4 debut
GLAM 4 debut
GLIA 4 debut
GLID 4
GLIM 4
GRAD 4 debut
GRAM 4 debut
GRID 4 debut
GRIG 4
GRIM 4 debut
IGIL 4
MAGI 4 debut
MARG 4
MIGG 4
RAGA 4 allowed elsewhere
RAGG 4
RAGI 4

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