May 16, 2024: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

May 16, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2024, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

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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Spelling Bee for May 16, 2024

words: 223
score: 1,634 pts
pangrams: 8
compounds: 4
plurals: 4
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AA x 1	AG x 2	AI x 2	AL x 14	AN x 21	AT x 8	AV x 7
GA x 27	GI x 11	GL x 4	GN x 1
IL x 4	IN x 13	IT x 1
LA x 20	LI x 21
LIA x 2	LIG x 5	LIL x 2	LIN x 4	LIT x 6	LIV x 2
NA x 7	NI x 4
TA x 20	TI x 10
VA x 11	VI x 14

cmp	6	7	10	tot
I	1	-	-	1
N	-	1	-	1
T	-	1	1	2
tot	1	2	1	4

plu	6	7	8	tot
G	1	1	-	2
I	-	1	1	2
tot	1	2	1	4

debut appearances	15
newly disallowed words	1	titling

GALAVANTING, GALIVANT, GALIVANTING, GALLIVANT, GALLIVANTING, INVIGILATING, VIGILANT, VITILITIGATING

word	length
AALII	5
AGLINT	6
AGNAIL	6
AILING	6
AILLT	5
ALALA	5
ALALIA	6
ALANG	5
ALANNA	6
ALANT	5
ALANTIN	7
ALGAL	5
ALGIN	5
ALIGN	5
ALIGNING	8
ALINING	7
ALLIGANT	8
ALLIGATING	10
ALLIIN	6
ANALGIA	7
ANALING	7
ANALLING	8
ANGINAL	7
ANGLING	7
ANILILAGNIA	11
ANILLIN	7
ANNAL	5
ANTIALGAL	9
ANTIALIGNING	12
ANTIANGINAL	11
ANTIGLIAL	9
ANTINATAL	9
ANTINAVAL	9
ANTITAIL	8
ANTITILT	8
ANTLIA	6
ANTLING	7
ANVIL	5
ANVILING	8
ANVILLING	9
ATALL	5
ATILT	5
ATLANTAL	8
ATLATL	6
ATTAGAL	7
ATTALING	8
ATTALLING	9
ATTILA	6
AVAIL	5
AVAILING	8	debut
AVALING	7
AVIALAN	7
AVIALIAN	8
AVILING	7
AVITAL	6
GAGGLING	8
GAILAN	6
GALAGIN	7
GALANGA	7
GALANGAL	8
GALANGIN	8
GALANIN	7
GALANT	6
GALAVANT	8
GALAVANTING	11	pangram
GALING	6
GALIVANT	8	pangram
GALIVANTING	11	pangram
GALIVAT	7
GALLANT	7
GALLANTING	10
GALLIAN	7
GALLIN	6
GALLING	7
GALLIVANT	9	pangram, debut
GALLIVANTING	12	pangram, debut
GALLIVAT	8
GANGLIA	^† 7
GANGLIAL	8
GANGLING	8
GANIL	5
GAVIAL	6
GIALLI	^† 6
GIANTLING	9
GIGGLING	8
GILGAI	6
GILIA	5
GILLING	7
GINGAL	6
GINGALL	7
GINGIVAL	8
GINGLING	8
GITALIN	7
GLATT	5
GLIAL	5
GLINT	5
GLINTING	8
GNATLING	8
ILALA	5
ILIAL	5
ILIGANT	7
ILLLIT	* 6
INIAL	5
INITIAL	7
INITIALING	10	debut
INITIALLING	11
INTAGLI	^† 7
INTAGLII	^† 8
INTAILING	9
INTANGLING	10
INTIL	5
INTINAL	7
INTITLING	9
INVIGILATING	12	pangram
INVITAL	7
ITALIANATING	12
LAGAN	5
LAGGIN	6
LAGGING	7
LAGTANG	7
LAITING	7
LALANG	6
LALLAN	6
LALLATING	9
LALLING	7
LANAI	5
LANTANA	7
LANTING	7
LATITAT	7
LATTIN	6
LAVAGING	8
LAVALAVA	8
LAVANI	6
LAVANT	6
LAVING	6	debut
LAVTA	5
LIANA	5
LIANG	5
LIGAN	5
LIGATING	8	debut
LIGGING	7
LIGNAN	6
LIGNIN	6
LILLING	7
LILTING	7
LINGA	5
LININ	5
LINING	6
LINNING	7
LITAI	5
LITIGANT	8	debut
LITIGATING	10	debut
LITING	6
LITTING	7
LITTLING	8
LIVIN	5
LIVING	6
NAGGLING	8
NAILING	7
NALLA	5
NATAL	5
NATALITIAL	10
NATLANG	* 7
NAVAL	5
NIGGLING	8
NILGAI	6
NILLING	7
NIVAL	5
TAGLIA	6
TAGLINING	9
TAGTAIL	* 7
TAIGLING	8
TAILGATING	* 10	debut
TAILING	7	debut
TALALGIA	8
TALAV	5
TALIN	5
TALING	6
TALLA	5
TALLAGING	9
TALLAT	6
TALLIATING	10
TALLIT	6
TANGLING	8	debut
TANLING	7
TANTALIAN	9
TATTLING	8	debut
TAVLA	5
TILIA	5
TILING	6
TILIVALLIN	10
TILLING	7
TILTING	7
TINGALING	9
TINGLING	8
TITILLATING	11	debut
TITLING	7	newly disallowed
TITTLING	8
VAGAL	5
VAGINAL	7	debut
VAILING	7
VAINILLAL	9
VALIANT	7
VALLA	5
VALVA	5
VALVAL	6
VALVING	7
VANILLA	7
VANILLIN	8
VIALING	7
VIALLING	8
VIGIL	5
VIGILANT	8	pangram, debut
VILLA	5
VILLAIN	7
VILLAINING	10
VILLAN	6
VILLI	5
VILLIAN	7
VINAL	5
VITAL	5
VITILITIGATING	14	pangram
VITTLING	8

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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