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 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 23, 2018, 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: 39
score: 171 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes

A x 5
C x 13
E x 6
G x 6
H x 3
L x 3
N x 3

4L x 14
5L x 9
6L x 10
7L x 4
8L x 1
9L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 2 2 1 - - - 5
C 2 3 5 2 - 1 13
E 1 - 3 1 1 - 6
G 3 1 1 1 - - 6
H 1 2 - - - - 3
L 2 1 - - - - 3
N 3 - - - - - 3
tot 14 9 10 4 1 1 39

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 1 AN x 4
CA x 4 CH x 5 CL x 4
EL x 2 EN x 4
GA x 2 GE x 1 GL x 3
HA x 1 HE x 2
LA x 2 LE x 1
NA x 2 NE x 1

debut appearances 31

CHALLENGE

word       length      
ACNE 4
ANAL 4 debut
ANGEL 5 debut
ANGLE 5 debut
ANNEAL 6 debut
CANAL 5 debut
CANCAN 6
CANCEL 6 debut
CANE 4
CHALLENGE 9 pangram, debut
CHANCE 6
CHANCEL 7 debut
CHANGE 6 debut
CHANNEL 7 debut
CLAN 4 debut
CLANG 5 debut
CLEAN 5 debut
CLENCH 6 debut
ELAN 4 debut
ELEGANCE 8 debut
ENCAGE 6 debut
ENGAGE 6 debut
ENHANCE 7
ENLACE 6 debut
GANACHE 7 debut
GANG 4 debut
GENE 4 debut
GLANCE 6 debut
GLEAN 5 debut
GLEN 4 debut
HANG 4 debut
HENCE 5 debut
HENNA 5
LANCE 5 debut
LANE 4 debut
LEAN 4 debut
NAAN 4
NANA 4
NENE 4 debut

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