May 26, 2022: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

May 26, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 26, 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 26, 2022

Related puzzles

Center letter N: January 24, 2024
Center letter P: April 18, 2021
Center letter A: October 18, 2020

words: 336
score: 2,046 pts
pangrams: 22
perfect: 4
compounds: 5
bingo: yes

A x 44
D x 51
I x 33
N x 45
O x 24
P x 105
R x 34

4L x 53
5L x 86
6L x 72
7L x 62
8L x 39
9L x 13
10L x 8
11L x 2
12L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	tot
A	5	12	10	10	5	1	1	-	-	44
D	8	15	8	10	6	2	1	-	1	51
I	5	12	8	7	1	-	-	-	-	33
N	11	9	9	5	5	2	2	2	-	45
O	3	5	7	7	2	-	-	-	-	24
P	14	27	22	17	14	7	4	-	-	105
R	7	6	8	6	6	1	-	-	-	34
tot	53	86	72	62	39	13	8	2	1	336

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	9	tot
A	-	1	-	-	1
I	2	-	-	-	2
R	-	-	1	1	2
tot	2	1	1	1	5

debut appearances	1
previously disallowed debuts	1
newly disallowed words	1	apiarian

ANDROPODIA, DANAPAROID, DIPRIONIDIAN, NADROPARIN, NONPARANOID, NONRAPID, PADRONI, PANDORI, PANDORID, PANNARIOID, PANORPID, PANORPODID, PANORPOID, PARANODIN, PARANOID, PARAONID, PARIDON, PONIARD, PORANIID, PROPANIDID, PROPANOID, RAINDROP

