May 9, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 9, 2022, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with KA.
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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, 2022
Related puzzles
Center letter R: April 20, 2021
Center letter B: July 11, 2020
words: 161
score: 626 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 7
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 32
B x 35
C x 31
D x 20
K x 20
R x 7
Y x 16
4L x 64
5L x 60
6L x 19
7L x 10
8L x 4
9L x 2
10L x 1
11L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
tot
A
11
16
4
-
-
-
-
1
32
B
12
12
3
5
2
-
1
-
35
C
11
9
4
4
1
2
-
-
31
D
9
9
2
-
-
-
-
-
20
K
9
4
6
1
-
-
-
-
20
R
5
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
7
Y
7
8
-
-
1
-
-
-
16
tot
64
60
19
10
4
2
1
1
161
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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7
8
9
tot
B
2
2
-
4
C
1
-
2
3
tot
3
2
2
7
debut appearances
0
newly disallowed words
1
cracky
BACKYARD
A BA CA
5
A BA CK
5
A BA DA
5
A BA KA
5
A BA YA
5
A BBA
4
A BBA CY
6
A BKA R
5
A BKA RY
6
A BRA
4
A BRA CA DA BRA
11
A CA DA
5
A CA RA
5
A CCA
4
A CCRA
5
A CRA
4
A CRA CY
6
A DA D
4
A DDA
4
A DDRA
5
A DDY
4
A DRA D
5
A KA RA
5
A RA BA
5
A RA CA
5
A RA D
4
A RA K
4
A RA RA
5
A RBA
4
A RRA CK
6
A RRA Y
5
A RYK
4
BA BA
4
BA BBY
5
BA BKA
5
BA BY
4
BA CCA
5
BA CCA RA
7
BA CCY
5
BA CK
4
BA CKA RA RA R
10
BA CKA RC
* 7
BA CKCA RD
* 8
BA CKY
5
BA CKYA RD
* 8
pangram
BA DDY
5
BA KA
4
BA KKRA
6
BA RA
4
BA RB
4
BA RBA CK
* 7
allowed elsewhere
BA RD
4
BA RDY
5
BA RK
4
BA RKA DA
7
BA RKY
5
BA RRA
5
BA RRA CK
7
BA RRA D
6
BA RRY
5
BA YA
4
BA YA RD
6
BRA CK
5
BRA D
4
BRA K
4
BRA KY
5
BRA Y
4
CA BA
4
CA BBY
5
CA CA
4
CA CK
4
CA CKY
5
CA DDY
5
CA DY
4
CA KRA
5
CA KY
4
CA RA C
5
CA RA CA RA
8
CA RA CCA
7
CA RA CK
6
CA RB
4
CA RBY
5
CA RD
4
CA RK
4
CA RR
4
CA RRA CK
7
CA RRY
5
CA RRYBA CK
* 9
CA YCA Y
6
CRA B
4
CRA BBY
6
CRA CK
5
CRA CKBA CK
* 9
CRA CKY
6
newly disallowed
CRA Y
4
CRYBA BY
* 7
CYBRA RY
7
CYCA D
5
DA A D
4
DA BBA
5
DA CK
4
DA DA
4
DA DDA
5
DA DDY
5
DA KKA
5
DA RB
4
DA RBA R
6
DA RBY
5
DA RCY
5
DA RDY
5
DA RK
4
DA RR
4
DRA B
4
DRA BA
5
DRA BBY
6
DRA Y
4
DRYA D
5
DYA D
4
KA BA KA
6
KA BA YA
6
KA CK
4
KA DA RKA
7
KA DY
4
KA KA
4
KA KA R
5
KA KKA K
6
KA RA
4
KA RA CK
6
KA RA DA
6
KA RA KA
6
KA YA
4
KA YA K
5
KRA A R
5
KRA B
4
KRA R
4
KRA Y
4
KYA CK
5
KYA K
4
RA A D
4
RA BA B
5
RA CK
4
RA CY
4
RA DA
4
RA DA R
5
RA YA
4
YA A R
4
YA BBA
5
YA BBY
5
YA CCA
5
YA CK
4
YA DDA
5
YA KA YA KA
8
YA KKA
5
YA KKY
5
YA RA K
5
YA RA Y
5
YA RB
4
YA RD
4
YA RK
4
YA RR
4
YA YA
4
* compound(ish) word