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May 8, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 8, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter RABDILZ
Spelling Bee for May 8, 2022

Related puzzles
Center letter I: September 15, 2023
Center letter A: December 30, 2019
Center letter B: July 13, 2019

words: 158
score: 741 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 5
plurals: 4
bingo: yes

A x 27
B x 42
D x 20
I x 8
L x 22
R x 27
Z x 12

4L x 46
5L x 43
6L x 35
7L x 15
8L x 16
9L x 2
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 12 tot
A 9 6 4 4 4 - - 27
B 9 9 12 3 7 1 1 42
D 7 5 4 4 - - - 20
I 2 2 2 2 - - - 8
L 6 9 4 1 1 1 - 22
R 10 7 8 - 2 - - 27
Z 3 5 1 1 2 - - 12
tot 46 43 35 15 16 2 1 158

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AB x 4 AD x 3 AI x 2 AL x 3 AR x 15
BA x 18 BI x 10 BL x 2 BR x 12
DA x 8 DI x 6 DR x 6
IL x 1 IR x 3 IZ x 4
LA x 13 LI x 9
RA x 19 RI x 8
ZA x 7 ZI x 5

cmp 7 8 tot
A 2 - 2
B 1 - 1
L - 1 1
R - 1 1
tot 3 2 5

plu 5 6 8 tot
L 1 1 - 2
R 1 - 1 2
tot 2 1 1 4

BLIZZARD

word       length      
BARBARALALIA 12
BABILLARD 9
LIBRARIAL 9
ABRADIAL 8
ADRADIAL 8
ALBARIZA 8
ARRIBADA 8
BALBARID 8
BARADARI 8
BARRIADA 8
BILLIARD 8
BIRADARI 8
BIRADIAL 8
BLIZZARD 8 pangram
LARDBALL * 8
RADIALIA  8
RAILBIRD * 8
ZILLADAR 8
ZILLIARD 8
AIRBALL * 7
AIRBILL * 7
ALIZARI 7
ARARIBA 7
BALDRIB * 7
BARILLA 7
BILLARD 7
DARBARI 7
DIARIAL 7
DILARID 7
DIZZARD 7
ILARIID 7
IRIDIAL 7
LIRAZZA 7
ZAILDAR 7
ARADID 6
ARALIA 6
ARILLI 6
ARRIBA 6
BAIRDI 6
BARAZA 6
BARBAL 6
BARRAD 6
BAZAAR 6
BIRIBA 6
BIRRIA 6 allowed elsewhere
BLAZAR 6
BRAIRD 6
BRAZIL 6
BRIARD 6
BRIDAL 6
DAIRID 6
DARBAR 6
DIZDAR 6
DRILID 6
IRIDAL 6
IZZARD 6
LABARA  6
LABRAL 6
LABRID 6
LIZARD 6
RABADI 6
RADIAD 6
RADIAL 6
RALLID 6
RAZZIA 6
RIBALD 6
RIZALA 6
RIZZAR 6
ZARIBA 6
ADDRA 5
ADRAD 5
ARABA 5
ARARA 5
ARDRI 5
ARIID 5
BARIA 5
BARRA 5
BIDAR 5
BRAAI 5
BRAID 5
BRAIL 5
BRIAR 5
BRIDI 5
BRILL 5
DAIRA 5
DARZI 5
DRABA 5
DRAIL 5
DRILL 5
IZAAR 5
IZARD 5
LAARI 5
LABRA  5
LAIRD 5
LARID 5
LAZAR 5
LIARD 5
LIBRA 5
LIBRI 5
LIDAR 5
RABAB 5
RABBI 5
RABID 5
RABIZ 5
RADAR 5
RADII  5
RIZLA 5
ZABRA 5
ZARBI 5
ZARDA 5
ZIARA 5
ZIBAR 5
ABIR 4
ABRA 4
ABRI 4
ALAR 4
ARAD 4
ARBA 4
ARIA 4
ARID 4
ARIL 4
BARA 4
BARB 4
BARD 4
BARI 4
BIRD 4
BIRL 4
BIRR 4
BRAD 4
BRIL 4
DARB 4
DARI 4
DARR 4
DIRA 4
DIRL 4
DRAB 4
DRIB 4
IRID 4
IZAR 4
LAIR 4
LARB 4
LARD 4
LARI 4
LIAR 4
LIRA 4
RAAD 4
RABI 4
RADA 4
RAID 4
RAIL 4
RAZZ 4
RIAD 4
RIAL 4
RIBA 4
RILL 4
ZAAR 4
ZARI 4
ZIRA 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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