August 28, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 28, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 28, 2021, 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.

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Spelling Bee for August 28, 2021

words: 193
score: 1,077 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

D x 55
E x 24
F x 42
G x 21
I x 22
N x 23
Y x 6

4L x 31
5L x 43
6L x 52
7L x 46
8L x 14
9L x 6
10L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	tot
D	9	13	10	15	4	3	1	55
E	2	4	10	4	3	1	-	24
F	6	9	12	11	3	1	-	42
G	2	6	5	7	1	-	-	21
I	4	6	8	2	2	-	-	22
N	7	4	6	4	1	1	-	23
Y	1	1	1	3	-	-	-	6
tot	31	43	52	46	14	6	1	193

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	tot
I	2	2
tot	2	2

DEFYING, DEIFYING, EDIFYING

word	length
DIGNIFYING	10
DEFENDING	9
DEFINNING	9
DIGNIFIED	9
EIGENGENE	9
FINIFYING	9
NIDIFYING	9
DEFINING	8
DEFINNED	8
DEIFYING	8	pangram
DEIGNING	8
EDIFYING	8	pangram
ENEDIYNE	8
ENGINING	8
FEIGNING	8
FIENDING	8
FINIFIED	8
GIDDYING	8
INDEEDIE	8
INDIGENE	8
NIDIFIED	8
DEEDING	7
DEFINED	7
DEFINEE	7
DEFYING	7	perfect pangram
DEGGING	7
DEIFIED	7
DEIGNED	7
DENNING	7
DENYING	7
DIENYNE	7
DIGGING	7
DIGININ	7
DIGNIFY	7
DINGING	7
DINNING	7
EDDYING	7
EDIFIED	7
EFFENDI	7
ENGINED	7
FEEDING	7
FEENING	7
FEIGNED	7
FENDING	7
FIDDING	7
FIDGING	7
FIENDED	7
FIGGING	7
FINDING	7
FINNIFF	7
FINNING	7
GEDGING	7
GEGGING	7
GENNING	7
GIDDIED	7
GIGGING	7	allowed elsewhere
GINGING	7
GINNING	7
INDEEDY	7
INDIGEN	7
NEEDING	7
NEGGING	7
NIDGING	7
NIFFING	7
YEDDING	7
YENNING	7
YIFFING	7
DEFIED	6
DEFINE	6
DENIED	6
DIDINE	6
DIGYNY	6
DINGED	6
DINING	6
DINNED	6
DYEING	6
DYNEIN	6
EDDIED	6
EDEINE	6
EDGING	6
EEFING	6
EFFIGY	6
EFFING	6
EGGING	6
ENDING	6
ENGINE	6
EYEING	6
FEEING	6
FENING	6
FIDDED	6
FIDGED	6
FIENDY	6
FIFING	6
FIGGED	6
FINIFF	6
FINIFY	6
FINING	6
FINNED	6
FINNIF	6
GEEING	6
GIDGEE	6
GIEING	6
GIGGED	6	allowed elsewhere
GINNED	6
IGGING	6
INDEED	6
INDENE	6
INDIDE	6
INEDGE	* 6
INFEED	* 6
INGINE	6
INNING	6
NEINEI	6
NIDGED	6
NIDIFY	6
NIFFED	6
NIGGED	6
NINEIN	6
YIFFED	6
DEFIN	5
DEIFY	5
DEIGN	5
DENIN	5
DIDDY	5
DIDGE	5
DIDIE	5
DIDNY	5
DIENE	5
DINED	5
DINGY	5
DIYNE	5
DYING	5
EDGIE	5
EDIFY	5
EIGNE	5
EYING	5
FEIGN	5
FIDGE	5
FIEND	5
FIFED	5
FIFIE	5
FIGGY	5	allowed elsewhere
FINED	5
FINIF	5
FINNY	5
GENIE	5
GENII	5
GENIN	5
GIDDY	5
GINNY	5
GYNIE	5
IGGED	5
INDIE	5
INDIN	5
INIID	5
INNED	5
INNIE	5
NEIDE	5
NIDGE	5
NIFFY	5
NINNY	5
YIFFY	5
DEFI	4
DEID	4
DEIE	4
DENI	4
DIDI	4
DIED	4
DIFF	4
DINE	4
DING	4
EIDE	4
ENID	4
FENI	4
FIEF	4
FIFE	4
FIFI	4
FIND	4
FINE	4
GEIN	4
GIED	4
IFFY	4
INDY	4
INEE	4
INNY	4
NEIF	4
NIDE	4
NIDI	4
NIEF	4
NIFE	4
NIFF	4
NINE	4
YIFF	4

* compound(ish) word

DE x 26	DI x 26	DY x 3
ED x 8	EE x 1	EF x 3	EG x 1	EI x 3	EN x 6	EY x 2
FE x 9	FI x 33
GE x 8	GI x 12	GY x 1
IF x 1	IG x 2	IN x 19
NE x 5	NI x 18
YE x 2	YI x 4

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