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May 9, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 9, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with GL.


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center letter LBGINOW
Spelling Bee for May 9, 2021

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Center letter W: September 19, 2022

words: 185
score: 1,054 pts
pangrams: 5
perfect: 2
compounds: 10
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
BI x 20 BL x 10 BO x 22
GI x 7 GL x 9 GN x 1 GO x 12
GLI x 1 GLO x 8
IG x 3 IL x 1 IN x 3
LI x 16 LO x 32
NI x 5 NO x 15
OB x 7 OG x 3 OI x 1 OL x 3 ON x 1 OO x 2 OW x 1
WI x 8 WO x 3

cmp 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
I - 1 1 - 1 - 3
L 2 - 1 2 - 1 6
O - - - 1 - - 1
tot 2 1 2 3 1 1 10

debut appearances 22

BILLOWING, BLOWING, BOWLING, INBLOWING, WOBBLING

word       length      
BIBBLING 8
BIBLIOBLOG 10
BIBLIOBLOGGING 14
BIGOLI 6
BILBO 5
BILGING 7
BILIN 5
BILING 6
BILL 4
BILLING 7 debut
BILLIO 6
BILLION 7
BILLON 6
BILLOW 6 debut
BILLOWING 9 pangram, debut
BILO 4
BILOBOL 7
BINGLING 8
BIOLOGGING 10
BIOOIL 6
BLIN 4
BLING 5 debut
BLINI 5
BLOB 4
BLOBBING 8 debut
BLOG 4
BLOGGING 8 debut
BLOW 4
BLOWING 7 perfect pangram, debut
BLOWN 5
BOBBLING 8 debut
BOBBOL 6
BOBOL 5
BOGGLING 8 debut
BOGOLON 7
BOIL 4
BOILING 7 debut
BOLI 4
BOLILLO 7
BOLIN 5
BOLL 4
BOLLING 7
BOLO 4
BOLOGNINI 9
BOLOGNINO 9
BOLOING 7
BOLON 5
BOOL 4
BOOLING 7
BOWL 4
BOWLING 7 perfect pangram, debut
BOWLO 5
GIBLI 5
GIGGLING 8
GIGOLO 6
GILL 4
GILLING 7
GILO 4
GINGLING 8
GLIB 4
GLOB 4
GLOBBING 8
GLOBIN 6
GLOBING 7
GLOGG 5
GLONOIN 7
GLOW 4
GLOWING 7 debut
GNOLL 5
GOBBLING 8 debut
GOBLIN 6 debut
GOGGLING 8
GOLGIN 6
GOLLI 5
GOOGILLION 10
GOOGLING 8
GOOGOL 6
GOOGOLGON 9
GOOL 4
GOWL 4
GOWLING 7
IGIL 4
IGLOO 5
IGNOBLING 9
ILLO 4
INBLOW * 6
INBLOWING * 9 pangram
INBLOWN * 7
LIBBING 7
LIGGING 7
LIGNIN 6
LIGNOL 6
LILL 4
LILLING 7
LILO 4
LING 4
LINGO 5
LININ 5
LINING 6
LINN 4
LINNING 7
LINNOW 6
LINO 4
LION 4
LOBBING 7 debut
LOBI 4
LOBING 6
LOBO 4
LOBOLO 6
LOGGING 7
LOGIN * 5
LOGION 6
LOGLOG 6
LOGO 4
LOGOI 5
LOGON * 5
LOIN 4
LOLIGO 6
LOLL 4
LOLLING 7
LONG 4
LONGBOW * 7 debut
LONGI 5
LONGING 7
LONGLINING * 10
LONGWING * 8
LONGWOOL * 8
LONNIN 6
LOOB 4
LOOING 6
LOON 4
LOONG 5
LOONING 7
LOWING 6 debut
LOWLING 7
LOWN 4
NIBBLING 8 debut
NIBLING 7
NIGGLING 8
NILL 4
NILLING 7
NOBBLING 8
NOBILIN 7
NOIL 4
NOLL 4
NOLO 4
NONBLOG 7
NONBLOGGING 11
NONBOILING 10
NONGLOWING 10
NONILL 6
NONILLION 9
NONLONG 7
NONLOW 6
NONOIL 6
NONWOOL 7
OBLIGING 8 debut
OBLONG 6
OBLONGING 9
OBOL 4
OBOLI 5
OBOLO 5
OBOLOI 6
OGGLING 7
OGLING 6
OGLIO 5
OILING 6
OLIGONOL 8
OLINGO 6
OLIO 4
ONLINING * 8
OOGONIOL 8
OOLONG 6
OWLING 6
WIBBLING 8
WIGGLING 8 debut
WILING 6
WILIWILI 8
WILL 4
WILLING 7 debut
WILLOW 6
WILLOWING 9
WOBBLING 8 pangram, debut
WOGGLING 8
WOOL 4

* compound(ish) word

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