May 16, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the
New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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Spelling Bee for May 16, 2020
Related puzzles
Center letter I: February 8, 2020
words: 144
score: 702 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 1
plurals: 0
bingo: yes
B x 46
E x 12
G x 28
I x 9
L x 26
T x 21
Y x 2
4L x 42
5L x 36
6L x 33
7L x 18
8L x 7
9L x 4
10L x 2
11L x 1
12L x 1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
tot
B
11
15
11
6
2
-
1
-
-
46
E
1
3
4
-
3
-
-
1
-
12
G
11
8
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
28
I
2
-
2
2
-
2
-
-
1
9
L
5
5
4
8
2
1
1
-
-
26
T
10
5
3
2
-
1
-
-
-
21
Y
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2
tot
42
36
33
18
7
4
2
1
1
144
ELIGIBILITY, ILLEGIBILITY, LEGIBILITY
IL L EGIBIL ITY
12
pangram
EL IGIBIL ITY
11
pangram
BIL L IETITE
10
L EGIBIL ITY
10
pangram
IL L EGIBL E
9
IL L EGIBL Y
9
L IEBIGITE
9
TIL L EYITE
9
BEL ITTL E
8
BIL L ETEE
8
EITEL ITE
8
EL IGIBL E
8
EL IGIBL Y
8
L EITEITE
8
L IBEL L EE
8
BEIGEL Y
7
BEL IBEL
7
BEL L ITE
7
BETITL E
7
BIL L ETY
7
BITTIL Y
7
IL L EGIT
7
IL L EITY
7
L EBL EBI
7
L EGGIL Y
7
L EGIBL E
7
L EGIBL Y
7
L EGITL Y
7
L IBEL EE
7
L IBEL L E
7
L ITTL IE
7
TIGEL L E
7
TIL L ITE
7
BEETL E
6
BEETL Y
6
BEIGEL
6
BETEL L
6
BIBBL E
6
BIL BIE
6
BIL ETE
6
BIL GEY
6
BIL L ET
6
BIL L IE
6
BL EBBY
6
EGGIL Y
6
EL EGIT
6
EL YITE
6
EYEL ET
6
GIBL ET
6
GIGGL E
6
GIGGL Y
6
GIGL ET
6
GIL GIE
6
GIL L IE
6
GL EETY
6
GL EGL Y
6
GL IBL Y
6
IL L ITE
6
IL L L IT
* 6
L EGGIE
6
L EGL ET
6
L ITTL E
6
L ITTL Y
6
TEL L EE
6
TIL L ET
6
TITTL E
6
BEEL Y
5
BEL IE
5
BEL L E
5
BEL L Y
5
BEL TY
5
BETEL
5
allowed elsewhere
BETYL
5
BIBL E
5
BIGL Y
5
BIL BY
5
BIL GE
5
BIL GY
5
BIL L Y
5
BL IGE
5
BL ITE
5
EL EGY
5
EL ITE
5
ETTL E
5
GEL EE
5
GIBEL
5
GIBL I
5
GIL ET
5
GIL L Y
5
GL EBE
5
GL EBY
5
GL EET
5
L EGGY
5
L EGIT
5
L IBEL
5
L IEGE
5
L ITTY
5
TEL L Y
5
TETEL
5
TIL L Y
5
TIL TY
5
TITL E
5
BEEL
4
BEL L
4
BEL T
4
BIL E
4
BIL L
4
BL EB
4
BL EE
4
BL EG
4
BL ET
4
BL EY
4
BL IT
4
EEL Y
4
GEL L
4
GEL T
4
GIL L
4
GIL T
4
GL EE
4
GL EG
4
GL EI
4
GL EY
4
GL IB
4
GYIL
4
GYL E
4
IGIL
4
IL L Y
4
L EET
4
L IL L
4
L IL T
4
L IL Y
4
L ITE
4
TEEL
4
TEIL
4
TEL E
4
TEL L
4
TEL T
4
TIL E
4
TIL I
4
TIL L
4
TIL T
4
TYL E
4
YEL L
4
YIL L
4
* compound(ish) word