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May 11, 2021 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 11, 2021, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter BACELTX
Spelling Bee for May 11, 2021

words: 41
score: 190 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 2

A x 5
B x 23
C x 5
E x 3
L x 1
T x 4

4L x 14
5L x 11
6L x 7
7L x 3
8L x 3
9L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 9 tot
A 2 1 1 1 - - 5
B 12 4 4 - 2 1 23
C - 3 1 - 1 - 5
E - - - 1 - 2 3
L - 1 - - - - 1
T - 2 1 1 - - 4
tot 14 11 7 3 3 3 41

cmp 8 9 tot
B 1 1 2
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 5
previously disallowed debuts 1
newly disallowed words 1 belate
newly reallowed words 1

EXACTABLE

word       length      
BATTLEAXE * 9 debut
ELECTABLE 9
EXACTABLE 9 pangram, debut
BATTLEAX * 8 debut
BEATABLE 8
CALLABLE 8
ABETTAL 7 debut, previously disallowed, disallowed elsewhere
EATABLE 7 disallowed elsewhere
TAXABLE 7 debut
ABLATE 6
BABBLE 6
BALLET 6
BATTLE 6
BEETLE 6
CABALA 6
TABLET 6
ABATE 5
BABEL 5
BELLE 5
BETEL 5 newly reallowed
BLEAT 5
CABAL 5
CABLE 5
CELEB 5
LABEL 5
TABLA 5
TABLE 5
ABET 4
ABLE 4
BABA 4
BABE 4
BALE 4
BALL 4
BATE 4
BEAT 4
BEET 4
BELL 4
BELT 4
BETA 4
BLAB 4
BLAT 4

* compound(ish) word

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