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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Instructions
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Spelling Bee for May 9, 2021
Related puzzles
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
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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
BILLOWING, BLOWING , BOWLING , INBLOWING, WOBBLING
BIBL IOBL OGGING
14
NONBL OGGING
11
BIBL IOBL OG
10
BIOL OGGING
10
GOOGIL L ION
10
L ONGL INING
* 10
NONBOIL ING
10
NONGL OWING
10
BIL L OWING
9
pangram, debut
BOL OGNINI
9
BOL OGNINO
9
GOOGOL GON
9
IGNOBL ING
9
INBL OWING
* 9
pangram
NONIL L ION
9
OBL ONGING
9
WIL L OWING
9
BIBBL ING
8
BINGL ING
8
BL OBBING
8
debut
BL OGGING
8
debut
BOBBL ING
8
debut
BOGGL ING
8
debut
GIGGL ING
8
GINGL ING
8
GL OBBING
8
GOBBL ING
8
debut
GOGGL ING
8
GOOGL ING
8
L ONGWING
* 8
L ONGWOOL
* 8
NIBBL ING
8
debut
NIGGL ING
8
NOBBL ING
8
OBL IGING
8
debut
OL IGONOL
8
ONL INING
* 8
OOGONIOL
8
WIBBL ING
8
WIGGL ING
8
debut
WIL IWIL I
8
WOBBL ING
8
pangram, debut
WOGGL ING
8
BIL GING
7
BIL L ING
7
debut
BIL L ION
7
BIL OBOL
7
BL OWING
7
perfect pangram, debut
BOGOL ON
7
BOIL ING
7
debut
BOL IL L O
7
BOL L ING
7
BOL OING
7
BOOL ING
7
BOWL ING
7
perfect pangram, debut
GIL L ING
7
GL OBING
7
GL ONOIN
7
GL OWING
7
debut
GOWL ING
7
INBL OWN
* 7
L IBBING
7
L IGGING
7
L IL L ING
7
L INNING
7
L OBBING
7
debut
L OGGING
7
L OL L ING
7
L ONGBOW
* 7
debut
L ONGING
7
L OONING
7
L OWL ING
7
NIBL ING
7
NIL L ING
7
NOBIL IN
7
NONBL OG
7
NONL ONG
7
NONWOOL
7
OGGL ING
7
WIL L ING
7
debut
BIGOL I
6
BIL ING
6
BIL L IO
6
BIL L ON
6
BIL L OW
6
debut
BIOOIL
6
BOBBOL
6
GIGOL O
6
GL OBIN
6
GOBL IN
6
debut
GOL GIN
6
GOOGOL
6
INBL OW
* 6
L IGNIN
6
L IGNOL
6
L INING
6
L INNOW
6
L OBING
6
L OBOL O
6
L OGION
6
L OGL OG
6
L OL IGO
6
L ONNIN
6
L OOING
6
L OWING
6
debut
NONIL L
6
NONL OW
6
NONOIL
6
OBL ONG
6
OBOL OI
6
OGL ING
6
OIL ING
6
OL INGO
6
OOL ONG
6
OWL ING
6
WIL ING
6
WIL L OW
6
BIL BO
5
BIL IN
5
BL ING
5
debut
BL INI
5
BL OWN
5
BOBOL
5
BOL IN
5
BOL ON
5
BOWL O
5
GIBL I
5
GL OGG
5
GNOL L
5
GOL L I
5
IGL OO
5
L INGO
5
L ININ
5
L OGIN
* 5
L OGOI
5
L OGON
* 5
L ONGI
5
L OONG
5
OBOL I
5
OBOL O
5
OGL IO
5
BIL L
4
BIL O
4
BL IN
4
BL OB
4
BL OG
4
BL OW
4
BOIL
4
BOL I
4
BOL L
4
BOL O
4
BOOL
4
BOWL
4
GIL L
4
GIL O
4
GL IB
4
GL OB
4
GL OW
4
GOOL
4
GOWL
4
IGIL
4
IL L O
4
L IL L
4
L IL O
4
L ING
4
L INN
4
L INO
4
L ION
4
L OBI
4
L OBO
4
L OGO
4
L OIN
4
L OL L
4
L ONG
4
L OOB
4
L OON
4
L OWN
4
NIL L
4
NOIL
4
NOL L
4
NOL O
4
OBOL
4
OL IO
4
WIL L
4
WOOL
4
* compound(ish) word