May 31, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 31, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with DE.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter H: July 25, 2024Center letter G: September 15, 2022
words: 160
score: 846 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 2
compounds: 10
plurals: 1
bingo: yes
D x 19
E x 18
G x 14
H x 17
I x 5
L x 22
T x 65
4L x 39
5L x 34
6L x 45
7L x 27
8L x 8
9L x 3
10L x 1
11L x 2
13L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | tot | |
| D | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| E | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 18 |
| G | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| H | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 17 |
| I | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| L | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 22 |
| T | 21 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 65 |
| tot | 39 | 34 | 45 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 160 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| DE x 9 | DI x 10 | ||||
| DEE x 1 | DEH x 2 | DEL x 6 | |||
| ED x 3 | EG x 1 | EH x 1 | EI x 5 | EL x 2 | ET x 6 |
| GE x 4 | GH x 1 | GI x 7 | GL x 2 | ||
| HE x 5 | HI x 12 | ||||
| IH x 1 | IL x 4 | ||||
| LE x 6 | LI x 16 | ||||
| TE x 25 | TH x 8 | TI x 32 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | tot |
| D | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| H | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| plu | 5 | tot |
| T | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 |
| debut appearances | 10 |
DEHIGHLIGHT, DEHIGHLIGHTED, DELIGHT, DELIGHTED, HIGHLIGHTED, LIGHTED
| word | length | |||
| DEHIGHLIGHTED | * 13 | pangram | ||
| DEHIGHLIGHT | * 11 | pangram | ||
| HIGHLIGHTED | * 11 | pangram, debut | ||
| LIGHTTIGHT | * 10 | |||
| DELIGHTED | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| EIGHTIETH | 9 | |||
| HIGHLIGHT | * 9 | |||
| DITHIETE | 8 | |||
| EIGHTHED | 8 | |||
| EITELITE | 8 | |||
| GIGGITED | 8 | |||
| HEIDEITE | 8 | |||
| HIGHTIDE | * 8 | |||
| LEITEITE | 8 | |||
| TETILLID | 8 | |||
| DELETED | 7 | |||
| DELETEE | 7 | |||
| DELIGHT | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| DIGITED | 7 | |||
| DITTIED | 7 | |||
| EDGELET | 7 | |||
| EGGETTE | 7 | |||
| ETHLETE | 7 | |||
| GLEETED | 7 | |||
| HIGHLIT | * 7 | |||
| HILITED | * 7 | |||
| HILLITE | 7 | |||
| IHLEITE | 7 | |||
| ILLEGIT | 7 | |||
| LIGHTED | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| LITHIDE | 7 | |||
| LITHITE | 7 | |||
| LITTLIE | 7 | |||
| TEETEED | 7 | |||
| TEETHED | 7 | |||
| THIGGED | 7 | |||
| THIGHED | 7 | |||
| TIDDLED | 7 | |||
| TIGELLE | 7 | |||
| TIGHTED | 7 | |||
| TILLITE | 7 | |||
| TITTLED | 7 | |||
| DELETE | 6 | |||
| DIETED | 6 | |||
| DIGITI | 6 | |||
| DITTED | 6 | |||
| EDITED | 6 | |||
| EHLITE | 6 | |||
| EIGHTH | 6 | |||
| ELEGIT | 6 | |||
| ETHIDE | 6 | |||
| ETTLED | 6 | |||
| GETELD | 6 | |||
| GHETTI | 6 | |||
| GIGGIT | 6 | |||
| GIGLET | 6 | |||
| HEIGHT | 6 | |||
| HETTIE | 6 | |||
| HILITE | * 6 | |||
| HILTED | 6 | |||
| HITTEE | 6 | |||
| ILLITE | 6 | |||
| ILLLIT | * 6 | |||
| LEGLET | 6 | |||
| LETTED | 6 | |||
| LILITH | 6 | |||
| LILTED | 6 | debut | ||
| LITHED | 6 | |||
| LITTED | 6 | |||
| LITTLE | 6 | |||
| TEDDED | 6 | |||
| TEEHEE | 6 | |||
| TEETEE | 6 | |||
| TEETHE | 6 | |||
| TELLED | 6 | |||
| TELLEE | 6 | |||
| THIETE | 6 | |||
| TIDDLE | 6 | |||
| TIDIED | 6 | |||
| TIGGED | 6 | |||
| TILLED | 6 | debut | ||
| TILLET | 6 | |||
| TILTED | 6 | debut | ||
| TITHED | 6 | |||
| TITLED | 6 | debut | ||
| TITTED | 6 | |||
| TITTLE | 6 | |||
| DIGIT | 5 | |||
| DITTI | 5 | |||
| EIGHT | 5 | |||
| ELITE | 5 | |||
| ETHEL | 5 | |||
| ETTLE | 5 | |||
| GILET | 5 | |||
| GLEET | 5 | |||
| HEITI | 5 | |||
| HIGHT | 5 | |||
| HITHE | 5 | |||
| ILLTH | 5 | |||
| LEGIT | 5 | |||
| LETHE | 5 | |||
| LIGHT | 5 | |||
| LITED | 5 | |||
| LITHE | 5 | |||
| TEDGE | 5 | |||
| TEETH | † 5 | |||
| TEHEE | 5 | |||
| TEIID | 5 | |||
| TETEL | 5 | |||
| THEED | 5 | |||
| THIGH | 5 | |||
| THILL | 5 | |||
| TIDED | 5 | |||
| TIDGE | 5 | |||
| TIGHT | 5 | |||
| TILDE | 5 | debut | ||
| TILED | 5 | debut | ||
| TILTH | 5 | |||
| TITHE | 5 | |||
| TITHI | 5 | |||
| TITLE | 5 | |||
| DEET | 4 | |||
| DELT | 4 | |||
| DIET | 4 | |||
| DITT | 4 | |||
| EDIT | 4 | |||
| ETHE | 4 | |||
| GEET | 4 | |||
| GELT | 4 | |||
| GETT | 4 | |||
| GILT | 4 | |||
| GITE | 4 | |||
| GITH | 4 | |||
| HETH | 4 | |||
| HILT | 4 | |||
| LEET | 4 | |||
| LILT | 4 | |||
| LITE | 4 | |||
| LITH | 4 | |||
| TEED | 4 | |||
| TEEL | 4 | |||
| TEET | 4 | |||
| TEGG | 4 | |||
| TEIL | 4 | |||
| TELD | 4 | |||
| TELE | 4 | |||
| TELL | 4 | |||
| TELT | 4 | |||
| TETE | 4 | |||
| TETH | 4 | |||
| THEE | 4 | |||
| THIG | 4 | |||
| TIDE | 4 | |||
| TIED | 4 | |||
| TIGE | 4 | |||
| TILE | 4 | |||
| TILI | 4 | |||
| TILL | 4 | |||
| TILT | 4 | |||
| TITI | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun