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May 16, 2018 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2018, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Please note: This early Spelling Bee result has been re­con­struct­ed from partial records. We feel reason­ably confident about the data below but cannot guar­an­tee perfect accuracy.
center letter TBEHILM
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2018

words: 41
score: 138 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

B x 8
E x 2
H x 2
I x 1
L x 5
M x 8
T x 15

4L x 22
5L x 8
6L x 9
7L x 1
8L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 tot
B 3 1 3 - 1 8
E 1 1 - - - 2
H 1 - 1 - - 2
I 1 - - - - 1
L 2 2 1 - - 5
M 6 - 2 - - 8
T 8 4 2 1 - 15
tot 22 8 9 1 1 41

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
BE x 5 BI x 2 BL x 1
EL x 1 EM x 1
HE x 1 HI x 1
IT x 1
LI x 5
ME x 5 MI x 3
TE x 4 TH x 4 TI x 7

debut appearances 29

THIMBLE

word       length      
BEET 4 debut
BEETLE 6 debut
BELITTLE 8 debut
BELT 4 debut
BETEL 5 debut
BILLET 6 debut
BITE 4 debut
BLITHE 6 debut
ELITE 5
EMIT 4 debut
HELMET 6 debut
HILT 4
ITEM 4 debut
LILT 4
LIMIT 5 debut
LITE 4
LITHE 5
LITTLE 6
MEET 4 debut
MELT 4 debut
METE 4 debut
METH 4 debut
METTLE 6 debut
MILLET 6 debut
MITE 4 debut
MITT 4 debut
TEEM 4 debut
TEETH 5 debut
TEETHE 6 debut
TELL 4 debut
THEE 4 debut
THEM 4 debut
THEME 5 debut
THIMBLE 7 perfect pangram, debut
TILE 4
TILL 4
TILT 4
TIME 4 debut
TITHE 5
TITLE 5
TITTLE 6

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