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 28, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 28, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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Instructions

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center letter FDEINTU
Spelling Bee for May 28, 2023

words: 112
score: 861 pts
pangrams: 10
compounds: 4
bingo: yes

D x 19
E x 7
F x 41
I x 9
N x 2
T x 7
U x 27

5L x 19
6L x 34
7L x 18
8L x 22
9L x 8
10L x 6
11L x 2
12L x 3

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
D 1 5 4 5 2 1 - 1 19
E 1 1 4 1 - - - - 7
F 13 17 6 3 2 - - - 41
I 1 2 - 2 - 3 - 1 9
N - 1 - 1 - - - - 2
T - 6 - 1 - - - - 7
U 3 2 4 9 4 2 2 1 27
tot 19 34 18 22 8 6 2 3 112

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DE x 16 DI x 1 DU x 2
ED x 1 EF x 4 EN x 1 ET x 1
FE x 14 FI x 21 FU x 6
ID x 1 IN x 8
NI x 2
TI x 5 TU x 2
UN x 27

cmp 5 6 7 8 tot
E - - 1 - 1
F - - - 1 1
I 1 1 - - 2
tot 1 1 1 1 4

debut appearances 6

DEFINITUDE, FINETUNED, FINITUDE, INDEFINITUDE, INFINITUDE, UNDEFINITE, UNDIFFIDENT, UNFITTED, UNIDENTIFED, UNIDENTIFIED

word       length      
DEFEND 6
DEFENDED 8
DEFENDEE 8
DEFIED 6
DEFIN 5
DEFINE 6
DEFINED 7
DEFINEE 7
DEFINITE 8
DEFINITUDE 10 pangram
DEFINNED 8
DEFUND 6
DEFUNDED 8
DEIDENTIFIED 12
DEIFIED 7
DEUNIFIED 9
DIFFIDENT 9
DUFFED 6
DUFTITE 7
EDIFIED 7
EFENDEE 7
EFFED 5
EFFENDI 7
EFFETE 6
ENDFEET * 7
ETIFENIN 8
FEENED 6
FEINT 5
FEINTED 7
FENDED 6
FENITE 6
FENTIN 6
FETED 5
FETID 5
FETIDIN 7
FETII 5
FETUIN 6
FETUINE 7
FEUDED 6
FEUED 5
FIDDED 6
FIEND 5
FIENDED 7
FIENDETTE 9
FIENT 5
FIFED 5
FIFIE 5
FIFTEEN 7
FINED 5
FINETUNE * 8
FINETUNED 9 pangram
FINIF 5
FINIFF 6
FINIFIED 8
FINITE 6
FINITUDE 8 pangram, debut
FINNED 6
FINNIF 6
FINNIFF 7
FITTED 6
FITTIE 6
FUFFED 6
FUNDED 6
FUNDI 5
FUNDIE 6
FUNDU 5
FUNNED 6
IDENTIFIED 10
INDEFINITE 10
INDEFINITUDE 12 pangram
INFEED * 6
INFEFT 6
INFEFTED 8
INFINITE 8
INFINITUDE 10 pangram, debut
INFIT * 5
NIDIFIED 8
NIFFED 6
TIDIFE 6
TIFFED 6
TIFFIN 6
TIFFINED 8
TIFTED 6
TUFFET 6
TUFTED 6
UNDEFENDED 10
UNDEFIDE 8
UNDEFIED 8
UNDEFINE 8
UNDEFINED 9 debut
UNDEFINITE 10 pangram
UNDEIFIED 9
UNDIFFIDENT 11 pangram
UNEDIFIED 9
UNEFFETE 8
UNFED 5
UNFEED 6
UNFETED 7
UNFEUED 7
UNFINE 6
UNFINED 7
UNFINITE 8
UNFINNED 8
UNFIT 5
UNFITTED 8 pangram, debut
UNFUN 5
UNFUNDED 8
UNIDENTIFED 11 pangram
UNIDENTIFIED 12 pangram, debut
UNIFIED 7 debut
UNTUFTED 8
UNUNIFIED 9

* compound(ish) word

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