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 LL.
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Instructions
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from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee
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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
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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
HANDILY
DIL L YDAL L Y
* 10
DAL ADAL A
8
HANDL AID
* 8
IDYL L IAN
8
L ANDL ADY
* 8
ANIL IID
7
ANIL L IN
7
DANDIL Y
7
DAYL IL Y
* 7
DIAL L YL
7
HAL AL AH
7
HAL L AL I
7
HANDIL Y
7
perfect pangram
HAYL AND
7
INDANYL
7
L AL L AND
7
L INAL YL
7
ADL AND
* 6
AL AIHI
6
AL AL IA
6
AL ANNA
6
AL ANYL
6
AL IYAH
6
AL L IIN
6
AL YDID
6
ANAL L Y
6
ANIL ID
6
DAHL IA
6
DAL AAL
6
DIAL ID
6
DIAL IN
6
DIDDL Y
6
DIYNYL
6
HAL AL A
6
HAL L AH
6
HAL L AL
6
HAL L AN
6
HANDL Y
6
HYAL ID
6
HYAL IN
6
IDL IL Y
6
INL AID
* 6
INL AND
* 6
INYAL A
6
L AIDL Y
6
L AL L AN
6
L ANDAY
6
L ANDL Y
6
L ANIID
6
L IL IID
6
L INHAY
6
NAL L AH
6
AAL II
5
ADL AY
5
AL AL A
5
AL AND
5
AL IYA
5
AL L AY
5
AL L YL
5
ANNAL
5
DADL Y
5
DADYL
5
DAIL Y
5
DAL AL
5
DAL L Y
5
DHAAL
5
DIL AL
5
DIL L Y
5
HADAL
5
HAIL Y
5
HAL AL
5
HAL DI
5
HAL ID
5
HIL AL
5
HIL L Y
5
HYL ID
5
IDYL L
5
IL AL A
5
IL IAD
5
IL IAL
5
INIAL
5
INL AY
* 5
L ADDY
5
L AL L Y
5
L ANAI
5
L AYAN
5
L AYIN
* 5
L IANA
5
L INDY
5
L ININ
5
L INNY
5
L YDIA
5
NAIL Y
5
NAL L A
5
NIDAL
5
NIHIL
5
NYAL A
5
YAL AH
5
AL AN
4
AL L Y
4
ANAL
4
ANIL
4
DAAL
4
DAHL
4
DAL A
4
DAL I
4
DAL L
4
DHAL
4
DIAL
4
DIL L
4
HAIL
4
HAL A
4
HAL L
4
HIL A
4
HIL I
4
HIL L
4
HYL A
4
IDL I
4
IDL Y
4
IDYL
4
IL IA
4
IL L Y
4
INL Y
4
L ADY
4
L AID
4
L AIN
4
L AL L
4
L ANA
4
L AND
4
L AYA
4
L AYN
4
L IL A
4
L IL L
4
L IL Y
4
L INN
4
L INY
4
L L YN
4
NAIL
4
NAL A
4
NAL L
4
NIL L
4
YAL D
4
YAL I
4
YIL L
4
YL ID
4
* compound(ish) word