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, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with MA.
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Instructions
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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
plurals: 8
bingo: yes
A x 30
B x 84
C x 24
E x 7
I x 11
L x 30
M x 19
4L x 43
5L x 39
6L x 56
7L x 27
8L x 21
9L x 12
10L x 2
11L x 4
12L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
tot
A
7
9
5
4
3
-
-
2
-
30
B
30
11
24
7
5
4
1
1
1
84
C
1
7
7
4
3
2
-
-
-
24
E
-
-
4
1
-
1
1
-
-
7
I
2
1
2
1
3
1
-
1
-
11
L
2
7
10
7
3
1
-
-
-
30
M
1
4
4
3
4
3
-
-
-
19
tot
43
39
56
27
21
12
2
4
1
205
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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6
7
8
tot
B
1
1
-
2
I
-
1
-
1
L
-
-
1
1
tot
1
2
1
4
plu
5
6
7
tot
A
1
1
-
2
B
-
1
1
2
I
1
-
-
1
L
1
1
1
3
tot
3
3
2
8
debut appearances
4
previously disallowed debuts
2
ABEMACICLIB, ACCLAIMABLE, ALEMBIC , AMICABLE, BACILLAEMIA, BACILLEMIA, CEMBALI , CLAIMABLE, CLIMBABLE, MIMICABLE
AB ACA
5
AB ACI
† 5
AB B A
4
AB B E
4
AB EAM
5
AB ELE
5
AB ELIA
6
AB EMACICLIB
11
pangram
AB ILLA
6
AB LE
4
ACCLAIMAB LE
11
pangram
AIMAB LE
7
ALB A
4
ALB E
4
ALB IC
5
ALEMB IC
7
perfect pangram
ALIB I
5
ALIB LE
6
ALLIAB LE
8
AMAB ILE
7
AMB A
4
AMB AL
5
AMB ALAMA
8
AMB E
4
AMB LE
5
AMEB A
5
AMEB AE
† 6
AMEB IC
6
AMIAB LE
7
debut
AMICAB LE
8
pangram
B AAL
4
B AALIM
† 6
B AB A
4
B AB ALA
6
B AB B IE
6
B AB B LE
6
B AB E
4
B AB EL
5
B ACCA
5
B ACCALA
7
B ACILLAEMIA
11
pangram
B ACILLEMIA
10
pangram
B ACILLI
† 7
B AEL
4
B AICAI
6
B AIL
4
B AILA
5
B AILAB LE
8
B AILE
5
B AILEE
6
B AILI
5
B AILIE
6
B AILLI
6
B AILLIE
7
B ALE
4
B ALL
4
B ALLAB ILE
9
B ALLAB ILI
9
B ALLIA
6
B ALM
4
B AMI
4
B AMMIE
6
B EAB LE
6
B EAL
4
B EAM
4
B ECALL
6
B ECALM
6
B ECAME
6
B ECCAL
6
B ECLAM
6
B EEB ALM
* 7
B EEB EE
* 6
B EEL
4
B ELACE
6
B ELAM
5
B ELIB EL
7
B ELIE
5
B ELIME
6
B ELL
4
B ELLE
5
B EMA
4
B EMB A
5
B IALLELIC
9
B IB B
4
B IB B LE
6
B IB B LEB AB B LE
12
B IB E
4
B IB I
4
B IB LE
5
B IB LICAL
8
B ICCIE
6
B ICE
4
B ICELLE
7
B ILAB IAL
8
B ILB IE
6
B ILE
4
B ILIMB I
7
B ILL
4
B ILLAB LE
8
B ILLIE
6
B IMA
4
B IMB LE
6
B LAA
4
B LAB
4
B LAE
4
B LAM
4
B LAMAB LE
8
debut, previously disallowed
B LAME
5
B LAMEAB LE
9
debut, previously disallowed
B LEA
4
B LEB
4
B LEE
4
B LEM
4
B LIM
4
CAB A
4
CAB AL
5
CAB ALA
6
CAB ALIC
7
CAB B ALA
7
CAB B ALIC
8
CAB B IE
6
CAB B LE
6
CAB LE
5
CALAB A
6
CALAMB AC
8
CALLAB LE
8
CAMB IA
6
CAMB IAL
7
CAMB IC
6
CEB IL
5
CEIB A
5
CELEB
5
CEMB ALI
7
perfect pangram
CIB AI
5
CIMB IA
6
CLAIMAB LE
9
pangram
CLIMB
5
CLIMB AB LE
9
pangram
EMAILAB LE
9
EMB ALM
6
EMB ALMAB LE
10
EMB EAM
6
EMB LEM
6
EMB LEMA
7
EMB LIC
6
IAMB
4
IAMB I
† 5
IAMB IC
6
ICEB ALL
* 7
ILLAB IAL
8
IMB AB ALA
8
IMB E
4
IMB ECILE
8
IMB ECILIC
9
IMB IB E
6
IMMALLEAB LE
11
LAB B A
5
LAB EL
5
LAB ELAB LE
9
LAB ELLA
7
LAB IA
† 5
LAB IAE
† 6
LAB IAL
6
LAB ILE
6
LAB LAB
6
LACEAB LE
8
LAMB
4
LAMB A
5
LAMB EL
6
LAMB IC
6
LAMB IE
6
LAMB LIA
7
LEB LEB I
7
LIAB LE
6
LIB ECCI
† 7
LIB EL
5
LIB ELEE
7
LIB ELLA
7
LIB ELLE
7
LIB ELLEE
8
LIMB
4
LIMB A
5
LIMB AL
6
LIMB I
5
LIMB IC
6
LIMB MEAL
* 8
MAB B LE
6
MAB E
4
MAB ELA
6
MAB ELE
6
MAILAB LE
8
debut
MALB EC
6
MALIMB E
7
MALLEAB LE
9
MAMB A
5
MB ILA
5
MELB A
5
MEMEAB LE
8
MILAB
5
MILLAB LE
8
MIMAB LE
7
MIMIAMB
7
MIMIAMB I
8
MIMIAMB IC
9
MIMICAB LE
9
pangram
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun