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August 4, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 4, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LABKOPY
Spelling Bee for August 4, 2018

words: 176
score: 751 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes

A x 22
B x 38
K x 16
L x 35
O x 8
P x 50
Y x 7

4L x 58
5L x 61
6L x 34
7L x 10
8L x 10
9L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 7 11 4 - - - 22
B 14 10 12 1 - 1 38
K 5 5 3 2 1 - 16
L 10 15 4 2 4 - 35
O 4 3 1 - - - 8
P 14 15 9 5 5 2 50
Y 4 2 1 - - - 7
tot 58 61 34 10 10 3 176

debut appearances 22

PLAYBOOK

word       length      
BOOBYALLA 9
POLYABOLO 9
POLYALLYL 9
KALLALOO 8
LAPALAPA 8
LOBLOLLY 8 allowed elsewhere
LOLLYPOP 8
LOOKBOOK 8 allowed elsewhere
PAKALOLO 8
PALPABLY 8 debut
PLAYBALL 8
PLAYBOOK 8 pangram, debut
POLYPOLY 8
BALLBOY 7 allowed elsewhere
KABBALA 7
KOLLYBA 7
LOLLOPY 7
LOYALLY 7
PALOOKA 7 debut
PAPALLY 7
PAYABLY 7
PLAYBOY 7 debut
POLYKAY 7
ABOLLA 6
ALBOLL 6
APOLLO 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
APPALL 6
BABALA 6
BABBLY 6
BALBOA 6
BLABBY 6
BLOBBY 6
BLOLLY 6
BLOOPY 6
BOBBLY 6
BOBBOL 6
BOOKLY 6
BYPLAY 6 debut
BYPOLL 6
KABALA 6
KALPAK 6
KAPALA 6
LABLAB 6
LOBOLA 6
LOBOLO 6
LOLLOP 6 debut
OKAYLY 6
PALAPA 6 allowed elsewhere
PALOLO 6
PALPAL 6
PAYOLA 6 debut
PLOOKY 6
PLOPPY 6
POLYOL 6
POPOLO 6
POPPLY 6
YAKALO 6
ALAAP 5
ALALA 5
ALAPA 5
ALKYL 5
ALLAY 5
ALLOY 5
ALLYL 5
ALOLL 5
APALA 5
APPAL 5
APPLY 5
BALKY 5 debut
BALLY 5
BALOO 5
BLOAK 5
BLOOK 5
BLOOP 5 debut
BOBOL 5
BOOLY 5
BOYLA 5
BOYLY 5
KALPA 5
KLAPA 5
KOALA 5
KOLAK 5
KOLOA 5
LABBA 5
LALLY 5
LAOYA 5
LAPPA 5
LAPPY 5
LAYBY 5
LOBAL 5
LOBBY 5
LOKAO 5
LOLLY 5
LOOBY 5
LOOKY 5
LOOPY 5 debut
LOPPY 5
LOYAL 5
OBOLO 5
OLLAY 5
OOLAK 5
PAKOL 5
PALAK 5
PALAY 5
PALLA 5
PALLY 5
PAOLO 5
PAPAL 5
PLAYA 5
PLOOK 5
PLOOP 5
POKAL 5
POLAO 5
POLKA 5 debut
POLLY 5
POLYP 5 debut
YAKAL 5
YOLKY 5 debut
ABLY 4
ALAP 4
ALBA 4
ALKY 4
ALLY 4
ALOO 4
ALOP 4
BAAL 4
BALK 4
BALL 4
BLAA 4
BLAB 4
BLAK 4
BLAY 4
BLOB 4
BLOP 4
BOLA 4
BOLK 4
BOLL 4
BOLO 4
BOOL 4
KALO 4
KLAP 4
KOLA 4
KOLK 4
KOLO 4
LAKY 4
LALL 4
LALO 4
LAPA 4
LAYA 4
LOBO 4
LOLL 4
LOOB 4
LOOK 4
LOOP 4 debut
OBOL 4
OLAY 4
OLLA 4
OPAL 4 debut
PALA 4
PALL 4
PALP 4 allowed elsewhere
PALY 4
PLAP 4
PLAY 4
PLOP 4 debut
PLOY 4 debut
POLA 4
POLL 4 debut
POLO 4 debut
POLY 4
POOL 4 debut
PYLA 4
YOAL 4
YOLA 4
YOLK 4 debut
YOLO 4

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