May 1, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 1, 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 . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
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Related puzzles
Center letter T: February 12, 2025Center letter P: February 23, 2023
Center letter A: December 15, 2019
Center letter M: May 25, 2018
words: 120
score: 519 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 4
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
A x 8
E x 14
M x 21
N x 8
P x 21
T x 26
Y x 22
4L x 40
5L x 48
6L x 13
7L x 9
8L x 6
9L x 4
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| A | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| E | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 14 |
| M | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 21 |
| N | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| P | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
| T | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Y | 12 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 |
| tot | 40 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 120 |
| cmp | 8 | 9 | tot |
| M | 1 | - | 1 |
| P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| debut appearances | 0 |
PAYMENT, TYMPANATE
| word | length | |||
| AMANATY | 7 | |||
| ANANYM | 6 | |||
| ANTETYPE | 8 | |||
| ANTY | 4 | |||
| APPY | 4 | |||
| AYAPANA | 7 | |||
| AYAT | 4 | |||
| AYEAYE | 6 | |||
| EENY | 4 | |||
| EMPTY | 5 | |||
| EMPYEMA | 7 | |||
| EMPYEMATA | 9 | |||
| ENEMY | 5 | |||
| ENNEATYPE | 9 | |||
| ENTYPY | 6 | |||
| ENYNE | 5 | |||
| EPPY | 4 | |||
| ETYM | 4 | |||
| ETYMA | 5 | |||
| EYEN | 4 | |||
| EYET | 4 | |||
| EYNE | 4 | |||
| MAMEY | 5 | |||
| MAMMEY | 6 | |||
| MAMPY | 5 | |||
| MANNY | 5 | |||
| MANTY | 5 | |||
| MANY | 4 | |||
| MANYAT | 6 | |||
| MANYATA | 7 | |||
| MANYATTA | 8 | |||
| MATEY | 5 | |||
| MATTY | 5 | |||
| MATY | 4 | |||
| MAYA | 4 | |||
| MAYTEN | 6 | |||
| MEANY | 5 | |||
| MEATY | 5 | |||
| MEMEY | 5 | |||
| METANYM | 7 | |||
| METATYPE | * 8 | |||
| METATYPY | 8 | |||
| MYNA | 4 | |||
| NANNY | 5 | |||
| NANTY | 5 | |||
| NATTY | 5 | |||
| NATYA | 5 | |||
| NEAPY | 5 | |||
| NETTY | 5 | |||
| NYEM | 4 | |||
| NYET | 4 | |||
| PANTY | 5 | |||
| PANYA | 5 | |||
| PAPAYA | 6 | |||
| PAPPY | 5 | |||
| PATTY | 5 | |||
| PATTYPAN | * 8 | |||
| PATY | 4 | |||
| PAYA | 4 | |||
| PAYAM | 5 | |||
| PAYEE | 5 | |||
| PAYMENT | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PEATY | 5 | |||
| PEEPY | 5 | |||
| PENNY | 5 | |||
| PENNYANTE | * 9 | |||
| PENTYNE | 7 | |||
| PEPPY | 5 | |||
| PETTY | 5 | |||
| PYAT | 4 | |||
| PYET | 4 | |||
| PYMENT | 6 | |||
| TAMMY | 5 | |||
| TANTY | 5 | |||
| TANYA | 5 | |||
| TANYAN | 6 | |||
| TAPPY | 5 | |||
| TATTY | 5 | |||
| TEENTY | 6 | |||
| TEENY | 5 | |||
| TENNY | 5 | |||
| TENPENNY | * 8 | |||
| TENTY | 5 | |||
| TETANY | 6 | |||
| TYAN | 4 | |||
| TYEE | 4 | |||
| TYET | 4 | |||
| TYMP | 4 | |||
| TYMPAN | 6 | |||
| TYMPANA | 7 | |||
| TYMPANATE | 9 | pangram | ||
| TYMPANY | 7 | |||
| TYNE | 4 | |||
| TYPE | 4 | |||
| TYPEY | 5 | |||
| TYPP | 4 | |||
| TYPY | 4 | |||
| TYYN | 4 | |||
| YAMEN | 5 | |||
| YAMP | 4 | |||
| YAMPA | 5 | |||
| YAMPE | 5 | |||
| YAMPEE | 6 | |||
| YAMPY | 5 | |||
| YANA | 4 | |||
| YAPAN | 5 | |||
| YAPP | 4 | |||
| YAPPY | 5 | |||
| YATE | 4 | |||
| YATT | 4 | |||
| YATTA | 5 | |||
| YAYA | 4 | |||
| YEAN | 4 | |||
| YEAT | 4 | |||
| YEEP | 4 | |||
| YEET | 4 | |||
| YENTA | 5 | |||
| YENTE | 5 | |||
| YETE | 4 | |||
| YETT | 4 |
* compound(ish) word