May 16, 2024: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

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 IL.

Instructions

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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
ILA x 1	ILI x 3	ILL x 1
LA x 29	LI x 27
NA x 10	NI x 5
TA x 24	TI x 13
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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