May 18, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 18, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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Instructions
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Spelling Bee for May 18, 2023
words: 127
score: 787 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 1
compounds: 3
bingo: yes
B x 44
G x 28
I x 4
L x 27
N x 9
R x 10
U x 5
4L x 26
5L x 18
6L x 18
7L x 31
8L x 31
9L x 2
10L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
tot
B
9
5
5
12
12
1
-
44
G
7
3
4
5
8
1
-
28
I
1
1
1
-
1
-
-
4
L
6
7
5
8
1
-
-
27
N
2
-
-
4
3
-
-
9
R
1
2
2
2
3
-
-
10
U
-
-
1
-
3
-
1
5
tot
26
18
18
31
31
2
1
127
cmp
7
8
tot
B
1
1
2
R
-
1
1
tot
1
2
3
BLURBING, BLURRING, BULLRING, BURBLING, BURGLING, BURLING , GRUBBLING, GRUBLING, RUBBLING, UNBLURRING
UNBL URRING
10
pangram
BIL IRUBIN
9
GRUBBL ING
9
pangram
BIBBL ING
8
BIGL UING
8
BINGL ING
8
BL UBBING
8
BL UNGING
8
BL URBING
8
pangram
BL URRING
8
pangram, debut
BUBBL ING
8
BUL L RING
* 8
pangram, debut
BUNGL ING
8
BURBL ING
8
pangram, debut
BURGL ING
8
pangram, debut
GIGGL ING
8
GINGL ING
8
GL UBBING
8
GL UGGING
8
GRIL L ING
8
debut
GRUBL ING
8
pangram
GUGGL ING
8
GURGL ING
8
IL L URING
8
L INGUINI
8
NIBBL ING
8
NIGGL ING
8
NUBBL ING
8
RIGGL ING
8
RINGBIL L
* 8
RUBBL ING
8
pangram
UNBL UING
8
UNGL UING
8
UNL INING
8
BIL GING
7
BIL L BUG
* 7
BIL L ING
7
BIRL ING
7
BIRL INN
7
BRIL L IG
7
BUGL ING
7
BUL BING
7
BUL GING
7
BUL L ING
7
BUNGGUL
7
BURL ING
7
perfect pangram
GIL L ING
7
GIRL ING
7
GUIL ING
7
GUL L ING
7
GURL ING
7
L IBBING
7
L IGGING
7
L IL L ING
7
L INNING
7
L UGGING
7
L UIGINI
7
L UL L ING
7
L UNGING
7
NIBL ING
7
NIL L ING
7
NUL L ING
7
NURL ING
7
RIGL ING
7
RIL L ING
7
BIL ING
6
BL UING
6
BUL BIL
6
BUL BUL
6
BUL GUR
6
GIL GUL
6
GL UING
6
GUGGUL
6
GUL GUL
6
INUL IN
6
L IGNIN
6
L INING
6
L UBING
6
L UGING
6
L URING
6
RIL ING
6
debut
RUL ING
6
UNBL UR
6
BIL IN
5
BL ING
5
BL INI
5
BL URB
5
BRIL L
5
GIBL I
5
GRIL L
5
GRRRL
5
IL L UI
5
L IBRI
5
L ININ
5
L IUL I
5
L UGGI
5
L UING
5
L UNGI
5
L URGI
5
RUBL I
5
RUBL U
5
BIL L
4
BIRL
4
BL IN
4
BL UB
4
BL UR
4
BRIL
4
BUL B
4
BUL L
4
BURL
4
GIL L
4
GIRL
4
GL IB
4
GL UB
4
GL UG
4
GUL L
4
GURL
4
IGIL
4
L IL L
4
L ING
4
L INN
4
L UL L
4
L UL U
4
L UNG
4
NIL L
4
NUL L
4
RIL L
4
* compound(ish) word