May 9, 2019: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

May 9, 2019 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 9, 2019, 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 9, 2019

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Center letter F: April 2, 2024

words: 185
score: 888 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 2
compounds: 11
bingo: yes

cmp	5	6	7	tot
F	-	-	2	2
I	1	3	-	4
L	1	-	1	2
T	-	-	3	3
tot	2	3	6	11

debut appearances	7
previously disallowed debuts	1

ANTIFLY, FAINTLY, FINALITY, INFANTILITY

word	length
AALII	5
AFALINA	7
AFFINAL	7
AFLY	4
AILLT	5
ALALA	5
ALALIA	6
ALAN	4
ALANNA	6
ALANT	5
ALANTIN	7
ALANYL	6
ALFAIA	6
ALFALFA	7
ALFIL	5
ALFIN	5
ALIF	4
ALIT	4
ALIYA	5
ALLAY	5
ALLIIN	6
ALLY	4
ALLYL	5
ALTA	4
ALTI	4
ALTYN	5
ANAL	4
ANALITY	7
ANALLY	6
ANIL	4
ANILITY	7
ANILLIN	7
ANNAL	5	allowed elsewhere
ANTIFLY	7	perfect pangram
ANTINATAL	9
ANTITAIL	8
ANTITILT	8
ANTLIA	6
ANTLY	5
ATALL	5
ATILT	5
ATLANTAL	8
ATLATL	6
ATTILA	6
FAAL	4
FAIL	4
FAINLY	6
FAINTLY	7	perfect pangram, debut
FALL	4
FALLAL	6
FALT	4
FANAL	5
FANTAIL	* 7
FATAL	5
FATALITY	8
FATALLY	7
FATLY	5
FATTILY	7
FILA	4
FILIAL	6
FILIALITY	9
FILIALLY	8
FILL	4
FILLY	5
FINAL	5
FINALITY	8	pangram, debut
FINALLY	7
FINIAL	6
FITLY	5
FLAFF	5
FLAIL	5
FLAN	4
FLAT	4
FLATLAY	* 7
FLATLY	6
FLATTY	6
FLAY	4
FLINT	5	debut
FLINTIFY	8
FLINTILY	8
FLINTY	6	debut
FLIT	4
FLITTILY	8
FLITTY	6
IFFILY	6
IFIL	4
ILALA	5
ILIA	4
ILIAL	5
ILLLIT	* 6
ILLY	4
INFALL	* 6
INFANTILITY	11	pangram, debut
INFILL	* 6
INIAL	5
INITIAL	7
INITIALLY	9
INLAY	* 5
INLY	4
INTIL	5
INTINAL	7
INYALA	6
ITAL	4
LAIN	4
LAIT	4
LAITY	5
LALL	4
LALLAN	6
LALLY	5
LANA	4
LANAI	5
LANT	4
LANTANA	7	allowed elsewhere
LATA	4
LATI	4
LATINITY	8
LATITAT	7
LATTIN	6
LAYA	4
LAYAN	5
LAYFLAT	* 7
LAYIN	* 5
LAYN	4
LIANA	5
LIFT	4
LIFTIN	6
LILA	4
LILL	4
LILT	4
LILY	4
LINALYL	7
LININ	5
LINN	4
LINNY	5
LINT	4
LINTY	5
LINY	4
LITAI	5
LITANY	6
LITTLY	6
LITTY	5
LLYN	4
LYTTA	5
NAFFLY	6
NAIFLY	6
NAIL	4
NAILY	5
NALA	4
NALL	4
NALLA	5
NATAL	5
NATALITIAL	10
NATALITY	8
NATALLY	7
NATANTLY	8
NATTILY	7
NIFTILY	7	debut
NILL	4
NITTILY	7
NYALA	5
TAIL	4
TAILFAN	* 7
TAILFIN	* 7	debut, previously disallowed
TAILFLY	* 7
TALA	4
TALI	4
TALIN	5
TALL	4
TALLA	5
TALLAT	6
TALLIT	6	allowed elsewhere
TALLY	5
TANTALIAN	9
TATTILY	7
TILI	4
TILIA	5
TILL	4
TILLY	5
TILT	4
TILTY	5
TINILY	6
TINNILY	7
TITANYL	7
YALI	4
YILL	4

* compound(ish) word

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