May 23, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

May 23, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 23, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.

Spelling Bee for May 23, 2023

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Center letter C: October 3, 2020

words: 162
score: 1,142 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 2
plurals: 9
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

plu	5	6	7	tot
A	1	1	-	2
B	-	1	1	2
C	-	-	1	1
I	1	-	-	1
L	1	1	1	3
tot	3	3	3	9

debut appearances	4
previously disallowed debuts	2

ABEMACICLIB, ACCLAIMABLE, ALEMBIC, AMICABLE, BACILLAEMIA, BACILLEMIA, CEMBALI, CLAIMABLE, CLIMBABLE, MIMICABLE

word	length
ABACA	5
ABACI	^† 5
ABEAM	5
ABELE	5
ABELIA	6
ABEMACICLIB	11	pangram
ABILLA	6
ACCLAIMABLE	11	pangram
AIMABLE	7
ALBIC	5
ALEMBIC	7	perfect pangram
ALIBI	5
ALIBLE	6
ALLIABLE	8
AMABILE	7
AMBAL	5
AMBALAMA	8
AMBLE	5
AMEBA	5
AMEBAE	^† 6
AMEBIC	6
AMIABLE	7	debut
AMICABLE	8	pangram
BAALIM	^† 6
BABALA	6
BABBIE	6
BABBLE	6
BABEL	5
BACCA	5
BACCALA	7
BACILLAEMIA	11	pangram
BACILLEMIA	10	pangram
BACILLI	^† 7
BAICAI	6
BAILA	5
BAILABLE	8
BAILE	5
BAILEE	6
BAILI	5
BAILIE	6
BAILLI	6
BAILLIE	7
BALLABILE	9
BALLABILI	9
BALLIA	6
BAMMIE	6
BEABLE	6
BECALL	6
BECALM	6
BECAME	6
BECCAL	6
BECLAM	6
BEEBALM	7
BEEBEE	6
BELACE	6
BELAM	5
BELIBEL	7
BELIE	5
BELIME	6
BELLE	5
BEMBA	5
BIALLELIC	9
BIBBLE	6
BIBBLEBABBLE	12
BIBLE	5
BIBLICAL	8
BICCIE	6
BICELLE	7
BILABIAL	8
BILBIE	6
BILIMBI	7
BILLABLE	8
BILLIE	6
BIMBLE	6
BLAMABLE	8	debut, previously disallowed
BLAME	5
BLAMEABLE	9	debut, previously disallowed
CABAL	5
CABALA	6
CABALIC	7
CABBALA	7
CABBALIC	8
CABBIE	6
CABBLE	6
CABLE	5
CALABA	6
CALAMBAC	8
CALLABLE	8
CAMBIA	6
CAMBIAL	7
CAMBIC	6
CEBIL	5
CEIBA	5
CELEB	5
CEMBALI	^† 7	perfect pangram
CIBAI	5
CIMBIA	6
CLAIMABLE	9	pangram
CLIMB	5
CLIMBABLE	9	pangram
EMAILABLE	9
EMBALM	6
EMBALMABLE	10
EMBEAM	6
EMBLEM	6
EMBLEMA	7
EMBLIC	6
IAMBI	^† 5
IAMBIC	6
ICEBALL	7
ILLABIAL	8
IMBABALA	8
IMBECILE	8
IMBECILIC	9
IMBIBE	6
IMMALLEABLE	11
LABBA	5
LABEL	5
LABELABLE	9
LABELLA	7
LABIA	^† 5
LABIAE	^† 6
LABIAL	6
LABILE	6
LABLAB	6
LACEABLE	8
LAMBA	5
LAMBEL	6
LAMBIC	6
LAMBIE	6
LAMBLIA	7
LEBLEBI	7
LIABLE	6
LIBECCI	^† 7
LIBEL	5
LIBELEE	7
LIBELLA	7
LIBELLE	7
LIBELLEE	8
LIMBA	5
LIMBAL	6
LIMBI	5
LIMBIC	6
LIMBMEAL	8
MABBLE	6
MABELA	6
MABELE	6
MAILABLE	8	debut
MALBEC	6
MALIMBE	7
MALLEABLE	9
MAMBA	5
MBILA	5
MELBA	5
MEMEABLE	8
MILAB	5
MILLABLE	8
MIMABLE	7
MIMIAMB	7
MIMIAMBI	8
MIMIAMBIC	9
MIMICABLE	9	pangram

† plural noun

AB x 7	AC x 1	AI x 1	AL x 5	AM x 9
BA x 23	BE x 15	BI x 13	BL x 3
CA x 14	CE x 4	CI x 2	CL x 3
EM x 7
IA x 2	IC x 1	IL x 1	IM x 5
LA x 15	LE x 1	LI x 12
MA x 8	MB x 1	ME x 2	MI x 7

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