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May 22, 2019 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 22, 2019, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with DI.


Instructions

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center letter FACDIRT
Spelling Bee for May 22, 2019

Related puzzles
Center letter R: January 30, 2024
Center letter C: January 11, 2022
Center letter I: August 23, 2020

words: 83
score: 373 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 3
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 1 AD x 1 AF x 5 AI x 1 AR x 1
CA x 6 CR x 1
DA x 6 DI x 2 DR x 3
DIF x 2
FA x 19 FI x 5 FR x 7 FT x 1
IF x 3
RA x 6 RI x 3
TA x 4 TI x 2 TR x 6

cmp 6 8 tot
A - 1 1
C 1 - 1
F 1 - 1
tot 2 1 3

debut appearances 6
previously disallowed debuts 1

DIFFRACT

word       length      
ACIDIFIC 8
ADRIFT 6 debut
AFAR 4
AFARA 5
AFFAIR 6
AFRAID 6 debut
AFRIT 5
AIRCRAFT * 8
ARTIFACT 8
CAFARD 6
CAFF 4
CAITIFF 7
CARF 4
CATARAFT 8
CATFIT * 6
CRAFT 5
DAFADAR 7
DAFF 4
DAFFADAR 8
DAFT 4 debut
DAFTAR 6
DARAF 5
DIFF 4
DIFFRACT 8 pangram, debut
DRAFF 5
DRAFT 5
DRIFT 5 debut
FACACTA 7
FACIA 5
FACT 4
FACTA 5
FACTIC 6
FADA 4
FAFF 4
FAIR 4
FAIRD 5
FAIT 4
FARAD 5
FARADAIC 8
FARADIC 7
FARARI 6
FARD 4
FARFARA 7
FART 4
FATCAT * 6
FATIDIC 7
FIAR 4
FIAT 4
FICID 5
FIFI 4
FITRA 5
FRAC 4
FRACTI 6
FRAT 4
FRATI 5
FRIAR 5
FRIT 4
FRITTATA 8
FTIRA 5
IFRIT 5
IFTAAR 6
IFTAR 5
RADIF 5
RAFF 4
RAFFIA 6 debut, previously disallowed
RAFT 4
RARF 4
RATAFIA 7
RIFF 4
RIFFRAFF 8
RIFT 4
TAFIA 5
TAFT 4
TARAF 5
TARIFF 6
TIFF 4
TIFT 4
TRAFFIC 7
TRAFT 5
TRAIF 5
TRIFF 5
TRIFFID 7
TRIFID 6

* compound(ish) word

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