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May 16, 2021 | 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2021, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with GU.


Instructions

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center letter AFGINUW
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2021

words: 35
score: 168 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 2
plurals: 0

A x 5
F x 6
G x 12
I x 1
N x 4
W x 7

4L x 12
5L x 5
6L x 7
7L x 9
9L x 1
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 9 10 tot
A - 3 2 - - - 5
F 3 1 - 2 - - 6
G 5 - 1 5 1 - 12
I - - 1 - - - 1
N 3 - - 1 - - 4
W 1 1 3 1 - 1 7
tot 12 5 7 9 1 1 35

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AG x 2 AN x 1 AW x 2
FA x 6
GA x 8 GN x 2 GU x 2
GUF x 2
IG x 1
NA x 4
WA x 5 WI x 2

cmp 6 10 tot
W 1 1 2
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 5
newly disallowed words 1 ungag

GUFFAWING

word       length      
AGAIN 5
AGING 5
ANGINA 6
AWING 5
AWNING 6
FANG 4
FANNING 7
FAUN 4
FAUNA 5
FAWN 4
FAWNING 7 debut
GAFF 4
GAGA 4
GAGGING 7
GAIN 4
GAINING 7
GANG 4
GANGING 7
GAUGING 7 debut
GNAW 4
GNAWING 7
GUFFAW 6 debut
GUFFAWING 9 pangram, debut
IGUANA 6 debut
NAAN 4
NAGGING 7
NAIF 4
NANA 4
WAGGING 7
WAGING 6
WAIF 4
WANING 6
WANNA 5
WIGWAG * 6
WIGWAGGING * 10

* compound(ish) word

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