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August 28, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter 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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center letter IDEFGNY
Spelling Bee for August 28, 2021

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

D x 46
E x 22
F x 36
G x 19
I x 18
N x 16
Y x 5

5L x 43
6L x 52
7L x 46
8L x 14
9L x 6
10L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
D 13 10 15 4 3 1 46
E 4 10 4 3 1 - 22
F 9 12 11 3 1 - 36
G 6 5 7 1 - - 19
I 6 8 2 2 - - 18
N 4 6 4 1 1 - 16
Y 1 1 3 - - - 5
tot 43 52 46 14 6 1 162

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DE x 22 DI x 21 DY x 3
ED x 8 EE x 1 EF x 3 EG x 1 EI x 2 EN x 5 EY x 2
EDD x 2 EDE x 1 EDG x 2 EDI x 3
FE x 8 FI x 28
GE x 7 GI x 11 GY x 1
IG x 2 IN x 16
NE x 4 NI x 12
YE x 2 YI x 3

cmp 6 tot
I 2 2
tot 2 2

plu 5 tot
G 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 33

DEFYING, DEIFYING, EDIFYING

word       length      
DEEDING 7 debut
DEFENDING 9 debut
DEFIED 6
DEFIN 5
DEFINE 6
DEFINED 7
DEFINEE 7
DEFINING 8 debut
DEFINNED 8
DEFINNING 9
DEFYING 7 perfect pangram, debut
DEGGING 7
DEIFIED 7
DEIFY 5 debut
DEIFYING 8 pangram, debut
DEIGN 5 debut
DEIGNED 7 debut
DEIGNING 8 debut
DENIED 6
DENIN 5
DENNING 7
DENYING 7 debut
DIDDY 5
DIDGE 5
DIDIE 5
DIDINE 6
DIDNY 5
DIENE 5
DIENYNE 7
DIGGING 7
DIGININ 7
DIGNIFIED 9 debut
DIGNIFY 7 debut
DIGNIFYING 10 debut
DIGYNY 6
DINED 5
DINGED 6 debut
DINGING 7
DINGY 5 debut
DINING 6
DINNED 6
DINNING 7
DIYNE 5
DYEING 6 debut
DYING 5 debut
DYNEIN 6
EDDIED 6
EDDYING 7 debut
EDEINE 6
EDGIE 5
EDGING 6 debut
EDIFIED 7
EDIFY 5 debut
EDIFYING 8 pangram, debut
EEFING 6
EFFENDI 7
EFFIGY 6 debut
EFFING 6
EGGING 6
EIGENGENE 9
EIGNE 5
ENDING 6 debut
ENEDIYNE 8
ENGINE 6
ENGINED 7
ENGINING 8
EYEING 6 debut
EYING 5 debut
FEEDING 7 debut
FEEING 6
FEENING 7
FEIGN 5
FEIGNED 7 debut
FEIGNING 8
FENDING 7 debut
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 debut
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 debut
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 debut
INDIN 5
INEDGE * 6
INFEED * 6
INGINE 6
INIID 5
INNED 5
INNIE 5
INNING 6
NEEDING 7 debut
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 debut
YIFFED 6
YIFFING 7
YIFFY 5

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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