May 20, 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 20, 2023, 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 . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter A: October 22, 2024Center letter I: May 16, 2022
Center letter T: May 25, 2021
words: 143
score: 910 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 2
compounds: 4
bingo: yes
A x 27
C x 56
H x 21
I x 2
R x 7
T x 27
U x 3
5L x 55
6L x 39
7L x 25
8L x 11
9L x 13
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| A | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 27 |
| C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 56 |
| H | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| I | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| R | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| T | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| U | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| tot | 55 | 39 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 143 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AC x 5 | AH x 3 | AI x 2 | AR x 10 | AT x 5 | AU x 2 |
| CA x 9 | CH x 34 | CI x 3 | CR x 5 | CU x 5 | |
| HA x 11 | HI x 5 | HU x 5 | |||
| IA x 1 | IC x 1 | ||||
| RA x 3 | RH x 1 | RI x 1 | RU x 2 | ||
| RUA x 1 | RUT x 1 | ||||
| TA x 11 | TH x 4 | TI x 3 | TR x 6 | TU x 3 | |
| UH x 1 | UR x 1 | UT x 1 | |||
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| C | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| H | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
AUTARCHIC, HAIRCUT, UTCHARI
| word | length | |||
| ACHAAR | 6 | |||
| ACHAR | 5 | |||
| ACHARI | 6 | |||
| ACHIRA | 6 | |||
| ACRITARCH | 9 | |||
| AHATA | 5 | |||
| AHURA | 5 | |||
| AHURUHURU | 9 | |||
| AIRTH | 5 | |||
| AITCH | 5 | |||
| ARACHIC | 7 | |||
| ARCHAIC | 7 | |||
| ARHAT | 5 | |||
| ARRACACHA | 9 | |||
| ARRACH | 6 | |||
| ARRAH | 5 | |||
| ARRHA | 5 | |||
| ARTHA | 5 | |||
| ARTHRA | 6 | |||
| ARTHRITIC | 9 | |||
| ATCHARA | 7 | |||
| ATHAR | 5 | |||
| ATRICHIA | 8 | |||
| ATRICHIC | 8 | |||
| ATTACH | 6 | |||
| AUTARCH | 7 | |||
| AUTARCHIC | 9 | pangram | ||
| CACHACA | 7 | |||
| CACHIRI | 7 | |||
| CACHUCA | 7 | |||
| CACHUCHA | 8 | |||
| CARRITCH | 8 | |||
| CATARRH | 7 | |||
| CATCH | 5 | |||
| CATHAIR | * 7 | |||
| CATHARTIC | 9 | |||
| CHAAT | 5 | |||
| CHACHA | 6 | |||
| CHACHACHA | 9 | |||
| CHAIR | 5 | |||
| CHARA | 5 | |||
| CHARACT | 7 | |||
| CHARCHARI | 9 | |||
| CHARR | 5 | |||
| CHART | 5 | |||
| CHARTA | 6 | |||
| CHATI | 5 | |||
| CHATTA | 6 | |||
| CHATTI | 6 | |||
| CHAUR | 5 | |||
| CHAUTHA | 7 | |||
| CHHATRA | 7 | |||
| CHHATRI | 7 | |||
| CHICA | 5 | |||
| CHICH | 5 | |||
| CHICHA | 6 | |||
| CHICHI | 6 | |||
| CHIHUAHUA | 9 | |||
| CHIRATA | 7 | |||
| CHIRR | 5 | |||
| CHIRU | 5 | |||
| CHITCHAT | * 8 | |||
| CHITHI | 6 | |||
| CHITTHI | 7 | |||
| CHITTI | 6 | |||
| CHIURA | 6 | |||
| CHUHRA | 6 | |||
| CHURCH | 6 | |||
| CHURI | 5 | |||
| CHURR | 5 | |||
| CIRRHI | 6 | |||
| CITHARA | 7 | |||
| CITHARAI | 8 | |||
| CRACHACH | 8 | |||
| CRATCH | 6 | |||
| CRITH | 5 | |||
| CRUTCH | 6 | |||
| CRUTH | 5 | |||
| CUCARACHA | 9 | |||
| CURCH | 5 | |||
| CURRACH | 7 | |||
| CUTCH | 5 | |||
| CUTCHA | 6 | |||
| HAIRCUT | * 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| HAITCH | 6 | |||
| HAITH | 5 | |||
| HARCH | 5 | |||
| HARIRA | 6 | |||
| HATCH | 5 | |||
| HATHA | 5 | |||
| HATTA | 5 | |||
| HATTAH | 6 | |||
| HATTI | 5 | |||
| HAUCH | 5 | |||
| HIATIC | 6 | |||
| HIRCARRA | 8 | |||
| HIRCARRAH | 9 | |||
| HIRCIC | 6 | |||
| HITCH | 5 | |||
| HUATIA | 6 | |||
| HURRA | 5 | |||
| HURRAH | 6 | |||
| HUTCH | 5 | |||
| HUTIA | 5 | |||
| IATRARCH | 8 | |||
| ICHTHIC | 7 | |||
| RACHITIC | 8 | |||
| RAHUI | 5 | |||
| RATCH | 5 | |||
| RHAITA | 6 | |||
| RICHT | 5 | |||
| RUACH | 5 | |||
| RUTCH | 5 | |||
| TACHI | 5 | |||
| TACHIAI | 7 | |||
| TAHAARAH | 8 | |||
| TAHARAH | 7 | |||
| TAHARI | 6 | |||
| TAHRI | 5 | |||
| TAHRIR | 6 | |||
| TAHUA | 5 | |||
| TAIAHA | 6 | |||
| TAICHI | * 6 | |||
| TATHATA | 7 | |||
| THAIR | 5 | |||
| THARRA | 6 | |||
| THATCH | 6 | |||
| THRUTCH | 7 | |||
| TIRTHA | 6 | |||
| TITCH | 5 | |||
| TITHI | 5 | |||
| TRACH | 5 | |||
| TRIARCH | 7 | |||
| TRIARCHIC | 9 | |||
| TRICH | 5 | |||
| TRICHITIC | 9 | |||
| TRUTH | 5 | |||
| TUATH | 5 | |||
| TUATHA | 6 | |||
| TURRAH | 6 | |||
| UHURU | 5 | |||
| URACHI | 6 | |||
| UTCHARI | 7 | perfect pangram |
* compound(ish) word