May 31, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 31, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IB.
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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 31, 2020
Related puzzles
Center letter B: October 29, 2023
Center letter I: September 12, 2019
Center letter A: August 6, 2018
words: 140
score: 630 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 8
plurals: 2
bingo: yes
A x 24
B x 34
D x 16
H x 21
I x 10
L x 25
N x 10
4L x 42
5L x 41
6L x 35
7L x 12
8L x 8
9L x 2
4
5
6
7
8
9
tot
A
4
9
8
3
-
-
24
B
10
9
8
5
1
1
34
D
8
3
4
-
1
-
16
H
6
5
4
2
4
-
21
I
2
4
2
1
1
-
10
L
8
6
8
1
1
1
25
N
4
5
1
-
-
-
10
tot
42
41
35
12
8
2
140
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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5
6
7
8
tot
A
1
1
-
-
2
B
-
-
1
-
1
H
-
-
-
3
3
I
-
2
-
-
2
tot
1
3
1
3
8
plu
4
5
tot
I
1
-
1
L
-
1
1
tot
1
1
2
HANDBILL
BAL L ABIL I
9
L IBIDINAL
9
BIL ABIAL
8
DAL ADAL A
8
HABDAL AH
8
HANDBAL L
* 8
HANDBIL L
* 8
pangram
HANDL AID
* 8
IL L ABIAL
8
L IBIDIBI
8
AL BINAL
7
ANIL IID
7
ANIL L IN
7
BADL AND
* 7
BAL ADIN
7
BAL ANDA
7
BAL ANID
7
BANDAL A
7
HAL AL AH
7
HAL L AL I
7
IBAL IID
7
L AL L AND
7
ABANAL
6
ABIL L A
6
ADL AND
* 6
AL AIHI
6
AL AL IA
6
AL ANNA
6
AL L IIN
6
ANIL ID
6
BABAL A
6
BABL AH
6
BAIL L I
6
BAL IAN
6
BAL L AD
6
BAL L AN
6
BAL L IA
6
BIL AND
6
DAHL IA
6
DAL AAL
6
DIAL ID
6
DIAL IN
6
HAL AL A
6
HAL L AH
6
HAL L AL
6
HAL L AN
6
INL AID
* 6
INL AND
* 6
L ABANA
6
L ABIAL
6
L ABIID
6
L ABL AB
6
L ABNAH
6
L AL L AN
6
L ANIID
6
L IL IID
6
NAL L AH
6
AAL II
5
ABDAL
5
ABHAL
5
ADL IB
* 5
AL AL A
5
AL AND
5
AL BAN
5
AL IBI
5
ANNAL
5
BADL A
5
BAIL A
5
BAIL I
5
BANAL
5
BIL IN
5
BL AIN
5
BL AND
5
BL IND
5
BL INI
5
DAL AL
5
DHAAL
5
DIL AL
5
HADAL
5
HAL AL
5
HAL DI
5
HAL ID
5
HIL AL
5
IL AL A
5
IL IAD
5
disallowed elsewhere
IL IAL
5
INIAL
5
L ABBA
5
L ABIA
† 5
L ABNA
5
L ANAI
5
L IANA
5
L ININ
5
NABAL
5
NABL A
5
NAL L A
5
NIDAL
5
NIHIL
5
AL AN
4
AL BA
4
ANAL
4
ANIL
4
BAAL
4
BAIL
4
BAL D
4
BAL L
4
BIL L
4
BL AA
4
BL AB
4
BL AD
4
BL AH
4
BL IN
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
IDL I
4
IL IA
† 4
L AID
4
L AIN
4
L AL L
4
L ANA
4
L AND
4
L IL A
4
L IL L
4
L INN
4
NAIL
4
NAL A
4
NAL L
4
NIL L
4
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun