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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, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with TI.


Instructions

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center letter LAGINTV
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2024

words: 272
score: 1,683 pts
pangrams: 8
compounds: 4
plurals: 6
bingo: yes

A x 64
G x 49
I x 21
L x 56
N x 15
T x 37
V x 30

4L x 49
5L x 49
6L x 39
7L x 57
8L x 41
9L x 16
10L x 10
11L x 6
12L x 4
14L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 tot
A 9 13 10 12 10 6 1 2 1 - 64
G 6 5 8 11 13 2 1 2 1 - 49
I 3 4 1 5 1 2 2 1 2 - 21
L 15 10 12 12 5 1 1 - - - 56
N 4 4 1 3 2 - 1 - - - 15
T 7 5 5 6 6 4 3 1 - - 37
V 5 8 2 8 4 1 1 - - 1 30
tot 49 49 39 57 41 16 10 6 4 1 272

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AA x 1 AG x 3 AI x 2 AL x 19 AN x 23 AT x 8 AV x 8
GA x 29 GI x 14 GL x 5 GN x 1
IG x 1 IL x 5 IN x 13 IT x 2
LA x 29 LI x 27
NA x 10 NI x 5
TA x 24 TI x 13
TIL x 8 TIN x 2 TIT x 3
VA x 13 VI x 17

cmp 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

word       length      
AALII 5
AGAL 4
AGLINT 6
AGNAIL 6
AILING 6
AILLT 5
ALALA 5
ALALIA 6
ALAN 4
ALANG 5
ALANNA 6
ALANT 5
ALANTIN 7
ALGA 4
ALGAL 5
ALGIN 5
ALIGN 5
ALIGNING 8
ALINING 7
ALIT 4
ALLIGANT 8
ALLIGATING 10
ALLIIN 6
ALTA 4
ALTI 4
ANAL 4
ANALGIA 7
ANALING 7
ANALLING 8
ANGINAL 7
ANGLING 7
ANIL 4
ANILILAGNIA 11
ANILLIN 7
ANNAL 5
ANTIALGAL 9
ANTIALIGNING 12
ANTIANGINAL 11
ANTIGLIAL 9
ANTINATAL 9
ANTINAVAL 9
ANTITAIL 8
ANTITILT 8
ANTLIA 6
ANTLING 7
ANVIL 5
ANVILING 8
ANVILLING 9
ATALL 5
ATILT 5
ATLANTAL 8
ATLATL 6
ATTAGAL 7
ATTALING 8
ATTALLING 9
ATTILA 6
AVAIL 5
AVAILING 8 debut
AVAL 4
AVALING 7
AVIALAN 7
AVIALIAN 8
AVILING 7
AVITAL 6
GAGGLING 8
GAILAN 6
GALA 4
GALAGIN 7
GALANGA 7
GALANGAL 8
GALANGIN 8
GALANIN 7
GALANT 6
GALAVANT 8
GALAVANTING 11 pangram
GALING 6
GALIVANT 8 pangram
GALIVANTING 11 pangram
GALIVAT 7
GALL 4
GALLANT 7
GALLANTING 10
GALLIAN 7
GALLIN 6
GALLING 7
GALLIVANT 9 pangram, debut
GALLIVANTING 12 pangram, debut
GALLIVAT 8
GANGLIA  7
GANGLIAL 8
GANGLING 8
GANIL 5
GAVIAL 6
GIALLI  6
GIANTLING 9
GIGGLING 8
GILA 4
GILGAI 6
GILIA 5
GILL 4
GILLING 7
GILT 4
GINGAL 6
GINGALL 7
GINGIVAL 8
GINGLING 8
GITALIN 7
GLATT 5
GLIA 4
GLIAL 5
GLINT 5
GLINTING 8
GNATLING 8
IGIL 4
ILALA 5
ILIA  4
ILIAL 5
ILIGANT 7
ILLLIT * 6
INIAL 5
INITIAL 7
INITIALING 10 debut
INITIALLING 11
INTAGLI  7
INTAGLII  8
INTAILING 9
INTANGLING 10
INTIL 5
INTINAL 7
INTITLING 9
INVIGILATING 12 pangram
INVITAL 7
ITAL 4
ITALIANATING 12
LAGAN 5
LAGGIN 6
LAGGING 7
LAGTANG 7
LAIN 4
LAIT 4
LAITING 7
LALANG 6
LALL 4
LALLAN 6
LALLATING 9
LALLING 7
LANA 4
LANAI 5
LANG 4
LANT 4
LANTANA 7
LANTING 7
LATA 4
LATI 4
LATITAT 7
LATTIN 6
LAVA 4
LAVAGING 8
LAVALAVA 8
LAVANI 6
LAVANT 6
LAVING 6 debut
LAVTA 5
LIANA 5
LIANG 5
LIGAN 5
LIGATING 8 debut
LIGGING 7
LIGNAN 6
LIGNIN 6
LILA 4
LILL 4
LILLING 7
LILT 4
LILTING 7
LING 4
LINGA 5
LININ 5
LINING 6
LINN 4
LINNING 7
LINT 4
LITAI 5
LITIGANT 8 debut
LITIGATING 10 debut
LITING 6
LITTING 7
LITTLING 8
LIVIN 5
LIVING 6
NAGGLING 8
NAIL 4
NAILING 7
NALA 4
NALL 4
NALLA 5
NATAL 5
NATALITIAL 10
NATLANG * 7
NAVAL 5
NIGGLING 8
NILGAI 6
NILL 4
NILLING 7
NIVAL 5
TAGLIA 6
TAGLINING 9
TAGTAIL * 7
TAIGLING 8
TAIL 4
TAILGATING * 10 debut
TAILING 7 debut
TALA 4
TALALGIA 8
TALAV 5
TALI  4
TALIN 5
TALING 6
TALL 4
TALLA 5
TALLAGING 9
TALLAT 6
TALLIATING 10
TALLIT 6
TANGLING 8 debut
TANLING 7
TANTALIAN 9
TATTLING 8 debut
TAVLA 5
TILI 4
TILIA 5
TILING 6
TILIVALLIN 10
TILL 4
TILLING 7
TILT 4
TILTING 7
TINGALING 9
TINGLING 8
TITILLATING 11 debut
TITLING 7 newly disallowed
TITTLING 8
VAGAL 5
VAGINAL 7 debut
VAIL 4
VAILING 7
VAINILLAL 9
VALI 4
VALIANT 7
VALLA 5
VALVA 5
VALVAL 6
VALVING 7
VANILLA 7
VANILLIN 8
VIAL 4
VIALING 7
VIALLING 8
VIGIL 5
VIGILANT 8 pangram, debut
VILA 4
VILL 4
VILLA 5
VILLAIN 7
VILLAINING 10
VILLAN 6
VILLI 5
VILLIAN 7
VINAL 5
VITAL 5
VITILITIGATING 14 pangram
VITTLING 8

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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