May 23, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

May 23, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 23, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for May 23, 2023

Related puzzles

Center letter C: October 3, 2020

words: 205
score: 1,185 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 2
compounds: 4
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	tot
B	1	1	-	2
I	-	1	-	1
L	-	-	1	1
tot	1	2	1	4

ABEMACICLIB, ACCLAIMABLE, ALEMBIC, AMICABLE, BACILLAEMIA, BACILLEMIA, CEMBALI, CLAIMABLE, CLIMBABLE, MIMICABLE

word	length
BIBBLEBABBLE	12
ABEMACICLIB	11	pangram
ACCLAIMABLE	11	pangram
BACILLAEMIA	11	pangram
IMMALLEABLE	11
BACILLEMIA	10	pangram
EMBALMABLE	10
BALLABILE	9
BALLABILI	9
BIALLELIC	9
BLAMEABLE	9
CLAIMABLE	9	pangram
CLIMBABLE	9	pangram
EMAILABLE	9
IMBECILIC	9
LABELABLE	9
MALLEABLE	9
MIMIAMBIC	9
MIMICABLE	9	pangram
ALLIABLE	8
AMBALAMA	8
AMICABLE	8	pangram
BAILABLE	8
BIBLICAL	8
BILABIAL	8
BILLABLE	8
BLAMABLE	8
CABBALIC	8
CALAMBAC	8
CALLABLE	8
ILLABIAL	8
IMBABALA	8
IMBECILE	8
LACEABLE	8
LIBELLEE	8
LIMBMEAL	* 8
MAILABLE	8
MEMEABLE	8
MILLABLE	8
MIMIAMBI	8
AIMABLE	7
ALEMBIC	7	perfect pangram
AMABILE	7
AMIABLE	7
BACCALA	7
BACILLI	7
BAILLIE	7
BEEBALM	* 7
BELIBEL	7
BICELLE	7
BILIMBI	7
CABALIC	7
CABBALA	7
CAMBIAL	7
CEMBALI	7	perfect pangram
EMBLEMA	7
ICEBALL	* 7
LABELLA	7
LAMBLIA	7
LEBLEBI	7
LIBECCI	7
LIBELEE	7
LIBELLA	7
LIBELLE	7
MALIMBE	7
MIMABLE	7
MIMIAMB	7
ABELIA	6
ABILLA	6
ALIBLE	6
AMEBAE	6
AMEBIC	6
BAALIM	6
BABALA	6
BABBIE	6
BABBLE	6
BAICAI	6
BAILEE	6
BAILIE	6
BAILLI	6
BALLIA	6
BAMMIE	6
BEABLE	6
BECALL	6
BECALM	6
BECAME	6
BECCAL	6
BECLAM	6
BEEBEE	* 6
BELACE	6
BELIME	6
BIBBLE	6
BICCIE	6
BILBIE	6
BILLIE	6
BIMBLE	6
CABALA	6
CABBIE	6
CABBLE	6
CALABA	6
CAMBIA	6
CAMBIC	6
CIMBIA	6
EMBALM	6
EMBEAM	6
EMBLEM	6
EMBLIC	6
IAMBIC	6
IMBIBE	6
LABIAE	6
LABIAL	6
LABILE	6
LABLAB	6
LAMBEL	6
LAMBIC	6
LAMBIE	6
LIABLE	6
LIMBAL	6
LIMBIC	6
MABBLE	6
MABELA	6
MABELE	6
MALBEC	6
ABACA	5
ABACI	5
ABEAM	5
ABELE	5
ALBIC	5
ALIBI	5
AMBAL	5
AMBLE	5
AMEBA	5
BABEL	5
BACCA	5
BAILA	5
BAILE	5
BAILI	5
BELAM	5
BELIE	5
BELLE	5
BEMBA	5
BIBLE	5
BLAME	5
CABAL	5
CABLE	5
CEBIL	5
CEIBA	5
CELEB	5
CIBAI	5
CLIMB	5
IAMBI	5
LABBA	5
LABEL	5
LABIA	5
LAMBA	5
LIBEL	5
LIMBA	5
LIMBI	5
MAMBA	5
MBILA	5
MELBA	5
MILAB	5
ABBA	4
ABBE	4
ABLE	4
ALBA	4
ALBE	4
AMBA	4
AMBE	4
BAAL	4
BABA	4
BABE	4
BAEL	4
BAIL	4
BALE	4
BALL	4
BALM	4
BAMI	4
BEAL	4
BEAM	4
BEEL	4
BELL	4
BEMA	4
BIBB	4
BIBE	4
BIBI	4
BICE	4
BILE	4
BILL	4
BIMA	4
BLAA	4
BLAB	4
BLAE	4
BLAM	4
BLEA	4
BLEB	4
BLEE	4
BLEM	4
BLIM	4
CABA	4
IAMB	4
IMBE	4
LAMB	4
LIMB	4
MABE	4

* compound(ish) word

AB x 10	AC x 1	AI x 1	AL x 7	AM x 11
BA x 32	BE x 20	BI x 20	BL x 12
CA x 15	CE x 4	CI x 2	CL x 3
EM x 7
IA x 3	IC x 1	IL x 1	IM x 6
LA x 16	LE x 1	LI x 13
MA x 9	MB x 1	ME x 2	MI x 7

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