May 9, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

May 9, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 9, 2021, 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 9, 2021

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Center letter W: September 19, 2022

words: 141
score: 1,010 pts
pangrams: 5
perfect: 2
compounds: 10
plurals: 1
bingo: yes

B x 40
G x 22
I x 5
L x 33
N x 16
O x 16
W x 9

5L x 24
6L x 37
7L x 37
8L x 26
9L x 9
10L x 6
11L x 1
14L x 1

	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	14	tot
B	9	7	12	6	3	2	-	1	40
G	4	5	5	6	1	1	-	-	22
I	1	1	1	-	2	-	-	-	5
L	7	12	11	2	-	1	-	-	33
N	-	3	6	3	1	2	1	-	16
O	3	7	1	4	1	-	-	-	16
W	-	2	1	5	1	-	-	-	9
tot	24	37	37	26	9	6	1	1	141

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	5	6	7	8	9	10	tot
I	-	1	1	-	1	-	3
L	2	-	1	2	-	1	6
O	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
tot	2	1	2	3	1	1	10

plu	5	tot
L	1	1
tot	1	1

BILLOWING, BLOWING, BOWLING, INBLOWING, WOBBLING

word	length
BIBBLING	8
BIBLIOBLOG	10
BIBLIOBLOGGING	14
BIGOLI	6
BILBO	5
BILGING	7
BILIN	5
BILING	6
BILLING	7
BILLIO	6
BILLION	7
BILLON	6
BILLOW	6
BILLOWING	9	pangram
BILOBOL	7
BINGLING	8
BIOLOGGING	10
BIOOIL	6
BLING	5
BLINI	5
BLOBBING	8
BLOGGING	8
BLOWING	7	perfect pangram
BLOWN	5
BOBBLING	8
BOBBOL	6
BOBOL	5
BOGGLING	8
BOGOLON	7
BOILING	7
BOLILLO	7
BOLIN	5
BOLLING	7
BOLOGNINI	9
BOLOGNINO	9
BOLOING	7
BOLON	5
BOOLING	7
BOWLING	7	perfect pangram
BOWLO	5
GIBLI	5
GIGGLING	8
GIGOLO	6
GILLING	7
GINGLING	8
GLOBBING	8
GLOBIN	6
GLOBING	7
GLOGG	5
GLONOIN	7
GLOWING	7
GNOLL	5
GOBBLING	8
GOBLIN	6
GOGGLING	8
GOLGIN	6
GOLLI	5
GOOGILLION	10
GOOGLING	8
GOOGOL	6
GOOGOLGON	9
GOWLING	7
IGLOO	5
IGNOBLING	9
INBLOW	* 6
INBLOWING	* 9	pangram
INBLOWN	* 7
LIBBING	7
LIGGING	7
LIGNIN	6
LIGNOL	6
LILLING	7
LINGO	5
LININ	5
LINING	6
LINNING	7
LINNOW	6
LOBBING	7
LOBING	6
LOBOLO	6
LOGGING	7
LOGIN	* 5
LOGION	6
LOGLOG	6
LOGOI	^† 5
LOGON	* 5
LOLIGO	6
LOLLING	7
LONGBOW	* 7
LONGI	5
LONGING	7
LONGLINING	* 10
LONGWING	* 8
LONGWOOL	* 8
LONNIN	6
LOOING	6
LOONG	5
LOONING	7
LOWING	6
LOWLING	7
NIBBLING	8
NIBLING	7
NIGGLING	8
NILLING	7
NOBBLING	8
NOBILIN	7
NONBLOG	7
NONBLOGGING	11
NONBOILING	10
NONGLOWING	10
NONILL	6
NONILLION	9
NONLONG	7
NONLOW	6
NONOIL	6
NONWOOL	7
OBLIGING	8
OBLONG	6
OBLONGING	9
OBOLI	5
OBOLO	5
OBOLOI	6
OGGLING	7
OGLING	6
OGLIO	5
OILING	6
OLIGONOL	8
OLINGO	6
ONLINING	* 8
OOGONIOL	8
OOLONG	6
OWLING	6
WIBBLING	8
WIGGLING	8
WILING	6
WILIWILI	8
WILLING	7
WILLOW	6
WILLOWING	9
WOBBLING	8	pangram
WOGGLING	8

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

BI x 18	BL x 6	BO x 16
GI x 5	GL x 6	GN x 1	GO x 10
IG x 2	IN x 3
LI x 10	LO x 23
NI x 4	NO x 12
OB x 6	OG x 3	OI x 1	OL x 2	ON x 1	OO x 2	OW x 1
WI x 7	WO x 2

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