May 18, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 18, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LU.
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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 18, 2023
words: 127
score: 787 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 1
compounds: 3
bingo: yes
B x 44
G x 28
I x 4
L x 27
N x 9
R x 10
U x 5
4L x 26
5L x 18
6L x 18
7L x 31
8L x 31
9L x 2
10L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
tot
B
9
5
5
12
12
1
-
44
G
7
3
4
5
8
1
-
28
I
1
1
1
-
1
-
-
4
L
6
7
5
8
1
-
-
27
N
2
-
-
4
3
-
-
9
R
1
2
2
2
3
-
-
10
U
-
-
1
-
3
-
1
5
tot
26
18
18
31
31
2
1
127
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
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7
8
tot
B
1
1
2
R
-
1
1
tot
1
2
3
BLURBING, BLURRING, BULLRING, BURBLING, BURGLING, BURLING , GRUBBLING, GRUBLING, RUBBLING, UNBLURRING
BIBBL ING
8
BIGL UING
8
BIL GING
7
BIL IN
5
BIL ING
6
BIL IRUBIN
9
BIL L
4
BIL L BUG
* 7
BIL L ING
7
BINGL ING
8
BIRL
4
BIRL ING
7
BIRL INN
7
BL IN
4
BL ING
5
BL INI
5
BL UB
4
BL UBBING
8
BL UING
6
BL UNGING
8
BL UR
4
BL URB
5
BL URBING
8
pangram
BL URRING
8
pangram
BRIL
4
BRIL L
5
BRIL L IG
7
BUBBL ING
8
BUGL ING
7
BUL B
4
BUL BIL
6
BUL BING
7
BUL BUL
6
BUL GING
7
BUL GUR
6
BUL L
4
BUL L ING
7
BUL L RING
* 8
pangram
BUNGGUL
7
BUNGL ING
8
BURBL ING
8
pangram
BURGL ING
8
pangram
BURL
4
BURL ING
7
perfect pangram
GIBL I
5
GIGGL ING
8
GIL GUL
6
GIL L
4
GIL L ING
7
GINGL ING
8
GIRL
4
GIRL ING
7
GL IB
4
GL UB
4
GL UBBING
8
GL UG
4
GL UGGING
8
GL UING
6
GRIL L
5
GRIL L ING
8
GRRRL
5
GRUBBL ING
9
pangram
GRUBL ING
8
pangram
GUGGL ING
8
GUGGUL
6
GUIL ING
7
GUL GUL
6
GUL L
4
GUL L ING
7
GURGL ING
8
GURL
4
GURL ING
7
IGIL
4
IL L UI
5
IL L URING
8
INUL IN
6
L IBBING
7
L IBRI
5
L IGGING
7
L IGNIN
6
L IL L
4
L IL L ING
7
L ING
4
L INGUINI
8
L ININ
5
L INING
6
L INN
4
L INNING
7
L IUL I
5
L UBING
6
L UGGI
5
L UGGING
7
L UGING
6
L UIGINI
7
L UING
5
L UL L
4
L UL L ING
7
L UL U
4
L UNG
4
L UNGI
5
L UNGING
7
L URGI
5
L URING
6
NIBBL ING
8
NIBL ING
7
NIGGL ING
8
NIL L
4
NIL L ING
7
NUBBL ING
8
NUL L
4
NUL L ING
7
NURL ING
7
RIGGL ING
8
RIGL ING
7
RIL ING
6
RIL L
4
RIL L ING
7
RINGBIL L
* 8
RUBBL ING
8
pangram
RUBL I
5
RUBL U
5
RUL ING
6
UNBL UING
8
UNBL UR
6
UNBL URRING
10
pangram
UNGL UING
8
UNL INING
8
* compound(ish) word