May 9, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 9, 2022, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with CA.
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 R: April 20, 2021Center letter B: July 11, 2020
words: 161
score: 626 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 7
bingo: yes
A x 32
B x 35
C x 31
D x 20
K x 20
R x 7
Y x 16
4L x 64
5L x 60
6L x 19
7L x 10
8L x 4
9L x 2
10L x 1
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 11 | 16 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 32 |
| B | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 35 |
| C | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 31 |
| D | 9 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| K | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| R | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Y | 7 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 16 |
| tot | 64 | 60 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 161 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AB x 11 | AC x 6 | AD x 5 | AK x 1 | AR x 9 | |
| BA x 30 | BR x 5 | ||||
| CA x 22 | CR x 7 | CY x 2 | |||
| CAB x 2 | CAC x 3 | CAD x 2 | CAK x 2 | CAR x 12 | CAY x 1 |
| DA x 14 | DR x 5 | DY x 1 | |||
| KA x 14 | KR x 4 | KY x 2 | |||
| RA x 7 | |||||
| YA x 16 |
| cmp | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| B | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
| C | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| tot | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| debut appearances | 0 | |
| newly disallowed words | 1 | cracky |
BACKYARD
| word | length | |||
| ABACA | 5 | |||
| ABACK | 5 | |||
| ABADA | 5 | |||
| ABAKA | 5 | |||
| ABAYA | 5 | |||
| ABBA | 4 | |||
| ABBACY | 6 | |||
| ABKAR | 5 | |||
| ABKARY | 6 | |||
| ABRA | 4 | |||
| ABRACADABRA | 11 | |||
| ACADA | 5 | |||
| ACARA | 5 | |||
| ACCA | 4 | |||
| ACCRA | 5 | |||
| ACRA | 4 | |||
| ACRACY | 6 | |||
| ADAD | 4 | |||
| ADDA | 4 | |||
| ADDRA | 5 | |||
| ADDY | 4 | |||
| ADRAD | 5 | |||
| AKARA | 5 | |||
| ARABA | 5 | |||
| ARACA | 5 | |||
| ARAD | 4 | |||
| ARAK | 4 | |||
| ARARA | 5 | |||
| ARBA | 4 | |||
| ARRACK | 6 | |||
| ARRAY | 5 | |||
| ARYK | 4 | |||
| BABA | 4 | |||
| BABBY | 5 | |||
| BABKA | 5 | |||
| BABY | 4 | |||
| BACCA | 5 | |||
| BACCARA | 7 | |||
| BACCY | 5 | |||
| BACK | 4 | |||
| BACKARARAR | 10 | |||
| BACKARC | * 7 | |||
| BACKCARD | * 8 | |||
| BACKY | 5 | |||
| BACKYARD | * 8 | pangram | ||
| BADDY | 5 | |||
| BAKA | 4 | |||
| BAKKRA | 6 | |||
| BARA | 4 | |||
| BARB | 4 | |||
| BARBACK | * 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| BARD | 4 | |||
| BARDY | 5 | |||
| BARK | 4 | |||
| BARKADA | 7 | |||
| BARKY | 5 | |||
| BARRA | 5 | |||
| BARRACK | 7 | |||
| BARRAD | 6 | |||
| BARRY | 5 | |||
| BAYA | 4 | |||
| BAYARD | 6 | |||
| BRACK | 5 | |||
| BRAD | 4 | |||
| BRAK | 4 | |||
| BRAKY | 5 | |||
| BRAY | 4 | |||
| CABA | 4 | |||
| CABBY | 5 | |||
| CACA | 4 | |||
| CACK | 4 | |||
| CACKY | 5 | |||
| CADDY | 5 | |||
| CADY | 4 | |||
| CAKRA | 5 | |||
| CAKY | 4 | |||
| CARAC | 5 | |||
| CARACARA | 8 | |||
| CARACCA | 7 | |||
| CARACK | 6 | |||
| CARB | 4 | |||
| CARBY | 5 | |||
| CARD | 4 | |||
| CARK | 4 | |||
| CARR | 4 | |||
| CARRACK | 7 | |||
| CARRY | 5 | |||
| CARRYBACK | * 9 | |||
| CAYCAY | 6 | |||
| CRAB | 4 | |||
| CRABBY | 6 | |||
| CRACK | 5 | |||
| CRACKBACK | * 9 | |||
| CRACKY | 6 | newly disallowed | ||
| CRAY | 4 | |||
| CRYBABY | * 7 | |||
| CYBRARY | 7 | |||
| CYCAD | 5 | |||
| DAAD | 4 | |||
| DABBA | 5 | |||
| DACK | 4 | |||
| DADA | 4 | |||
| DADDA | 5 | |||
| DADDY | 5 | |||
| DAKKA | 5 | |||
| DARB | 4 | |||
| DARBAR | 6 | |||
| DARBY | 5 | |||
| DARCY | 5 | |||
| DARDY | 5 | |||
| DARK | 4 | |||
| DARR | 4 | |||
| DRAB | 4 | |||
| DRABA | 5 | |||
| DRABBY | 6 | |||
| DRAY | 4 | |||
| DRYAD | 5 | |||
| DYAD | 4 | |||
| KABAKA | 6 | |||
| KABAYA | 6 | |||
| KACK | 4 | |||
| KADARKA | 7 | |||
| KADY | 4 | |||
| KAKA | 4 | |||
| KAKAR | 5 | |||
| KAKKAK | 6 | |||
| KARA | 4 | |||
| KARACK | 6 | |||
| KARADA | 6 | |||
| KARAKA | 6 | |||
| KAYA | 4 | |||
| KAYAK | 5 | |||
| KRAAR | 5 | |||
| KRAB | 4 | |||
| KRAR | 4 | |||
| KRAY | 4 | |||
| KYACK | 5 | |||
| KYAK | 4 | |||
| RAAD | 4 | |||
| RABAB | 5 | |||
| RACK | 4 | |||
| RACY | 4 | |||
| RADA | 4 | |||
| RADAR | 5 | |||
| RAYA | 4 | |||
| YAAR | 4 | |||
| YABBA | 5 | |||
| YABBY | 5 | |||
| YACCA | 5 | |||
| YACK | 4 | |||
| YADDA | 5 | |||
| YAKAYAKA | 8 | |||
| YAKKA | 5 | |||
| YAKKY | 5 | |||
| YARAK | 5 | |||
| YARAY | 5 | |||
| YARB | 4 | |||
| YARD | 4 | |||
| YARK | 4 | |||
| YARR | 4 | |||
| YAYA | 4 |
* compound(ish) word