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 16, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with HI.


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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center letter LADHINY
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2023

Related puzzles
Center letter A: May 27, 2024
Center letter I: November 17, 2021

words: 145
score: 620 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 9
bingo: yes

A x 24
D x 27
H x 27
I x 18
L x 34
N x 10
Y x 5

4L x 47
5L x 46
6L x 35
7L x 12
8L x 4
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 10 tot
A 4 8 10 2 - - 24
D 8 8 6 3 1 1 27
H 7 8 7 4 1 - 27
I 6 6 4 1 1 - 18
L 14 10 7 2 1 - 34
N 4 5 1 - - - 10
Y 4 1 - - - - 5
tot 47 46 35 12 4 1 145

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AA x 1 AD x 2 AL x 14 AN x 7
DA x 15 DH x 2 DI x 10
HA x 18 HI x 5 HY x 4
HIL x 5
ID x 6 IL x 5 IN x 7
LA x 20 LI x 12 LL x 1 LY x 1
NA x 6 NI x 3 NY x 1
YA x 3 YI x 1 YL x 1

cmp 5 6 7 8 10 tot
A - 1 - - - 1
D - - 1 - 1 2
H - - - 1 - 1
I 1 2 - - - 3
L 1 - - 1 - 2
tot 2 3 1 2 1 9

debut appearances 0

HANDILY

word       length      
DILLYDALLY * 10
DALADALA 8
HANDLAID * 8
IDYLLIAN 8
LANDLADY * 8
ANILIID 7
ANILLIN 7
DANDILY 7
DAYLILY * 7
DIALLYL 7
HALALAH 7
HALLALI 7
HANDILY 7 perfect pangram
HAYLAND 7
INDANYL 7
LALLAND 7
LINALYL 7
ADLAND * 6
ALAIHI 6
ALALIA 6
ALANNA 6
ALANYL 6
ALIYAH 6
ALLIIN 6
ALYDID 6
ANALLY 6
ANILID 6
DAHLIA 6
DALAAL 6
DIALID 6
DIALIN 6
DIDDLY 6
DIYNYL 6
HALALA 6
HALLAH 6
HALLAL 6
HALLAN 6
HANDLY 6
HYALID 6
HYALIN 6
IDLILY 6
INLAID * 6
INLAND * 6
INYALA 6
LAIDLY 6
LALLAN 6
LANDAY 6
LANDLY 6
LANIID 6
LILIID 6
LINHAY 6
NALLAH 6
AALII 5
ADLAY 5
ALALA 5
ALAND 5
ALIYA 5
ALLAY 5
ALLYL 5
ANNAL 5
DADLY 5
DADYL 5
DAILY 5
DALAL 5
DALLY 5
DHAAL 5
DILAL 5
DILLY 5
HADAL 5
HAILY 5
HALAL 5
HALDI 5
HALID 5
HILAL 5
HILLY 5
HYLID 5
IDYLL 5
ILALA 5
ILIAD 5
ILIAL 5
INIAL 5
INLAY * 5
LADDY 5
LALLY 5
LANAI 5
LAYAN 5
LAYIN * 5
LIANA 5
LINDY 5
LININ 5
LINNY 5
LYDIA 5
NAILY 5
NALLA 5
NIDAL 5
NIHIL 5
NYALA 5
YALAH 5
ALAN 4
ALLY 4
ANAL 4
ANIL 4
DAAL 4
DAHL 4
DALA 4
DALI 4
DALL 4
DHAL 4
DIAL 4
DILL 4
HAIL 4
HALA 4
HALL 4
HILA 4
HILI 4
HILL 4
HYLA 4
IDLI 4
IDLY 4
IDYL 4
ILIA 4
ILLY 4
INLY 4
LADY 4
LAID 4
LAIN 4
LALL 4
LANA 4
LAND 4
LAYA 4
LAYN 4
LILA 4
LILL 4
LILY 4
LINN 4
LINY 4
LLYN 4
NAIL 4
NALA 4
NALL 4
NILL 4
YALD 4
YALI 4
YILL 4
YLID 4

* compound(ish) word

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