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May 4, 2023 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 4, 2023, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter HEGILNT
Spelling Bee for May 4, 2023

words: 62
score: 416 pts
pangrams: 5
perfect: 1
compounds: 6
plurals: 1

cmp 8 9 10 12 tot
E 1 - 1 - 2
H - 1 - 1 2
N - - 2 - 2
tot 1 1 3 1 6

plu 5 tot
T 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 13
newly disallowed words 1 hieing

ENLIGHTEN, ENLIGHTENING, LENGTHENING, LIGHTEN, LIGHTENING

word       length      
ENLIGHTENING 12 pangram, debut
HIGHLIGHTING * 12
HEIGHTENING 11 debut
LENGTHENING 11 pangram, debut
EIGHTEENTH * 10 debut
LIGHTENING 10 pangram, debut
NIGHTLIGHT * 10
NINETEENTH * 10
TIGHTENING 10 debut
EIGHTIETH 9
ENLIGHTEN 9 pangram, debut
HIGHLIGHT * 9
LIGHTNING 9
NINETIETH 9
EIGHTEEN * 8 debut
HEIGHTEN 8 debut
LENGTHEN 8
LIGHTING 8
NEIGHING 8
TEETHING 8 debut
THINNING 8
HEELING 7
HILLING 7
HINGING 7
HINTING 7
HITTING 7
LIGHTEN 7 perfect pangram, debut
NIGHTIE 7 debut
TIGHTEN 7 debut
TITHING 7
EIGHTH 6
HEIGHT 6
HEINIE 6
LENGTH 6
TEETHE 6
EIGHT 5
HENGE 5
HINGE 5
LIGHT 5
LITHE 5
NEIGH 5
NIGHT 5
NINTH 5
TEETH  5
TENTH 5
THIGH 5
THINE 5
THING 5
TIGHT 5
TILTH 5
TITHE 5
GHEE 4
HEEL 4
HELL 4
HIGH 4
HILL 4
HILT 4
HINT 4
NIGH 4
THEE 4
THEN 4
THIN 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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