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 5, 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 5, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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center letter ICDMNOU
Spelling Bee for May 5, 2023

Related puzzles
Center letter M: July 12, 2024
Center letter D: February 25, 2022

words: 169
score: 1,164 pts
pangrams: 7
compounds: 4
bingo: yes

C x 33
D x 18
I x 25
M x 40
N x 28
O x 13
U x 12

5L x 49
6L x 48
7L x 26
8L x 30
9L x 10
10L x 1
11L x 2
12L x 2
14L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 tot
C 9 7 5 8 2 - 1 1 - 33
D 6 6 2 4 - - - - - 18
I 9 9 3 4 - - - - - 25
M 11 10 11 4 3 - 1 - - 40
N 6 7 1 7 4 1 - 1 1 28
O 6 4 2 1 - - - - - 13
U 2 5 2 2 1 - - - - 12
tot 49 48 26 30 10 1 2 2 1 169

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CI x 8 CN x 2 CO x 20 CU x 3
DI x 10 DO x 7 DU x 1
IC x 1 ID x 1 IM x 8 IN x 9 IO x 6
MI x 15 MO x 13 MU x 12
NI x 5 NO x 18 NU x 5
OC x 1 OD x 3 OI x 2 OM x 2 ON x 5
ODI x 3
UN x 12

cmp 7 8 9 tot
M 2 1 1 4
tot 2 1 1 4

CONDOMINIUM, CONIDIUM, DIMUONIC, MUCINOID, NONCONDOMINIUM, NONMUCOID, ONCIDIUM

word       length      
NONCONDOMINIUM 14 pangram
COCCIDIOIDIN 12
NONCOMMUNION 12
CONDOMINIUM 11 pangram
MONOCODONIC 11
NONMINIMUM 10
COCCIDIUM 9
COMMUNION 9
MINICOMIC * 9
MINIONDOM 9
MUONONIUM 9
NONICONIC 9
NONINDIUM 9
NONMUCOID 9 pangram
NONMUONIC 9
UNUNUNIUM 9
CICONIID 8
CIMICOID 8
CINCINNI 8
CNIDICIN 8
COMONOID 8
CONICOID 8
CONIDIUM 8 pangram
CONOIDIC 8
DIINDIUM 8
DIMUONIC 8 pangram
DOMINION 8
DOMINIUM 8
IMMONIUM 8
INDICIUM 8
IODONIUM 8
IONIDIUM 8
MINIMOON * 8
MONOMINO 8
MONOMMID 8
MUCINOID 8 pangram
NICOMIID 8
NONCOMIC 8
NONIONIC 8
NONIONID 8
NONMONIC 8
NONOMINO 8
NONUNION 8 allowed elsewhere
ONCIDIUM 8 pangram
UNICONIC 8
UNIONOID 8
CICINNI 7
CIMICID 7
COCCOID 7
COUNION 7
CUMINIC 7
DICODON 7
DODICIN 7
IMINIUM 7
INCONNU 7
IONOMIC 7
MIDNOON 7
MINICOM * 7
MINIMIN * 7
MINIMUM 7
MODICUM 7
MONODIC 7
MONOION 7
MUCONIC 7
MUNIDID 7
MUNNION 7
MUONIUM 7
NUMIDID 7
ODINIID 7
OIDIOID 7
UNCOMIC 7
UNIONID 7
CIONID 6
CNIDOM 6
COCCIC 6
COCCID 6
COMUNI 6
CONIUM 6
CONOID 6
DIMUON 6
DIODIC 6
DIUCON 6
DOMINI 6
DOMINO 6
DOMOIC 6
ICONIC 6
IMIDIC 6
IMINIC 6
IMMUND 6
INDIUM 6 allowed elsewhere
INDOIN 6
INIMIC 6
INIOID 6
IONIUM 6
MINIMI 6
MINION 6
MINIUM 6
MINUID 6
MOIMOI 6
MOINID 6
MONOID 6
MUCOID 6
MUNDIC 6
MUONIC 6
NIMONO 6
NINCOM 6
NINCUM 6
NOCINO 6
NONION 6
NUNCII 6
NUNCIO 6
OIDIUM 6
OMNIUM 6
ONCOID 6
ONONIN 6
UNCINI 6
UNCOIN 6
UNICUM 6
UNIOID 6
UNMIND 6
CIMID 5
CIOID 5
COCCI 5
COION 5
COMIC 5
CONIC 5
CONID 5
CUIUI 5
CUMIN 5
DIION 5
DINIC 5
DINOI 5
DIOID 5
DOMIC 5
DUOMI 5
IDIOM 5
IMIDO 5
IMINO 5
IMMID 5
INDIN 5
INIID 5
INION 5
IODIC 5
IONIC 5
MIMIC 5
MIMID 5
MINIM 5
MINMI 5
MODIC 5
MODII 5
MONIC 5
MONOI 5
MUCIC 5
MUCID 5
MUCIN 5
NINON 5
NOMIC 5
NOMOI 5
NONIC 5
NUCIN 5
NUMMI 5
OCOID 5
ODIID 5
ODIUM 5
OMMIN 5
ONION 5
ONIUM 5
UNDID 5
UNION 5

* compound(ish) word

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