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May 4, 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 4, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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center letter HEGILNT
Spelling Bee for May 4, 2023

words: 133
score: 1,049 pts
pangrams: 14
perfect: 3
compounds: 15
bingo: yes

E x 19
G x 3
H x 39
I x 3
L x 18
N x 17
T x 34

5L x 29
6L x 26
7L x 32
8L x 19
9L x 10
10L x 10
11L x 2
12L x 3
13L x 2

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 tot
E 2 5 2 1 4 3 - 1 1 19
G - 1 1 - 1 - - - - 3
H 6 11 13 5 1 1 1 1 - 39
I 1 - 2 - - - - - - 3
L 3 3 4 2 2 2 1 1 - 18
N 4 1 3 3 2 3 - - 1 17
T 13 5 7 8 - 1 - - - 34
tot 29 26 32 19 10 10 2 3 2 133

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
EH x 1 EI x 7 EN x 6 ET x 5
EIG x 7
GE x 1 GH x 2
HE x 16 HI x 23
IH x 1 IL x 1 IN x 1
LE x 5 LI x 13
NE x 2 NI x 15
TE x 8 TH x 19 TI x 7

cmp 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 tot
E - - 1 - 1 - - 2
H 1 2 1 1 1 1 - 7
L - - - - 1 - - 1
N - - - 1 2 - 1 4
T - - 1 - - - - 1
tot 1 2 3 2 5 1 1 15

EIGHTLING, ENLENGTHENING, ENLIGHT, ENLIGHTEN, ENLIGHTENING, ENLIGHTING, GEHLENITE, LENGTHENING, LETHING, LIGHTEN, LIGHTENING, LITHENING, NIGHTLINE, THINGLET

word       length      
ENLENGTHENING 13 pangram
NIGHTLIGHTING * 13
ENLIGHTENING 12 pangram
HIGHLIGHTING * 12
LIGHTNINGING 12
HEIGHTENING 11
LENGTHENING 11 pangram
EIGHTEENTH * 10
ENLENGTHEN 10
ENLIGHTING 10 pangram
HIGHLINING * 10
LIGHTENING 10 pangram
LIGHTTIGHT * 10
NIGHTENING 10
NIGHTLIGHT * 10
NINETEENTH * 10
TIGHTENING 10
EIGHTHING 9
EIGHTIETH 9
EIGHTLING 9 pangram
ENLIGHTEN 9 pangram
GEHLENITE 9 pangram
HIGHLIGHT * 9
LIGHTNING 9
LITHENING 9 pangram
NIGHTLINE * 9 pangram
NINETIETH 9
EIGHTEEN * 8
HEIGHTEN 8
HELENITE 8
HIGGLING 8
HIGHLINE * 8
HINGEING 8
LENGTHEN 8
LIGHTING 8
NEIGHING 8
NIGHTING 8
NINTHING 8
TEETHING 8
TENTHING 8
THIGGING 8
THIGHING 8
THINGING 8
THINGLET 8 pangram
THINLINE * 8
THINNING 8
ENLIGHT 7 perfect pangram
ETHLETE 7
GHILLIE 7
HEELING 7
HELENIN 7
HELLING 7
HENNING 7
HIGHING 7
HIGHLEG * 7
HIGHLIT * 7
HILLING 7
HILLITE 7
HILTING 7
HINGING 7
HINTING 7
HITTING 7
IHLEITE 7
INLIGHT 7
LETHING 7 perfect pangram
LIGHTEN 7 perfect pangram
LITHING 7
LITHITE 7
NIGHING 7
NIGHTEN 7
NIGHTIE 7
THEEING 7
THEELIN 7
THETINE 7
THINGIE 7
THINNET 7
TIGHTEN 7
TITHING 7
EHLITE 6
EIGHTH 6
ETHENE 6
ETHINE 6
ETHNIE 6
GHETTI 6
HEELIE 6
HEIGHT 6
HEINIE 6
HELING 6
HENNIN 6
HETTIE 6
HIEING 6
HIGGLE 6
HIGHEN 6
HILITE * 6
HITTEE 6
LENGTH 6
LILITH 6
LITHEN 6
NIGHEN 6
TEEHEE 6
TEENTH 6
TEETHE 6
THEINE 6
THIETE 6
EIGHT 5
ETHEL 5
HEIGH 5
HEITI 5
HENGE 5
HIGHT 5
HINGE 5
HITHE 5
ILLTH 5
LETHE 5
LIGHT 5
LITHE 5
NEIGH 5
NIGHT 5
NIHIL 5
NINTH 5
TEETH 5
TEHEE 5
TENTH 5
THEGN 5
THEIN 5
THIGH 5
THILL 5
THINE 5
THING 5
TIGHT 5
TILTH 5
TITHE 5
TITHI 5

* compound(ish) word

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