Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
May 15, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 15, 2024, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LA.


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center letter PAFILNT
Spelling Bee for May 15, 2024

Related puzzles
Center letter L: January 26, 2022
Center letter A: January 15, 2019

words: 153
score: 781 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 11
plurals: 1
bingo: yes

A x 24
F x 6
I x 3
L x 9
N x 4
P x 95
T x 12

4L x 39
5L x 41
6L x 28
7L x 23
8L x 15
9L x 6
13L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 13 tot
A 2 8 2 5 4 2 1 24
F 2 - 1 1 2 - - 6
I 1 2 - - - - - 3
L 2 5 - 1 1 - - 9
N 2 1 1 - - - - 4
P 28 23 20 13 7 4 - 95
T 2 2 4 3 1 - - 12
tot 39 41 28 23 15 6 1 153

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AF x 1 AL x 5 AN x 8 AP x 8 AT x 2
FI x 2 FL x 4
IN x 2 IP x 1
LA x 7 LI x 2
LAP x 7
NA x 2 NI x 2
PA x 36 PF x 2 PI x 33 PL x 22 PT x 2
TA x 9 TI x 3

cmp 6 7 8 tot
A - - 2 2
F - - 1 1
P - 4 1 5
T 1 1 1 3
tot 1 5 5 11

plu 4 tot
P 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 0

ANTIPLAINTIFF, FLIPPANT, PLAINTIFF

word       length      
ANTIPLAINTIFF 13 pangram
ANTIPAPAL 9
ANTIPLANT 9
PALILALIA 9
PALPITANT 9
PLAINTIFF 9 pangram
PLATINIAN 9
ANTIPAIN 8
ANTIPILL 8
ANTPIPIT * 8
ANTPITTA * 8
FLATPLAN * 8
FLIPPANT 8 pangram
LAPALAPA 8
PALATIAL 8
PAPAITAN 8
PATTIPAN * 8
PLANITIA 8
PLANTAIN 8
PLATANNA 8
PTILINAL 8
TAILFLIP * 8
ALAPANA 7
ANTITIP 7
APAFANT 7
APITPAT 7
APLANAT 7
FILIPIN 7
LAPILLI 7
PALATAL 7
PALINAL 7
PALLIAL 7
PAPILLA 7
PATATIN 7
PINFALL * 7
PINTAIL * 7
PIPPIAN 7
PITAPAT * 7
PITFALL * 7
PLANTAL 7
PLATINA 7
PTILINA 7
TAILPIN * 7
TALIPAT 7
TILAPIA 7
ALIPTA 6
APPALL 6
FILLIP 6
NIPPIT 6
PALAPA 6
PALLIA 6
PALPAL 6
PANINI 6
PAPAIA 6
PAPAIN 6
PATINA 6
PILAFF 6
PINATA 6
PINNAL 6
PIPIPI 6
PIPPIN 6
PITPAN 6
PITPAT 6
PLAINT 6
PLANAL 6
PLANTA 6
PLATAN 6
PLATIN 6
PLIANT 6
TAIPAN 6
TANPIT * 6
TAPPIT 6
TIPITI 6
AFLAP 5
ALAAP 5
ALAPA 5
APALA 5
APIAN 5
APIIN 5
APPAL 5
ATTAP 5
INAPT 5
INPAT 5
LAPIN 5
LAPPA 5
LAPTA 5
LAPTI 5
LIPIN 5
NAPPA 5
PAILA 5
PAINT 5
PALLA 5
PALPI 5
PANIN 5
PANNI 5
PAPAL 5
PAPPI 5
PATIA 5
PFAFF 5
PILAF 5
PILIN 5
PININ 5
PINNA 5
PINTA 5
PIPAL 5
PIPIT 5
PITTA 5
PLAIN 5
PLAIT 5
PLANA 5
PLANT 5
PLITT 5
TAPAI 5
TAPPA 5
ALAP 4
ATAP 4
FLAP 4
FLIP 4
IPIL 4
LAPA 4
LIPA 4
NAPA 4
NIPA 4
PAAN 4
PAIL 4
PAIN 4
PALA 4
PALI 4
PALL 4
PALP 4
PANT 4
PAPA 4
PAPI 4
PFFT 4
PIAI 4
PIAL 4
PIAN 4
PIFF 4
PILA 4
PILI  4
PILL 4
PINA 4
PINT 4
PIPA 4
PIPI 4
PITA 4
PITI 4
PLAN 4
PLAP 4
PLAT 4
PLIP 4
TAPA 4
TIPI 4 allowed elsewhere

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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