May 5, 2022: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

May 5, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 5, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for May 5, 2022

Related puzzles

Center letter A: September 6, 2023
Center letter O: January 8, 2021

words: 164
score: 798 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 18
bingo: yes

A x 18
D x 31
E x 8
F x 18
H x 25
N x 46
O x 18

4L x 43
5L x 42
6L x 41
7L x 21
8L x 10
9L x 5
10L x 2

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	tot
A	6	7	3	1	1	-	-	18
D	8	6	9	3	4	-	1	31
E	2	2	1	2	-	1	-	8
F	7	5	5	1	-	-	-	18
H	4	7	8	5	1	-	-	25
N	13	9	13	6	2	2	1	46
O	3	6	2	3	2	2	-	18
tot	43	42	41	21	10	5	2	164

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	5	6	7	8	9	10	tot
A	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
D	-	-	1	-	-	1	2
F	-	-	1	-	-	-	1
H	-	1	4	1	-	-	6
N	1	1	1	-	-	-	3
O	-	1	2	-	2	-	5
tot	2	3	9	1	2	1	18

debut appearances

OFFHANDED

word	length
DEADHANDED	* 10
NAFENODONE	10
ENFEOFFED	9
NONHEADED	9
NONHOODED	9
OFFHANDED	* 9	pangram
ONEHANDED	* 9
ADDENDED	8
DEADENED	8
DEAFENED	8
DEFENDED	8
DEFENDEE	8
HANDFEED	* 8
NANOFOOD	8
NONANONE	8
OFFENDED	8
OFFENDEE	8
ADDENDA	7
DEADEND	* 7
DEDENDA	7
DEODAND	7
EFENDEE	7
ENFEOFF	7
FANHOOD	* 7
HANDFED	* 7
HANDOFF	* 7
HEADEND	* 7
HENHOOD	* 7
HENNAED	7
NEEDNAE	* 7
NONDEAD	7
NONDEAF	7
NONFEED	7
NONFOOD	7
NONHEAD	7
ODDENED	7
OFFHAND	* 7
ONEHOOD	* 7
ADDEND	6
ANNONA	6
ANODON	6
DAFFEN	6
DAHOON	6
DEADEN	6
DEAFEN	6
DEANED	6
DEFEND	6
DENNED	6
DONNED	6
DONNEE	6
ENNEAD	6
FANDED	6
FANNED	6
FEDDAN	6
FEENED	6
FENDED	6
HADDEN	6
HADNAE	* 6
HAFNON	6
HANDED	6
HENNED	6
HODDEN	6
HOODEN	6
HOONED	6
NANNAN	6
NEEDED	6
NEEDNA	* 6
NEONED	6
NODDED	6
NONANE	6
NONENE	6
NONFAN	6
NONFED	6
NONFEE	6
NONODD	6
NONODE	6
NOONED	6
OFFEND	6
ONHAND	* 6
ADDON	* 5
ADHAN	5
ANANA	5
ANDED	5
ANEND	5
ANODE	5
ANONA	5
DAANA	5
DANDA	5
DONAH	5
DONEE	5
DONNA	5
DOONA	5
ENDED	5
ENONE	5
FAENA	5
FANON	5
FEDAN	5
FOEHN	5
FONDA	5
HADNA	5
HEDON	5
HENNA	5
HOFAN	5
HONDA	5
HONED	5
HOOND	5
NAFEN	5
NANNA	5
NODED	5
NONAD	5
NONDA	5
NONDO	5
NONNA	5
NONNO	5
NOONE	* 5
ODDEN	5
ODEON	5
OHANA	5
OHONE	5
ONDED	5
ONNED	5
AEON	4
ANAN	4
ANDE	4
ANNA	4
ANOA	4
ANON	4
DANA	4
DAND	4
DEAN	4
DEEN	4
DENE	4
DONA	4
DONE	4
DOON	4
ENDO	4
EOAN	4
FANA	4
FAND	4
FANE	4
FEEN	4
FEND	4
FOHN	4
FOND	4
HAEN	4
HAND	4
HONE	4
HOON	4
NAAN	4
NADA	4
NAFF	4
NANA	4
NANO	4
NEAF	4
NEED	4
NENE	4
NEON	4
NODE	4
NONE	4
NONO	4
NOON	4
ODEN	4
ONDE	4
ONED	4

* compound(ish) word

AD x 5	AE x 1	AN x 12
DA x 6	DE x 16	DO x 9
EF x 1	EN x 6	EO x 1
FA x 8	FE x 6	FO x 4
HA x 10	HE x 6	HO x 9
NA x 10	NE x 8	NO x 28
OD x 4	OF x 5	OH x 2	ON x 7

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