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May 7, 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 7, 2022, 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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center letter CAEILMT
Spelling Bee for May 7, 2022

words: 245
score: 1,847 pts
pangrams: 20
perfect: 3
compounds: 11
plurals: 12
bingo: yes

A x 44
C x 84
E x 17
I x 14
L x 26
M x 39
T x 21

5L x 50
6L x 62
7L x 57
8L x 33
9L x 20
10L x 13
11L x 8
12L x 2

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 6 17 10 2 5 1 2 1 44
C 20 20 14 15 7 4 3 1 84
E 5 2 3 4 2 1 - - 17
I 4 4 6 - - - - - 14
L 2 7 8 3 - 4 2 - 26
M 7 7 11 5 5 3 1 - 39
T 6 5 5 4 1 - - - 21
tot 50 62 57 33 20 13 8 2 245

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 20 AE x 2 AL x 7 AM x 9 AT x 6
CA x 50 CE x 10 CI x 9 CL x 14 CT x 1
CEC x 2 CEI x 1 CEL x 6 CET x 1
EC x 8 EL x 4 EM x 5
IC x 5 IL x 7 IM x 1 IT x 1
LA x 15 LE x 8 LI x 3
MA x 10 ME x 19 MI x 10
TA x 9 TE x 7 TI x 4 TM x 1

cmp 5 6 7 8 9 tot
C - - 4 1 1 6
E 1 - - - - 1
I - - 2 - - 2
T - 1 1 - - 2
tot 1 1 7 1 1 11

plu 5 6 7 8 tot
A 2 - - - 2
C 3 2 1 - 6
I - 1 - - 1
L - - - 1 1
M - - - 1 1
T - - 1 - 1
tot 5 3 2 2 12

ACCLIMATE, AMLETIC, CALAMITE, CALCIMIMETIC, CLIMATE, EMETICAL, LACTATAEMIA, LACTATEMIA, LACTATEMIC, LACTICAEMIA, LACTICEMIA, LEMMATIC, LEMMATICAL, MEMETICAL, METALLIC, METALLICAL, METICAL, MIMETICAL, TELEMATIC, TELMATIC

word       length      
ACATALLACTIC 12
CALCIMIMETIC 12 pangram
ACATALECTIC 11
ATELECTATIC 11
CATALLACTIC 11
CATAMITICAL 11
CLIMACTICAL 11
LACTATAEMIA 11 pangram
LACTICAEMIA 11 pangram
MELILITITIC 11
ACETACETIC 10
CATALECTIC 10
CATATECTIC 10
CLIMATICAL 10
CLITELLATE 10
ECLECTICAL 10
LACTATEMIA 10 pangram
LACTATEMIC 10 pangram
LACTICEMIA 10 pangram
LEMMATICAL 10 pangram
METALLICAL 10 pangram
METAMICTIC 10
METATECTIC 10
ACCLAMATE 9
ACCLIMATE 9 pangram
ALLACTITE 9
AMICITIAL 9
ATACAMITE 9
CALAMITIC 9
CALCAEMIA 9
CALCAEMIC 9
CAMELLATE 9
CATALATIC 9
CATCALLEE * 9
CLIMACTIC 9
ECLECTICA 9
ELICITATE 9
MELILITIC 9
MEMETICAL 9 pangram
METACETIC 9
METAMATIC 9
MIMETICAL 9 pangram
TELEMATIC 9 pangram
ACETALIC 8
ACILIATE 8
CAIMACAM 8
CALAMATA 8
CALAMITE 8 pangram
CALCEATE 8
CALCEMIA 8
CALCEMIC 8
CALCITIC 8
CALICEAL 8
CALMECAC 8
CAMELLIA 8
CATAMITE 8
CATTIITE 8
CELLMATE * 8
CLIMATIC 8
CLITELLA 8
ECILIATE 8
ECLECTIC 8
EMACIATE 8
EMETICAL 8 pangram
LECTICAE  8
LECTICAL 8
LEMMATIC 8 pangram
MALEAMIC 8
MELLITIC 8
METALLIC 8 pangram
METAMICT 8
MICELLAE  8
TACTICAL 8
TACTITIC 8
TELECALL 8
TELMATIC 8 pangram
ACCLAIM 7
ACETATE 7
ACMATIC 7
ALACTIC 7
ALLELIC 7
AMICITE 7
AMICTIC 7
AMLETIC 7 perfect pangram
ATACTIC 7
ATTACCA 7
CALAITE 7
CALCITE 7
CALICLE 7
CAMELIA 7
CAMLETT 7
CATCALL * 7
CATMEAT * 7
CATMILL * 7
CATTAIL * 7
CETACEA 7
CILIATE 7
CIMELIA 7
CLIMACI  7
CLIMATE 7 perfect pangram
ECTATIC 7
ELECTEE 7
EMICATE 7
ICEMELT * 7
ICETIME * 7
ILIACAL 7
ILLICIA 7
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
LACCATE 7
LACTATE 7
LACTEAL 7
LATITIC 7
LATTICE 7
LECTICA 7
LETTICE 7
LIMACEL 7
MACTATE 7
MALACCA 7
MALACIA 7
MALACIC 7
MATICAL 7
MEMETIC 7 allowed elsewhere
METICAL 7 perfect pangram
MICELLA 7
MICELLE 7
MIMETIC 7
MIMICAL 7
TACTILE 7
TACTITE 7
TALCITE 7
TECTATE 7
TITMICE *  7
ACACIA 6
ACELET 6
ACETAL 6
ACETIC 6
ACICLE 6
ACMAEA 6
ACMITE 6
ACTEME 6
AECIAL 6
ALALIC 6
ALCAIC 6
ALETIC 6
ALLICE 6
AMELIC 6
AMICAL 6
AMIMIC 6
ATELIC 6
CAECAL 6
CAIMAC 6
CALAMI 6
CALCIC 6
CALLEE 6
CALLET 6
CAMACA 6
CAMAIL 6
CAMLET 6
CATLET 6
CATTLE  6
CELIAC 6
CELLAE  6
CELLIE 6
CICALA 6
CILIAL 6
CILICE 6
CITATE 6
CLITIC 6
CTETIC 6
ELICIT 6
EMETIC 6
ICICLE 6
ILIACI  6
IMAMIC 6
ITALIC 6
LACCIC 6
LACTAM 6
LACTIC 6
LACTIM 6
LAICAL 6
LECTAL 6
LECTIC 6
MALEIC 6
MALICE 6
MECATE 6
METICA 6
MICATE 6
MICELL 6
MICTIC 6
TACTIC 6
TECTAL 6
TICTAC 6
TIETAC * 6
TMETIC 6
ACETA 5
ACMIC 5
AECIA  5
AMICE 5
AMICI  5
ATTIC 5
CACTI  5
CAECA 5
CALLA 5
CALLI 5
CAMEL 5
CAMIA 5
CATTE 5
CECAL 5
CECIL 5
CEILI 5
CELLA 5
CELLI  5
CILIA  5
CITAL 5
CITEE 5
CLAIM 5
CLAME 5
CLEAT 5
CLEIT 5
CLIME 5
ECCLE 5
ECLAT 5
ECTAL 5
ELECT 5
EMCEE * 5
ICTAL 5
ICTIC 5
ILEAC 5
ILIAC 5
LICIT 5
LILAC 5
MACLE 5
MALIC 5
MECCA 5
MELIC 5
MEMIC 5
METIC 5
MIMIC 5
TACET 5
TACIT 5
TATAC 5
TECTA 5
TELIC 5
TICAL 5

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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