May 16, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2024, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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Instructions
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from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
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Spelling Bee for May 16, 2024
words: 272
score: 1,683 pts
pangrams: 8
compounds: 4
plurals: 6
bingo: yes
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6
7
10
tot
I
1
-
-
1
N
-
1
-
1
T
-
1
1
2
tot
1
2
1
4
plu
4
6
7
8
tot
G
-
1
1
-
2
I
1
-
1
1
3
T
1
-
-
-
1
tot
2
1
2
1
6
debut appearances
15
newly disallowed words
1
titling
GALAVANTING, GALIVANT, GALIVANTING, GALLIVANT, GALLIVANTING, INVIGILATING, VIGILANT, VITILITIGATING
AAL II
5
AGAL
4
AGL INT
6
AGNAIL
6
AIL ING
6
AIL L T
5
AL AL A
5
AL AL IA
6
AL AN
4
AL ANG
5
AL ANNA
6
AL ANT
5
AL ANTIN
7
AL GA
4
AL GAL
5
AL GIN
5
AL IGN
5
AL IGNING
8
AL INING
7
AL IT
4
AL L IGANT
8
AL L IGATING
10
AL L IIN
6
AL TA
4
AL TI
4
ANAL
4
ANAL GIA
7
ANAL ING
7
ANAL L ING
8
ANGINAL
7
ANGL ING
7
ANIL
4
ANIL IL AGNIA
11
ANIL L IN
7
ANNAL
5
ANTIAL GAL
9
ANTIAL IGNING
12
ANTIANGINAL
11
ANTIGL IAL
9
ANTINATAL
9
ANTINAVAL
9
ANTITAIL
8
ANTITIL T
8
ANTL IA
6
ANTL ING
7
ANVIL
5
ANVIL ING
8
ANVIL L ING
9
ATAL L
5
ATIL T
5
ATL ANTAL
8
ATL ATL
6
ATTAGAL
7
ATTAL ING
8
ATTAL L ING
9
ATTIL A
6
AVAIL
5
AVAIL ING
8
debut
AVAL
4
AVAL ING
7
AVIAL AN
7
AVIAL IAN
8
AVIL ING
7
AVITAL
6
GAGGL ING
8
GAIL AN
6
GAL A
4
GAL AGIN
7
GAL ANGA
7
GAL ANGAL
8
GAL ANGIN
8
GAL ANIN
7
GAL ANT
6
GAL AVANT
8
GAL AVANTING
11
pangram
GAL ING
6
GAL IVANT
8
pangram
GAL IVANTING
11
pangram
GAL IVAT
7
GAL L
4
GAL L ANT
7
GAL L ANTING
10
GAL L IAN
7
GAL L IN
6
GAL L ING
7
GAL L IVANT
9
pangram, debut
GAL L IVANTING
12
pangram, debut
GAL L IVAT
8
GANGL IA
† 7
GANGL IAL
8
GANGL ING
8
GANIL
5
GAVIAL
6
GIAL L I
† 6
GIANTL ING
9
GIGGL ING
8
GIL A
4
GIL GAI
6
GIL IA
5
GIL L
4
GIL L ING
7
GIL T
4
GINGAL
6
GINGAL L
7
GINGIVAL
8
GINGL ING
8
GITAL IN
7
GL ATT
5
GL IA
4
GL IAL
5
GL INT
5
GL INTING
8
GNATL ING
8
IGIL
4
IL AL A
5
IL IA
† 4
IL IAL
5
IL IGANT
7
IL L L IT
* 6
INIAL
5
INITIAL
7
INITIAL ING
10
debut
INITIAL L ING
11
INTAGL I
† 7
INTAGL II
† 8
INTAIL ING
9
INTANGL ING
10
INTIL
5
INTINAL
7
INTITL ING
9
INVIGIL ATING
12
pangram
INVITAL
7
ITAL
4
ITAL IANATING
12
L AGAN
5
L AGGIN
6
L AGGING
7
L AGTANG
7
L AIN
4
L AIT
4
L AITING
7
L AL ANG
6
L AL L
4
L AL L AN
6
L AL L ATING
9
L AL L ING
7
L ANA
4
L ANAI
5
L ANG
4
L ANT
4
L ANTANA
7
L ANTING
7
L ATA
4
L ATI
4
L ATITAT
7
L ATTIN
6
L AVA
4
L AVAGING
8
L AVAL AVA
8
L AVANI
6
L AVANT
6
L AVING
6
debut
L AVTA
5
L IANA
5
L IANG
5
L IGAN
5
L IGATING
8
debut
L IGGING
7
L IGNAN
6
L IGNIN
6
L IL A
4
L IL L
4
L IL L ING
7
L IL T
4
L IL TING
7
L ING
4
L INGA
5
L ININ
5
L INING
6
L INN
4
L INNING
7
L INT
4
L ITAI
5
L ITIGANT
8
debut
L ITIGATING
10
debut
L ITING
6
L ITTING
7
L ITTL ING
8
L IVIN
5
L IVING
6
NAGGL ING
8
NAIL
4
NAIL ING
7
NAL A
4
NAL L
4
NAL L A
5
NATAL
5
NATAL ITIAL
10
NATL ANG
* 7
NAVAL
5
NIGGL ING
8
NIL GAI
6
NIL L
4
NIL L ING
7
NIVAL
5
TAGL IA
6
TAGL INING
9
TAGTAIL
* 7
TAIGL ING
8
TAIL
4
TAIL GATING
* 10
debut
TAIL ING
7
debut
TAL A
4
TAL AL GIA
8
TAL AV
5
TAL I
† 4
TAL IN
5
TAL ING
6
TAL L
4
TAL L A
5
TAL L AGING
9
TAL L AT
6
TAL L IATING
10
TAL L IT
6
TANGL ING
8
debut
TANL ING
7
TANTAL IAN
9
TATTL ING
8
debut
TAVL A
5
TIL I
4
TIL IA
5
TIL ING
6
TIL IVAL L IN
10
TIL L
4
TIL L ING
7
TIL T
4
TIL TING
7
TINGAL ING
9
TINGL ING
8
TITIL L ATING
11
debut
TITL ING
7
newly disallowed
TITTL ING
8
VAGAL
5
VAGINAL
7
debut
VAIL
4
VAIL ING
7
VAINIL L AL
9
VAL I
4
VAL IANT
7
VAL L A
5
VAL VA
5
VAL VAL
6
VAL VING
7
VANIL L A
7
VANIL L IN
8
VIAL
4
VIAL ING
7
VIAL L ING
8
VIGIL
5
VIGIL ANT
8
pangram, debut
VIL A
4
VIL L
4
VIL L A
5
VIL L AIN
7
VIL L AINING
10
VIL L AN
6
VIL L I
5
VIL L IAN
7
VINAL
5
VITAL
5
VITIL ITIGATING
14
pangram
VITTL ING
8
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun