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Contents
NYT Spelling Bee August 18, 2018 Hints
Letters in the Puzzle:
CAEHKMT
Words: 42
Score: 202 pts
Pangrams: 4
Perfect Pangrams: 0
Bingo: yes
PLEASE NOTE: This page does not contain the answers for today’s Spelling Bee, as the center letter for today is ‘H’. To access the solution set for today’s puzzle, please click on the highlighted date below.
Related Puzzles:
- Center letter H : May 15, 2025 ← latest
- Center letter M : September 04, 2023
Also Check:
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Today’s Puzzle
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 15, 2025
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Previous Puzzle – August 17, 2018
- NYT Spelling Bee Answers for Next Puzzle – August 19, 2018
Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
| A | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6 |
| C | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 12 |
| E | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| H | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 |
| K | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| M | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8 |
| Σ | 16 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| Σ = Total | |||||||
Total words by Letter:
A x 6
C x 12
E x 3
H x 5
K x 1
M x 7
T x 8
Total words by length:
4L x 16
5L x 12
6L x 5
7L x 6
8L x 1
9L x 2
Two Letter List
AC – 3 AT – 3
CA – 5 CH – 7
EA – 1 EM – 1 ET – 1
HA – 4 HE – 1
KE – 1
MA – 6 ME – 1
TA – 4 TE – 3 TH – 1
NYT Spelling Bee August 18, 2018 Answers
Below, you’ll find answers to the NYT Spelling Bee August 18, 2018 puzzle game. The puzzle contains 42 words with four pangrams, none of them is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: MACK, CHEM, CHECKMATE, MATCHMAKE
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 202 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACHE | 4 | 1 | |
| CACHE | 5 | 5 | |
| CAKE | 4 | 1 | |
| EACH | 4 | 1 | |
| HACK | 4 | 1 | |
| ETCH | 4 | 1 | |
| TECH | 4 | 1 | |
| MACK | 4 | 8 | pangram |
| TACT | 4 | 1 | |
| CHECK | 5 | 5 | |
| CHEEK | 5 | 5 | |
| CHEM | 4 | 8 | pangram |
| EMCEE | 5 | 5 | |
| HECK | 4 | 1 | |
| ACETATE | 7 | 7 | |
| TACET | 5 | 5 | |
| ATTACH | 6 | 6 | |
| CATCH | 5 | 5 | |
| CHAT | 4 | 1 | |
| HATCH | 5 | 5 | |
| MATCH | 5 | 5 | |
| MATCHA | 6 | 6 | |
| THATCH | 6 | 6 | |
| ACME | 4 | 1 | |
| ATTACHE | 7 | 7 | |
| ATTACK | 6 | 6 | |
| CACHET | 6 | 6 | |
| CAME | 4 | 1 | |
| CHEAT | 5 | 5 | |
| CHECKMATE | 9 | 16 | pangram |
| CHEETAH | 7 | 7 | |
| HATCHECK | 8 | 8 | |
| HATCHET | 7 | 7 | |
| KETCH | 5 | 5 | |
| MACE | 4 | 1 | |
| MACHETE | 7 | 7 | |
| MATCHMAKE | 9 | 16 | pangram |
| MECCA | 5 | 5 | |
| TACH | 4 | 1 | |
| TACK | 4 | 1 | |
| TEACAKE | 7 | 7 | |
| TEACH | 5 | 5 |