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May 7, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 7, 2022, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IC.


Instructions

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center letter CAEILMT
Spelling Bee for May 7, 2022

words: 291
score: 1,893 pts
pangrams: 20
perfect: 3
compounds: 11
plurals: 14
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 26 AE x 2 AL x 8 AM x 10 AT x 6
CA x 58 CE x 16 CI x 13 CL x 18 CT x 1
EC x 9 EL x 4 EM x 6 ET x 1
IC x 5 IL x 7 IM x 1 IT x 1
ICE x 2 ICI x 1 ICT x 2
LA x 17 LE x 9 LI x 4
MA x 12 ME x 19 MI x 13
TA x 12 TE x 7 TI x 5 TM x 1

cmp 5 6 7 8 9 tot
C - - 4 1 1 6
E 1 - - - - 1
I - - 2 - - 2
T - 1 1 - - 2
tot 1 1 7 1 1 11

plu 4 5 6 7 8 tot
A - 2 - - - 2
C - 3 2 1 - 6
I - - 1 - - 1
L 1 - - - 1 2
M 1 - - - 1 2
T - - - 1 - 1
tot 2 5 3 2 2 14

debut appearances 5

ACCLIMATE, AMLETIC, CALAMITE, CALCIMIMETIC, CLIMATE, EMETICAL, LACTATAEMIA, LACTATEMIA, LACTATEMIC, LACTICAEMIA, LACTICEMIA, LEMMATIC, LEMMATICAL, MEMETICAL, METALLIC, METALLICAL, METICAL, MIMETICAL, TELEMATIC, TELMATIC

