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May 16, 2024 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2024, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter LAGINTV
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2024

words: 57
score: 420 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 1
bingo: yes

A x 10
G x 11
I x 2
L x 10
N x 4
T x 10
V x 10

5L x 14
6L x 6
7L x 17
8L x 14
9L x 1
10L x 3
11L x 1
12L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 6 1 1 2 - - - - 10
G 1 - 4 4 1 - - 1 11
I - - 1 - - 1 - - 2
L 1 3 3 2 - 1 - - 10
N 2 - 1 1 - - - - 4
T - 2 3 3 - 1 1 - 10
V 4 - 4 2 - - - - 10
tot 14 6 17 14 1 3 1 1 57

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AI x 1 AL x 3 AN x 3 AT x 1 AV x 2
GA x 7 GI x 2 GL x 2
IN x 2
LA x 4 LI x 6
NA x 3 NI x 1
TA x 5 TI x 5
VA x 5 VI x 5

cmp 10 tot
T 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 15
newly disallowed words 1 titling

GALLIVANT, GALLIVANTING, VIGILANT

word       length      
GALLIVANTING 12 pangram, debut
TITILLATING 11 debut
INITIALING 10 debut
LITIGATING 10 debut
TAILGATING * 10 debut
GALLIVANT 9 pangram, debut
ALIGNING 8
AVAILING 8 debut
GALANGAL 8
GANGLING 8
GIGGLING 8
GLINTING 8
LIGATING 8 debut
LITIGANT 8 debut
NIGGLING 8
TANGLING 8 debut
TATTLING 8 debut
TINGLING 8
VANILLIN 8
VIGILANT 8 pangram, debut
ANGLING 7
GALLANT 7
GALLING 7
GANGLIA 7
GILLING 7
INITIAL 7
LAGGING 7
LANTANA 7
LILTING 7
NAILING 7
TAILING 7 debut
TILLING 7
TILTING 7
VAGINAL 7 debut
VALIANT 7
VANILLA 7
VILLAIN 7
AILING 6
LAVING 6 debut
LINING 6
LIVING 6
TALLIT 6
TILING 6
ALGAL 5
ALIGN 5
ANNAL 5
ANVIL 5
ATILT 5
AVAIL 5
GLINT 5
LANAI 5
NATAL 5
NAVAL 5
VAGAL 5
VIGIL 5
VILLA 5
VITAL 5

* compound(ish) word

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