August 28, 2021: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

August 28, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 28, 2021, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for August 28, 2021

words: 162
score: 1,046 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

cmp	6	tot
I	2	2
tot	2	2

DEFYING, DEIFYING, EDIFYING

word	length
DEEDING	7
DEFENDING	9
DEFIED	6
DEFIN	5
DEFINE	6
DEFINED	7
DEFINEE	7
DEFINING	8
DEFINNED	8
DEFINNING	9
DEFYING	7	perfect pangram
DEGGING	7
DEIFIED	7
DEIFY	5
DEIFYING	8	pangram
DEIGN	5
DEIGNED	7
DEIGNING	8
DENIED	6
DENIN	5
DENNING	7
DENYING	7
DIDDY	5
DIDGE	5
DIDIE	5
DIDINE	6
DIDNY	5
DIENE	5
DIENYNE	7
DIGGING	7
DIGININ	7
DIGNIFIED	9
DIGNIFY	7
DIGNIFYING	10
DIGYNY	6
DINED	5
DINGED	6
DINGING	7
DINGY	5
DINING	6
DINNED	6
DINNING	7
DIYNE	5
DYEING	6
DYING	5
DYNEIN	6
EDDIED	6
EDDYING	7
EDEINE	6
EDGIE	5
EDGING	6
EDIFIED	7
EDIFY	5
EDIFYING	8	pangram
EEFING	6
EFFENDI	7
EFFIGY	6
EFFING	6
EGGING	6
EIGENGENE	9
EIGNE	5
ENDING	6
ENEDIYNE	8
ENGINE	6
ENGINED	7
ENGINING	8
EYEING	6
EYING	5
FEEDING	7
FEEING	6
FEENING	7
FEIGN	5
FEIGNED	7
FEIGNING	8
FENDING	7
FENING	6
FIDDED	6
FIDDING	7
FIDGE	5
FIDGED	6
FIDGING	7
FIEND	5
FIENDED	7
FIENDING	8
FIENDY	6
FIFED	5
FIFIE	5
FIFING	6
FIGGED	6
FIGGING	7
FIGGY	5	allowed elsewhere
FINDING	7
FINED	5
FINIF	5
FINIFF	6
FINIFIED	8
FINIFY	6
FINIFYING	9
FINING	6
FINNED	6
FINNIF	6
FINNIFF	7
FINNING	7
FINNY	5
GEDGING	7
GEEING	6
GEGGING	7
GENIE	5
GENII	5
GENIN	5
GENNING	7
GIDDIED	7
GIDDY	5
GIDDYING	8
GIDGEE	6
GIEING	6
GIGGED	6	allowed elsewhere
GIGGING	7	allowed elsewhere
GINGING	7
GINNED	6
GINNING	7
GINNY	5
GYNIE	5
IGGED	5
IGGING	6
INDEED	6
INDEEDIE	8
INDEEDY	7
INDENE	6
INDIDE	6
INDIE	5
INDIGEN	7
INDIGENE	8
INDIN	5
INEDGE	* 6
INFEED	* 6
INGINE	6
INIID	5
INNED	5
INNIE	5
INNING	6
NEEDING	7
NEGGING	7
NEIDE	5
NEINEI	6
NIDGE	5
NIDGED	6
NIDGING	7
NIDIFIED	8
NIDIFY	6
NIDIFYING	9
NIFFED	6
NIFFING	7
NIFFY	5
NIGGED	6
NINEIN	6
NINNY	5
YEDDING	7
YENNING	7
YIFFED	6
YIFFING	7
YIFFY	5

* compound(ish) word

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