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May 15, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 15, 2022, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter MADEITV
Spelling Bee for May 15, 2022

words: 139
score: 926 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 7
plurals: 7
bingo: yes

A x 20
D x 28
E x 7
I x 12
M x 54
T x 16
V x 2

5L x 41
6L x 34
7L x 28
8L x 21
9L x 11
10L x 4

  5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 6 3 5 6 - - 20
D 6 8 3 4 4 3 28
E 3 - 4 - - - 7
I 3 1 3 2 3 - 12
M 19 15 9 6 4 1 54
T 4 6 4 2 - - 16
V - 1 - 1 - - 2
tot 41 34 28 21 11 4 139

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AD x 8 AI x 1 AM x 10 AV x 1
DA x 4 DE x 10 DI x 14
ED x 3 EM x 3 EV x 1
EDA x 1 EDE x 2
IM x 11 IT x 1
MA x 23 ME x 20 MI x 11
TA x 6 TE x 5 TI x 3 TM x 2
VI x 2

cmp 6 7 8 tot
D 1 - 1 2
E - 1 - 1
M - - 2 2
T - 1 1 2
tot 1 2 4 7

plu 5 6 7 8 tot
E - - 1 - 1
M 2 2 1 1 6
tot 2 2 2 1 7

debut appearances 3
previously disallowed debuts 1

MEDIATIVE, MEDITATIVE

word       length      
ADAMITE 7
ADDEEM 6
ADDEEMED 8
ADEEM 5
ADEEMED 7
ADMIT 5
ADMITTED 8
ADMITTEE 8
AIMED 5
AMADAVAT 8
AMATE 5
AMATIVE 7
AMEIVA 6
AMIDATE 7
AMIDATED 8
AMIDE 5
AMIDITE 7
AMIID 5
AMIMIA 6
AVIMIMID 8
DAMMA 5
DAMME 5
DAMMED 6
DAMMIT 6
DEADTIME * 8
DEAMIDATE 9
DEAMIDATED 10
DEEMED 6
DEMAT 5
DEMATE 6
DEMATED 7
DEMATTED 8
DEMIT 5
DEMITTED 8
DIADEM 6
DIADEMATID 10
DIADEMED 8
DIAMAT * 6
DIAMIDE 7
DIAMIDIDE 9
DIAMIDITE 9
DIIMIDE 7
DIMED 5
DIMIDIATE 9
DIMIDIATED 10
DIMIT 5
DIMMED 6
DIMMIE 6
EDAMAME 7
EDEMA 5 debut, previously disallowed
EDEMATA  7
EMEME 5
EMITTED 7
EMMET 5
EVETIME * 7
IMAMATE 7
IMIDAMIDE 9
IMIDATE 7
IMIDE 5
IMITATE 7
IMITATED 8
IMITATEE 8
IMITATIVE 9 debut
IMMEDIATE 9
IMMID 5
IMMIE 5
ITEMED 6
MADAM 5
MADAME 6
MADAMED 7
MADDA 5
MADDED 6
MADID 5
MAIDA 5
MAIMED 6
MAIMEE 6
MAMIE 5
MAMMA 5
MAMMAE  6
MAMMATE 7
MAMMEE 6
MAMMET 6
MATAI 5
MATAMATA 8
MATAMATAM 9
MATED 5
MATIE 5
MATTA 5
MATTE 5
MATTED 6
MEADED 6
MEATED 6
MEDAITE 7
MEDIA  5
MEDIAD 6
MEDIAE  6
MEDIATE 7
MEDIATED 8
MEDIATIVE 9 pangram
MEDII 5
MEDITATE 8
MEDITATED 9
MEDITATIVE 10 pangram, debut
MEMED 5
METADATA *  8
METAE  5
METATE 6
METATIME * 8
METED 5
METIAMIDE 9
MIDDIE 6
MIDTIME 7
MIMED 5
MIMETID 7
MIMETITE 8
MIMID 5
MITITEI 7
MITMITA 7
MITTA 5
MITTED 6
MITTIMI  7
TAMADA 6
TAMAITE 7
TAMED 5
TAMMIED 7
TATAMI 6
TATAMIED 8
TEAMED 6
TEAMIE 6
TEAMMATE * 8
TEATIME * 7
TEEMED 6
TIMED 5
TIMEMA 6
TIMID 5
TMEMA 5
TMEMATA 7
VIDAME 6
VITIMITE 8

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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