Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
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.


Instructions

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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
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

debut appearances 31

CHALLENGE, CHALLENGEE

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

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