word       length      
ACATALLACTIC 12
CALCIMIMETIC 12 pangram
ACATALECTIC 11
ATELECTATIC 11
CATALLACTIC 11
CATAMITICAL 11
CLIMACTICAL 11
LACTATAEMIA 11 pangram
LACTICAEMIA 11 pangram
MELILITITIC 11
ACETACETIC 10
CATALECTIC 10
CATATECTIC 10
CLIMATICAL 10
CLITELLATE 10
ECLECTICAL 10
LACTATEMIA 10 pangram
LACTATEMIC 10 pangram
LACTICEMIA 10 pangram
LEMMATICAL 10 pangram
METALLICAL 10 pangram
METAMICTIC 10
METATECTIC 10
ACCLAMATE 9
ACCLIMATE 9 pangram, debut
ALLACTITE 9
AMICITIAL 9
ATACAMITE 9
CALAMITIC 9
CALCAEMIA 9
CALCAEMIC 9
CAMELLATE 9
CATALATIC 9
CATCALLEE * 9
CLIMACTIC 9
ECLECTICA 9
ELICITATE 9
MELILITIC 9
MEMETICAL 9 pangram
METACETIC 9
METAMATIC 9
MIMETICAL 9 pangram
TELEMATIC 9 pangram
ACETALIC 8
ACILIATE 8
CAIMACAM 8
CALAMATA 8
CALAMITE 8 pangram
CALCEATE 8
CALCEMIA 8
CALCEMIC 8
CALCITIC 8
CALICEAL 8
CALMECAC 8
CAMELLIA 8
CATAMITE 8
CATTIITE 8
CELLMATE * 8 debut
CLIMATIC 8
CLITELLA 8
ECILIATE 8
ECLECTIC 8
EMACIATE 8 debut
EMETICAL 8 pangram
LECTICAE  8
LECTICAL 8
LEMMATIC 8 pangram
MALEAMIC 8
MELLITIC 8
METALLIC 8 pangram, debut
METAMICT 8
MICELLAE  8
TACTICAL 8
TACTITIC 8
TELECALL 8
TELMATIC 8 pangram
ACCLAIM 7
ACETATE 7
ACMATIC 7
ALACTIC 7
ALLELIC 7
AMICITE 7
AMICTIC 7
AMLETIC 7 perfect pangram
ATACTIC 7
ATTACCA 7
CALAITE 7
CALCITE 7
CALICLE 7
CAMELIA 7
CAMLETT 7
CATCALL * 7
CATMEAT * 7
CATMILL * 7
CATTAIL * 7
CETACEA 7
CILIATE 7
CIMELIA 7
CLIMACI  7
CLIMATE 7 perfect pangram, debut
ECTATIC 7
ELECTEE 7
EMICATE 7
ICEMELT * 7
ICETIME * 7
ILIACAL 7
ILLICIA 7
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
LACCATE 7
LACTATE 7
LACTEAL 7
LATITIC 7
LATTICE 7
LECTICA 7
LETTICE 7
LIMACEL 7
MACTATE 7
MALACCA 7
MALACIA 7
MALACIC 7
MATICAL 7
MEMETIC 7 allowed elsewhere
METICAL 7 perfect pangram
MICELLA 7
MICELLE 7
MIMETIC 7
MIMICAL 7
TACTILE 7
TACTITE 7
TALCITE 7
TECTATE 7
TITMICE *  7
ACACIA 6
ACELET 6
ACETAL 6
ACETIC 6
ACICLE 6
ACMAEA 6
ACMITE 6
ACTEME 6
AECIAL 6
ALALIC 6
ALCAIC 6
ALETIC 6
ALLICE 6
AMELIC 6
AMICAL 6
AMIMIC 6
ATELIC 6
CAECAL 6
CAIMAC 6
CALAMI 6
CALCIC 6
CALLEE 6
CALLET 6
CAMACA 6
CAMAIL 6
CAMLET 6
CATLET 6
CATTLE  6
CELIAC 6
CELLAE  6
CELLIE 6
CICALA 6
CILIAL 6
CILICE 6
CITATE 6
CLITIC 6
CTETIC 6
ELICIT 6
EMETIC 6
ICICLE 6
ILIACI  6
IMAMIC 6
ITALIC 6
LACCIC 6
LACTAM 6
LACTIC 6
LACTIM 6
LAICAL 6
LECTAL 6
LECTIC 6
MALEIC 6
MALICE 6
MECATE 6
METICA 6
MICATE 6
MICELL 6
MICTIC 6
TACTIC 6
TECTAL 6
TICTAC 6
TIETAC * 6
TMETIC 6
ACETA 5
ACMIC 5
AECIA  5
AMICE 5
AMICI  5
ATTIC 5
CACTI  5
CAECA 5
CALLA 5
CALLI 5
CAMEL 5
CAMIA 5
CATTE 5
CECAL 5
CECIL 5
CEILI 5
CELLA 5
CELLI  5
CILIA  5
CITAL 5
CITEE 5
CLAIM 5
CLAME 5
CLEAT 5
CLEIT 5
CLIME 5
ECCLE 5
ECLAT 5
ECTAL 5
ELECT 5
EMCEE * 5
ICTAL 5
ICTIC 5
ILEAC 5
ILIAC 5
LICIT 5
LILAC 5
MACLE 5
MALIC 5
MECCA 5
MELIC 5
MEMIC 5
METIC 5
MIMIC 5
TACET 5
TACIT 5
TATAC 5
TECTA 5
TELIC 5
TICAL 5
ACAI 4
ACCA 4
ACLE 4
ACME 4
ACTA 4
ACTI 4
ALEC 4
AMIC 4
CACA 4
CALE 4
CALL 4
CALM 4
CAMA 4
CAME 4
CAMI 4
CATE 4
CECA 4
CEIL 4
CELL 4
CELT 4
CEMI 4
CETE 4
CIEL 4
CILL 4
CIMA 4
CITE 4
CLAM 4
CLAT 4
CLEM 4
CLIT 4
ECCE 4
EMIC 4
ETIC 4
LACE 4
LAIC 4
LECT 4
LICE  4
MACA 4
MACE 4
MICA 4
MICE  4
MICI 4
TACE 4
TACT 4
TALC 4
TICE 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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