May 8, 2022: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

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

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.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.

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
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

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

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

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

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