word	length
DIPRIONIDIAN	12	pangram
NONPARANOID	11	pangram
NONRIPARIAN	11
ANDROPODIA	10	pangram
DANAPAROID	10	pangram
NADROPARIN	10	pangram
NANNANDRIA	10
PANNARIOID	10	pangram
PANORPODID	10	pangram
PARNAPARIN	10
PROPANIDID	10	pangram
ARRIPIDID	9
DIANDRIAN	9
DIPRIONID	9
NANDINIID	9
NONOPIOID	9
PANDIONID	9
PANORPOID	9	pangram
PARANODIN	9	pangram
PARAPODIA	9
PORPORINO	9
PRIONOPID	9
PROPANOID	9	pangram
RADIOIRON	* 9
ANANDRIA	8
ANIONOID	8
ANIRIDIA	8
ANORDRIN	8
APIARIAN	8	newly disallowed
DANIONIN	8
DARDARIN	8
DIAPRIID	8
DIPODAND	8
DIPODOID	8
DORIPPID	8
IRIDINID	8
NARAOIID	8
NONIONID	8
NONPIANO	8
NONRADIO	8
NONRAPID	8	pangram
ORDINAND	8
ORIDONIN	8
PANDORID	8	pangram
PANNARIN	8
PANORPID	8	pangram
PAPIONIN	8
PARANOIA	8
PARANOID	8	pangram
PARAONID	8	pangram
PORANIID	8	pangram
PRIONOID	8
PRONAPIN	8
PRONOIAI	8
PRONOIAR	8
PROPODIA	8
PROPORID	8
RAINDROP	* 8	pangram
RANARIAN	8
RIODINID	8
RIPARIAN	8
RIRORIRO	8
ROPPORIN	8
ADAPOID	7
AIRDROP	* 7
ANDIRON	7
ANDROID	7
ANNONIN	7
APINOID	7
APIONID	7
APOPAIN	7
ARIONID	7
ARRIPID	7
DIANION	7
DIANOIA	7
DIARIAN	7
DINOPID	7
DIPNOAN	7
DIPNOID	7
DIPODID	7
DIPORPA	7
DORADID	7
DORIDID	7
IDIOPID	7
INDRIID	7
INRADII	7
IODIPIN	7
IPNOPID	7
IRIDIAN	7
IRIDOID	7
NANDINA	7
NONARID	7
NONDRIP	7
NONIRON	7
NONPAID	7
ODINIID	7
OIDIOID	7
OONOPID	7
OPINION	7
OPPIDAN	7
ORARION	7
OROIDIN	7
PADRONI	7	perfect pangram
PANDANI	7
PANDORI	7	perfect pangram
PARIDON	7	perfect pangram
PARODOI	7
PIANINO	7
PINOPOD	7
PIPPIAN	7
PODONID	7
PONDIAN	7
PONIARD	7	perfect pangram
PRIDIAN	7
PRONAOI	7
PRONOIA	7
PRONOID	7
PROPODI	7
PROPRIA	7
RANDORI	7
RANINID	7
RAPPINI	7
RARIORA	7
RONDINO	7
RORIDIN	7
ADAPID	6
ANAPID	6
ANOPIA	6
APODIA	6
APODID	6
APONIA	6
APORIA	6
ARADID	6
ARDIAN	6
ARONIA	6
DAIRID	6
DANAID	6
DIAPIR	6
DIIRON	6
DIPION	6
DONAIR	6
DOODIA	6
DOPPIO	6
INDOIN	6
INDOOR	* 6
INDRID	6
INIOID	6
INNARD	6
INROAD	* 6
IODIAN	6
IRIDIN	6
NAIDID	6
NANDID	6
NANOID	6
NANORI	6
NINDAN	6
NONAID	6
NONAIR	6
NONION	6
NORRIN	6
ONONIN	6
OORARI	6
OPIOID	6
OPPARI	6
OPPIDA	6
ORARIA	6
ORDAIN	6
PANINI	6
PANINO	6
PAPAIA	6
PAPAIN	6
PAPION	6
PARIAN	6
PINDAN	6
PINDAR	6
PINION	6
PINNID	6
PINOID	6
PIOPIO	6
PIPIPI	6
PIPIRI	6
PIPOID	6
PIPPIN	6
PIPRID	6
PIRANA	6
PORINA	6
PORION	6
POROID	6
PRIAPI	6
RADIAD	6
RADIAN	6
RADION	6
RANOID	6
RAPINI	6
RIPPON	6
RIPRAP	6
ROPANI	6
ADRIP	5
AIDID	5
AINOI	5
AIRAN	5
ANION	5
ANOIA	5
APIAN	5
APIIN	5
APOID	5
ARDRI	5
ARIID	5
AROID	5
DAIRA	5
DANDI	5
DANIO	5
DIDNA	5
DIION	5
DINAR	5
DINNA	5
DINOI	5
DINOR	5
DIOID	5
DIPOD	5
DOIRA	5
DORID	5
DRAIN	5
DROID	5
IAIDO	5
INARI	5
INDAN	5
INDIA	5
INDIN	5
INDRI	5
INIAD	5
INIID	5
INION	5
IPPON	5
IRIAN	5
IRORI	5
NADIR	5
NAIAD	5
NAIRA	5
NIDDA	5
NIDOR	5
NINON	5
NINPO	5
NIOPO	5
NORIA	5
ODIID	5
OIDIA	5
OIRAN	5
ONION	5
ORPIN	5
PAIPO	5
PANIN	5
PANIR	5
PANNI	5
PAPDI	5
PAPPI	5
PAPRI	5
PARDI	5
PARID	5
PIANO	5
PINDA	5
PINID	5
PININ	5
PINNA	5
PINON	5
PIPID	5
PIPRA	5
PIRAI	5
PODIA	5
POIND	5
POOID	5
POORI	5
PORIA	5
PORIN	5
PRIAN	5
PRION	5	allowed elsewhere
PRIOR	5
RADII	5
RADIO	5
RAION	5
RANID	5
RAPID	5
RONIN	5
APID	4
APIO	4
ARIA	4
ARID	4
ARNI	4
DARI	4
DIAD	4
DIDI	4
DIDO	4
DINO	4
DIRA	4
DOID	4
DRIP	4
INIA	4
INRO	4
IORA	4
IRID	4
IRON	4
NAAI	4
NAIN	4
NAIO	4
NAOI	4
NIDI	4
NINA	4
NIPA	4
NODI	4
NOIR	4
NONI	4
NORI	4	debut, previously disallowed
ONIA	4
ONOI	4
OOID	4
PADI	4
PAID	4
PAIN	4
PAIR	4
PAPI	4
PIAI	4
PIAN	4
PINA	4
PION	4
PIPA	4
PIPI	4
PIRN	4
POID	4
PRIN	4
RAID	4
RAIN	4
RAIP	4
RANI	4
RIAD	4
RIND	4
ROID	4

* compound(ish) word

AD x 3	AI x 4	AN x 12	AP x 13	AR x 12
DA x 9	DI x 30	DO x 9	DR x 3
IA x 1	ID x 1	IN x 18	IO x 3	IP x 2	IR x 8
NA x 16	NI x 9	NO x 20
OD x 2	OI x 3	ON x 4	OO x 3	OP x 5	OR x 7
PA x 39	PI x 31	PO x 15	PR x 20
RA x 21	RI x 7	RO x 6

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