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May 4, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 4, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with HI.


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center letter HEGILNT
Spelling Bee for May 4, 2023

words: 159
score: 1,075 pts
pangrams: 14
perfect: 3
compounds: 15
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
EH x 1 EI x 7 EL x 1 EN x 6 ET x 6
GE x 1 GH x 3 GI x 1
HE x 23 HI x 31
HIE x 1 HIG x 12 HIL x 8 HIN x 7 HIT x 3
IH x 1 IL x 1 IN x 1
LE x 5 LI x 14
NE x 2 NI x 16
TE x 9 TH x 23 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

debut appearances 13
newly disallowed words 1 hieing

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

word       length      
EHLITE 6
EIGHT 5
EIGHTEEN * 8 debut
EIGHTEENTH * 10 debut
EIGHTH 6
EIGHTHING 9
EIGHTIETH 9
EIGHTLING 9 pangram
ELHI 4
ENLENGTHEN 10
ENLENGTHENING 13 pangram
ENLIGHT 7 perfect pangram
ENLIGHTEN 9 pangram, debut
ENLIGHTENING 12 pangram, debut
ENLIGHTING 10 pangram
ETHE 4
ETHEL 5
ETHENE 6
ETHINE 6
ETHLETE 7
ETHNIE 6
GEHLENITE 9 pangram
GHEE 4
GHETTI 6
GHILLIE 7
GITH 4
HEEL 4
HEELIE 6
HEELING 7
HEHE 4
HEIGH 5
HEIGHT 6
HEIGHTEN 8 debut
HEIGHTENING 11 debut
HEINIE 6
HEITI 5
HELE 4
HELENIN 7
HELENITE 8
HELI 4
HELING 6
HELL 4
HELLING 7
HENG 4
HENGE 5
HENNIN 6
HENNING 7
HETH 4
HETTIE 6
HIEING 6 newly disallowed
HIGGLE 6
HIGGLING 8
HIGH 4
HIGHEN 6
HIGHING 7
HIGHLEG * 7
HIGHLIGHT * 9
HIGHLIGHTING * 12
HIGHLINE * 8
HIGHLINING * 10
HIGHLIT * 7
HIGHT 5
HILE 4
HILI 4
HILITE * 6
HILL 4
HILLING 7
HILLITE 7
HILT 4
HILTING 7
HINE 4
HING 4
HINGE 5
HINGEING 8
HINGING 7
HINT 4
HINTING 7
HITHE 5
HITTEE 6
HITTING 7
IHLEITE 7
ILLTH 5
INLIGHT 7
LENGTH 6
LENGTHEN 8
LENGTHENING 11 pangram, debut
LETHE 5
LETHING 7 perfect pangram
LIGHT 5
LIGHTEN 7 perfect pangram, debut
LIGHTENING 10 pangram, debut
LIGHTING 8
LIGHTNING 9
LIGHTNINGING 12
LIGHTTIGHT * 10
LILITH 6
LITH 4
LITHE 5
LITHEN 6
LITHENING 9 pangram
LITHING 7
LITHITE 7
NEIGH 5
NEIGHING 8
NIGH 4
NIGHEN 6
NIGHING 7
NIGHT 5
NIGHTEN 7
NIGHTENING 10
NIGHTIE 7 debut
NIGHTING 8
NIGHTLIGHT * 10
NIGHTLIGHTING * 13
NIGHTLINE * 9 pangram
NIHIL 5
NINETEENTH * 10
NINETIETH 9
NINTH 5
NINTHING 8
TEEHEE 6
TEENTH 6
TEETH 5
TEETHE 6
TEETHING 8 debut
TEHEE 5
TENTH 5
TENTHING 8
TETH 4
THEE 4
THEEING 7
THEELIN 7
THEGN 5
THEIN 5
THEINE 6
THEN 4
THETINE 7
THIETE 6
THIG 4
THIGGING 8
THIGH 5
THIGHING 8
THILL 5
THIN 4
THINE 5
THING 5
THINGIE 7
THINGING 8
THINGLET 8 pangram
THINLINE * 8
THINNET 7
THINNING 8
TIGHT 5
TIGHTEN 7 debut
TIGHTENING 10 debut
TILTH 5
TITHE 5
TITHI 5
TITHING 7

* compound(ish) word

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