May 16, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with GW.
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Instructions
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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 16, 2021
words: 141
score: 642 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes
A x 17
F x 20
G x 30
I x 13
N x 21
U x 11
W x 29
4L x 47
5L x 33
6L x 25
7L x 24
8L x 6
9L x 4
10L x 1
11L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
tot
A
6
6
4
-
1
-
-
-
17
F
7
5
2
5
-
-
-
1
20
G
11
8
4
6
-
1
-
-
30
I
5
1
4
1
1
1
-
-
13
N
10
4
4
2
1
-
-
-
21
U
2
2
2
2
1
2
-
-
11
W
6
7
5
8
2
-
1
-
29
tot
47
33
25
24
6
4
1
1
141
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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6
10
tot
W
1
1
2
tot
1
1
2
debut appearances
5
newly disallowed words
1
ungag
GUFFAWING
FA INA IGUING
11
WIGWA GGING
* 10
GUFFA WING
9
pangram, debut
INFA NGING
9
UNFA NGING
9
UNGA GGING
9
A FFINING
8
IGUA NIA N
8
NIFFNA FF
8
UNWA NING
8
WA NNIGA N
8
WINGWA NG
8
FA FFING
7
FA NGING
7
FA NNING
7
FA WNING
7
debut
FUNGIA N
7
GA FFING
7
GA GGING
7
GA INING
7
GA NGING
7
GA UGING
7
debut
GNA WING
7
INFA UNA
7
NA A IING
7
NA GGING
7
UNA GING
7
UNA NGIA
7
WA FFING
7
WA GA NGA
7
WA GGING
7
WA IFING
7
WA INING
7
WA NA NGA
7
WA NIGA N
7
WA NNING
7
A GGING
6
A GUING
6
A NGINA
6
A WNING
6
FUNA NA
6
FUNGIA
6
GA GING
6
GA IWA N
6
GUA NIN
6
GUFFA W
6
debut
IGUA NA
6
debut
INA NGA
6
INFA NG
6
INGA NG
6
NA GA NA
6
NA GGIN
6
NA NNA N
6
NINA NG
6
UNFA NG
6
UNGA IN
6
WA GING
6
WA NGA N
6
WA NGUN
6
WA NING
6
WIGWA G
* 6
A GA IN
5
A GING
5
A GUNG
5
A IWA N
5
A NA NA
5
A WING
5
FA GIN
5
FA NGA
5
FA UNA
5
FINNA
5
FUNGA
5
GA FFA
5
GA NGA
5
GA NNA
5
GNA FF
5
GUA NA
5
GUNGA
5
GUNIA
5
GWA A I
5
IWA NA
5
NA NGA
5
NA NNA
5
NGINA
5
NIGUA
5
UNA GI
5
UNGA G
5
newly disallowed
WA GGA
5
WA NGA
5
WA NNA
5
WIGA N
5
WINNA
5
WUNGA
5
WUNNA
5
A GIN
4
A GUA
4
A IGA
4
A NA N
4
A NNA
4
A WA G
4
FA FF
4
FA IN
4
FA NA
4
FA NG
4
FA UN
4
FA WN
4
FUGA
4
GA FF
4
GA GA
4
GA IN
4
GA NG
4
GA UN
4
GINA
4
GNA G
4
GNA W
4
GUA N
4
GUGA
4
GUNA
4
INA U
4
INA W
4
INGA
4
INIA
4
IWA N
4
NA A I
4
NA A N
4
NA FF
4
NA GA
4
NA IF
4
NA IG
4
NA IN
4
NA NA
4
NA NG
4
NINA
4
UNA I
4
UNA U
4
WA A G
4
WA A W
4
WA FF
4
WA IF
4
WA IN
4
WA NG
4
* compound(ish) word