May 20, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 20, 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 M: June 26, 2023Center letter O: February 18, 2020
Identical letters: July 11, 2018
words: 126
score: 534 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 7
plurals: 4
bingo: yes
H x 7
I x 10
L x 14
M x 30
N x 16
O x 8
T x 41
4L x 52
5L x 30
6L x 20
7L x 11
8L x 6
9L x 5
10L x 1
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| H | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 10 |
| L | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| M | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 30 |
| N | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 16 |
| O | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| T | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 41 |
| tot | 52 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 126 |
| cmp | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| M | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| plu | 4 | 5 | 7 | tot |
| M | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| T | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| tot | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| debut appearances | 0 | |
| newly disallowed words | 1 | nonillionth |
MILLIONTH, MONOLITH, MONOTHIOL
| word | length | |||
| HILOT | 5 | |||
| HILT | 4 | |||
| HINT | 4 | |||
| HOIT | 4 | |||
| HOLT | 4 | |||
| HOOT | 4 | |||
| HOTT | 4 | |||
| ILLINITION | 10 | |||
| ILLLIT | * 6 | |||
| ILLTH | 5 | |||
| ILOT | 4 | |||
| INNIT | 5 | |||
| INTI | 4 | |||
| INTIL | 5 | |||
| INTIMIN | 7 | |||
| INTO | * 4 | |||
| ITHM | 4 | |||
| LILITH | 6 | |||
| LILT | 4 | |||
| LIMIT | 5 | |||
| LINT | 4 | |||
| LINTOL | 6 | |||
| LITH | 4 | |||
| LITHO | 5 | |||
| LITHOTINT | 9 | |||
| LOLOT | 5 | |||
| LOOT | 4 | |||
| LOTH | 4 | |||
| LOTI | 4 | |||
| LOTION | 6 | |||
| LOTTO | 5 | |||
| MILLIONTH | 9 | pangram | ||
| MILT | 4 | |||
| MINIMOTO | * 8 | |||
| MINT | 4 | |||
| MITT | 4 | |||
| MITTIMI | † 7 | |||
| MOIT | 4 | |||
| MOLT | 4 | |||
| MOLTO | 5 | |||
| MOMOT | 5 | |||
| MONITION | 8 | |||
| MONOLITH | 8 | pangram | ||
| MONOTHIOL | 9 | pangram | ||
| MONOTINT | 8 | |||
| MONOTONIN | 9 | |||
| MONT | 4 | |||
| MONTH | 5 | |||
| MONTON | 6 | |||
| MOONLIT | * 7 | |||
| MOOT | 4 | |||
| MOOTHILL | * 8 | |||
| MOTH | 4 | |||
| MOTILIN | 7 | |||
| MOTION | 6 | |||
| MOTMOT | 6 | |||
| MOTO | 4 | |||
| MOTON | 5 | |||
| MOTT | 4 | |||
| MOTTI | 5 | |||
| MOTTO | 5 | |||
| NINTH | 5 | |||
| NITINOL | 7 | |||
| NITON | 5 | |||
| NOIT | 4 | |||
| NOLITION | 8 | |||
| NONHIT | 6 | |||
| NONHOT | 6 | |||
| NONILLIONTH | 11 | newly disallowed | ||
| NONITOL | 7 | |||
| NONMOTION | 9 | |||
| NONTHIN | 7 | |||
| NONTIN | 6 | |||
| NOOIT | 5 | |||
| NOOT | 4 | |||
| NOTION | 6 | |||
| NOTT | 4 | |||
| OINT | 4 | |||
| OMIT | 4 | |||
| ONTO | * 4 | |||
| OOLITH | 6 | |||
| OONT | 4 | |||
| OTOLIN | 6 | |||
| OTOLITH | 7 | |||
| OTTO | 4 | |||
| THILL | 5 | |||
| THIN | 4 | |||
| THIOL | 5 | |||
| THIONIN | 7 | |||
| THIONOL | 7 | |||
| THOIL | 5 | |||
| THOLI | 5 | |||
| THOLIN | 6 | |||
| THOLOI | 6 | |||
| THON | 4 | |||
| TILI | 4 | |||
| TILL | 4 | |||
| TILT | 4 | |||
| TILTH | 5 | |||
| TIMOLOL | 7 | |||
| TINT | 4 | |||
| TITHI | 5 | |||
| TITI | 4 | |||
| TITIN | 5 | |||
| TITLO | 5 | |||
| TOHO | 4 | |||
| TOIL | 4 | |||
| TOIT | 4 | |||
| TOITOI | 6 | |||
| TOLL | 4 | |||
| TOLLON | 6 | |||
| TOLT | 4 | |||
| TOMOI | † 5 | |||
| TOMOL | 5 | |||
| TOMONT | 6 | |||
| TOMTIT | * 6 | |||
| TOMTOM | 6 | |||
| TONI | † 4 | |||
| TONOI | † 5 | |||
| TONTO | 5 | |||
| TOOL | 4 | |||
| TOOM | 4 | |||
| TOON | 4 | |||
| TOOT | 4 | |||
| TOOTH | 5 | |||
| TOTO | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun