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 23, 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 23, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter BACEILM
Spelling Bee for May 23, 2023

Related puzzles
Center letter C: October 3, 2020

words: 162
score: 1,142 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 2
compounds: 4
bingo: yes

A x 23
B x 54
C x 23
E x 7
I x 9
L x 28
M x 18

5L x 39
6L x 56
7L x 27
8L x 21
9L x 12
10L x 2
11L x 4
12L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 9 5 4 3 - - 2 - 23
B 11 24 7 5 4 1 1 1 54
C 7 7 4 3 2 - - - 23
E - 4 1 - 1 1 - - 7
I 1 2 1 3 1 - 1 - 9
L 7 10 7 3 1 - - - 28
M 4 4 3 4 3 - - - 18
tot 39 56 27 21 12 2 4 1 162

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 7 AC x 1 AI x 1 AL x 5 AM x 9
BA x 23 BE x 15 BI x 13 BL x 3
CA x 14 CE x 4 CI x 2 CL x 3
EM x 7
IA x 2 IC x 1 IL x 1 IM x 5
ICE x 1
LA x 15 LE x 1 LI x 12
MA x 8 MB x 1 ME x 2 MI x 7

cmp 6 7 8 tot
B 1 1 - 2
I - 1 - 1
L - - 1 1
tot 1 2 1 4

debut appearances 4
previously disallowed debuts 2

ABEMACICLIB, ACCLAIMABLE, ALEMBIC, AMICABLE, BACILLAEMIA, BACILLEMIA, CEMBALI, CLAIMABLE, CLIMBABLE, MIMICABLE

word       length      
ABACA 5
ABACI 5
ABEAM 5
ABELE 5
ABELIA 6
ABEMACICLIB 11 pangram
ABILLA 6
ACCLAIMABLE 11 pangram
AIMABLE 7
ALBIC 5
ALEMBIC 7 perfect pangram
ALIBI 5
ALIBLE 6
ALLIABLE 8
AMABILE 7
AMBAL 5
AMBALAMA 8
AMBLE 5
AMEBA 5
AMEBAE 6
AMEBIC 6
AMIABLE 7 debut
AMICABLE 8 pangram
BAALIM 6
BABALA 6
BABBIE 6
BABBLE 6
BABEL 5
BACCA 5
BACCALA 7
BACILLAEMIA 11 pangram
BACILLEMIA 10 pangram
BACILLI 7
BAICAI 6
BAILA 5
BAILABLE 8
BAILE 5
BAILEE 6
BAILI 5
BAILIE 6
BAILLI 6
BAILLIE 7
BALLABILE 9
BALLABILI 9
BALLIA 6
BAMMIE 6
BEABLE 6
BECALL 6
BECALM 6
BECAME 6
BECCAL 6
BECLAM 6
BEEBALM * 7
BEEBEE * 6
BELACE 6
BELAM 5
BELIBEL 7
BELIE 5
BELIME 6
BELLE 5
BEMBA 5
BIALLELIC 9
BIBBLE 6
BIBBLEBABBLE 12
BIBLE 5
BIBLICAL 8
BICCIE 6
BICELLE 7
BILABIAL 8
BILBIE 6
BILIMBI 7
BILLABLE 8
BILLIE 6
BIMBLE 6
BLAMABLE 8 debut, previously disallowed
BLAME 5
BLAMEABLE 9 debut, previously disallowed
CABAL 5
CABALA 6
CABALIC 7
CABBALA 7
CABBALIC 8
CABBIE 6
CABBLE 6
CABLE 5
CALABA 6
CALAMBAC 8
CALLABLE 8
CAMBIA 6
CAMBIAL 7
CAMBIC 6
CEBIL 5
CEIBA 5
CELEB 5
CEMBALI 7 perfect pangram
CIBAI 5
CIMBIA 6
CLAIMABLE 9 pangram
CLIMB 5
CLIMBABLE 9 pangram
EMAILABLE 9
EMBALM 6
EMBALMABLE 10
EMBEAM 6
EMBLEM 6
EMBLEMA 7
EMBLIC 6
IAMBI 5
IAMBIC 6
ICEBALL * 7
ILLABIAL 8
IMBABALA 8
IMBECILE 8
IMBECILIC 9
IMBIBE 6
IMMALLEABLE 11
LABBA 5
LABEL 5
LABELABLE 9
LABELLA 7
LABIA 5
LABIAE 6
LABIAL 6
LABILE 6
LABLAB 6
LACEABLE 8
LAMBA 5
LAMBEL 6
LAMBIC 6
LAMBIE 6
LAMBLIA 7
LEBLEBI 7
LIABLE 6
LIBECCI 7
LIBEL 5
LIBELEE 7
LIBELLA 7
LIBELLE 7
LIBELLEE 8
LIMBA 5
LIMBAL 6
LIMBI 5
LIMBIC 6
LIMBMEAL * 8
MABBLE 6
MABELA 6
MABELE 6
MAILABLE 8 debut
MALBEC 6
MALIMBE 7
MALLEABLE 9
MAMBA 5
MBILA 5
MELBA 5
MEMEABLE 8
MILAB 5
MILLABLE 8
MIMABLE 7
MIMIAMB 7
MIMIAMBI 8
MIMIAMBIC 9
MIMICABLE 9 pangram

* compound(ish) word

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