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
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.
words: 272
score: 1,683 pts
pangrams: 8
compounds: 4
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 |
| 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