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, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with RI.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter I: September 15, 2023Center letter A: December 30, 2019
Center letter B: July 13, 2019
words: 158
score: 741 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 5
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 | |||
| RIA x 2 | RIB x 2 | RIL x 1 | RIZ x 3 | |
| 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 |
BLIZZARD
| word | length | |||
| ABIR | 4 | |||
| ABRA | 4 | |||
| ABRADIAL | 8 | |||
| ABRI | 4 | |||
| ADDRA | 5 | |||
| ADRAD | 5 | |||
| ADRADIAL | 8 | |||
| AIRBALL | * 7 | |||
| AIRBILL | * 7 | |||
| ALAR | 4 | |||
| ALBARIZA | 8 | |||
| ALIZARI | 7 | |||
| ARABA | 5 | |||
| ARAD | 4 | |||
| ARADID | 6 | |||
| ARALIA | 6 | |||
| ARARA | 5 | |||
| ARARIBA | 7 | |||
| ARBA | 4 | |||
| ARDRI | 5 | |||
| ARIA | 4 | |||
| ARID | 4 | |||
| ARIID | 5 | |||
| ARIL | 4 | |||
| ARILLI | 6 | |||
| ARRIBA | 6 | |||
| ARRIBADA | 8 | |||
| BABILLARD | 9 | |||
| BAIRDI | 6 | |||
| BALBARID | 8 | |||
| BALDRIB | * 7 | |||
| BARA | 4 | |||
| BARADARI | 8 | |||
| BARAZA | 6 | |||
| BARB | 4 | |||
| BARBAL | 6 | |||
| BARBARALALIA | 12 | |||
| BARD | 4 | |||
| BARI | 4 | |||
| BARIA | 5 | |||
| BARILLA | 7 | |||
| BARRA | 5 | |||
| BARRAD | 6 | |||
| BARRIADA | 8 | |||
| BAZAAR | 6 | |||
| BIDAR | 5 | |||
| BILLARD | 7 | |||
| BILLIARD | 8 | |||
| BIRADARI | 8 | |||
| BIRADIAL | 8 | |||
| BIRD | 4 | |||
| BIRIBA | 6 | |||
| BIRL | 4 | |||
| BIRR | 4 | |||
| BIRRIA | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| BLAZAR | 6 | |||
| BLIZZARD | 8 | pangram | ||
| BRAAI | 5 | |||
| BRAD | 4 | |||
| BRAID | 5 | |||
| BRAIL | 5 | |||
| BRAIRD | 6 | |||
| BRAZIL | 6 | |||
| BRIAR | 5 | |||
| BRIARD | 6 | |||
| BRIDAL | 6 | |||
| BRIDI | 5 | |||
| BRIL | 4 | |||
| BRILL | 5 | |||
| DAIRA | 5 | |||
| DAIRID | 6 | |||
| DARB | 4 | |||
| DARBAR | 6 | |||
| DARBARI | 7 | |||
| DARI | 4 | |||
| DARR | 4 | |||
| DARZI | 5 | |||
| DIARIAL | 7 | |||
| DILARID | 7 | |||
| DIRA | 4 | |||
| DIRL | 4 | |||
| DIZDAR | 6 | |||
| DIZZARD | 7 | |||
| DRAB | 4 | |||
| DRABA | 5 | |||
| DRAIL | 5 | |||
| DRIB | 4 | |||
| DRILID | 6 | |||
| DRILL | 5 | |||
| ILARIID | 7 | |||
| IRID | 4 | |||
| IRIDAL | 6 | |||
| IRIDIAL | 7 | |||
| IZAAR | 5 | |||
| IZAR | 4 | |||
| IZARD | 5 | |||
| IZZARD | 6 | |||
| LAARI | 5 | |||
| LABARA | 6 | |||
| LABRA | 5 | |||
| LABRAL | 6 | |||
| LABRID | 6 | |||
| LAIR | 4 | |||
| LAIRD | 5 | |||
| LARB | 4 | |||
| LARD | 4 | |||
| LARDBALL | * 8 | |||
| LARI | 4 | |||
| LARID | 5 | |||
| LAZAR | 5 | |||
| LIAR | 4 | |||
| LIARD | 5 | |||
| LIBRA | 5 | |||
| LIBRARIAL | 9 | |||
| LIBRI | 5 | |||
| LIDAR | 5 | |||
| LIRA | 4 | |||
| LIRAZZA | 7 | |||
| LIZARD | 6 | |||
| RAAD | 4 | |||
| RABAB | 5 | |||
| RABADI | 6 | |||
| RABBI | 5 | |||
| RABI | 4 | |||
| RABID | 5 | |||
| RABIZ | 5 | |||
| RADA | 4 | |||
| RADAR | 5 | |||
| RADIAD | 6 | |||
| RADIAL | 6 | |||
| RADIALIA | 8 | |||
| RADII | 5 | |||
| RAID | 4 | |||
| RAIL | 4 | |||
| RAILBIRD | * 8 | |||
| RALLID | 6 | |||
| RAZZ | 4 | |||
| RAZZIA | 6 | |||
| RIAD | 4 | |||
| RIAL | 4 | |||
| RIBA | 4 | |||
| RIBALD | 6 | |||
| RILL | 4 | |||
| RIZALA | 6 | |||
| RIZLA | 5 | |||
| RIZZAR | 6 | |||
| ZAAR | 4 | |||
| ZABRA | 5 | |||
| ZAILDAR | 7 | |||
| ZARBI | 5 | |||
| ZARDA | 5 | |||
| ZARI | 4 | |||
| ZARIBA | 6 | |||
| ZIARA | 5 | |||
| ZIBAR | 5 | |||
| ZILLADAR | 8 | |||
| ZILLIARD | 8 | |||
| ZIRA | 4 |
* compound(ish) word