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May 4, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 4, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter HEGILNT
Spelling Bee for May 4, 2023

words: 133
score: 1,049 pts
pangrams: 14
perfect: 3
plurals: 1
bingo: yes

plu 5 tot
T 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 13
newly disallowed words 1 hieing

EIGHTLING, ENLENGTHENING, ENLIGHT, ENLIGHTEN, ENLIGHTENING, ENLIGHTING, GEHLENITE, LENGTHENING, LETHING, LIGHTEN, LIGHTENING, LITHENING, NIGHTLINE, THINGLET

word       length      
ENLENGTHENING 13 pangram
NIGHTLIGHTING 13
ENLIGHTENING 12 pangram, debut
HIGHLIGHTING 12
LIGHTNINGING 12
HEIGHTENING 11 debut
LENGTHENING 11 pangram, debut
EIGHTEENTH 10 debut
ENLENGTHEN 10
ENLIGHTING 10 pangram
HIGHLINING 10
LIGHTENING 10 pangram, debut
LIGHTTIGHT 10
NIGHTENING 10
NIGHTLIGHT 10
NINETEENTH 10
TIGHTENING 10 debut
EIGHTHING 9
EIGHTIETH 9
EIGHTLING 9 pangram
ENLIGHTEN 9 pangram, debut
GEHLENITE 9 pangram
HIGHLIGHT 9
LIGHTNING 9
LITHENING 9 pangram
NIGHTLINE 9 pangram
NINETIETH 9
EIGHTEEN 8 debut
HEIGHTEN 8 debut
HELENITE 8
HIGGLING 8
HIGHLINE 8
HINGEING 8
LENGTHEN 8
LIGHTING 8
NEIGHING 8
NIGHTING 8
NINTHING 8
TEETHING 8 debut
TENTHING 8
THIGGING 8
THIGHING 8
THINGING 8
THINGLET 8 pangram
THINLINE 8
THINNING 8
ENLIGHT 7 perfect pangram
ETHLETE 7
GHILLIE 7
HEELING 7
HELENIN 7
HELLING 7
HENNING 7
HIGHING 7
HIGHLEG 7
HIGHLIT 7
HILLING 7
HILLITE 7
HILTING 7
HINGING 7
HINTING 7
HITTING 7
IHLEITE 7
INLIGHT 7
LETHING 7 perfect pangram
LIGHTEN 7 perfect pangram, debut
LITHING 7
LITHITE 7
NIGHING 7
NIGHTEN 7
NIGHTIE 7 debut
THEEING 7
THEELIN 7
THETINE 7
THINGIE 7
THINNET 7
TIGHTEN 7 debut
TITHING 7
EHLITE 6
EIGHTH 6
ETHENE 6
ETHINE 6
ETHNIE 6
GHETTI 6
HEELIE 6
HEIGHT 6
HEINIE 6
HELING 6
HENNIN 6
HETTIE 6
HIEING 6 newly disallowed
HIGGLE 6
HIGHEN 6
HILITE 6
HITTEE 6
LENGTH 6
LILITH 6
LITHEN 6
NIGHEN 6
TEEHEE 6
TEENTH 6
TEETHE 6
THEINE 6
THIETE 6
EIGHT 5
ETHEL 5
HEIGH 5
HEITI 5
HENGE 5
HIGHT 5
HINGE 5
HITHE 5
ILLTH 5
LETHE 5
LIGHT 5
LITHE 5
NEIGH 5
NIGHT 5
NIHIL 5
NINTH 5
TEETH  5
TEHEE 5
TENTH 5
THEGN 5
THEIN 5
THIGH 5
THILL 5
THINE 5
THING 5
TIGHT 5
TILTH 5
TITHE 5
TITHI 5

† plural noun

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