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May 16, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2024, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter LAGINTV
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2024

words: 223
score: 1,634 pts
pangrams: 8
bingo: yes

A x 55
G x 43
I x 18
L x 41
N x 11
T x 30
V x 25

5L x 49
6L x 39
7L x 57
8L x 41
9L x 16
10L x 10
11L x 6
12L x 4
14L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 tot
A 13 10 12 10 6 1 2 1 - 55
G 5 8 11 13 2 1 2 1 - 43
I 4 1 5 1 2 2 1 2 - 18
L 10 12 12 5 1 1 - - - 41
N 4 1 3 2 - 1 - - - 11
T 5 5 6 6 4 3 1 - - 30
V 8 2 8 4 1 1 - - 1 25
tot 49 39 57 41 16 10 6 4 1 223

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AA x 1 AG x 2 AI x 2 AL x 14 AN x 21 AT x 8 AV x 7
GA x 27 GI x 11 GL x 4 GN x 1
IL x 4 IN x 13 IT x 1
ITA x 1
LA x 20 LI x 21
NA x 7 NI x 4
TA x 20 TI x 10
VA x 11 VI x 14

debut appearances 15
newly disallowed words 1 titling

GALAVANTING, GALIVANT, GALIVANTING, GALLIVANT, GALLIVANTING, INVIGILATING, VIGILANT, VITILITIGATING

word       length      
AALII 5
AGLINT 6
AGNAIL 6
AILING 6
AILLT 5
ALALA 5
ALALIA 6
ALANG 5
ALANNA 6
ALANT 5
ALANTIN 7
ALGAL 5
ALGIN 5
ALIGN 5
ALIGNING 8
ALINING 7
ALLIGANT 8
ALLIGATING 10
ALLIIN 6
ANALGIA 7
ANALING 7
ANALLING 8
ANGINAL 7
ANGLING 7
ANILILAGNIA 11
ANILLIN 7
ANNAL 5
ANTIALGAL 9
ANTIALIGNING 12
ANTIANGINAL 11
ANTIGLIAL 9
ANTINATAL 9
ANTINAVAL 9
ANTITAIL 8
ANTITILT 8
ANTLIA 6
ANTLING 7
ANVIL 5
ANVILING 8
ANVILLING 9
ATALL 5
ATILT 5
ATLANTAL 8
ATLATL 6
ATTAGAL 7
ATTALING 8
ATTALLING 9
ATTILA 6
AVAIL 5
AVAILING 8 debut
AVALING 7
AVIALAN 7
AVIALIAN 8
AVILING 7
AVITAL 6
GAGGLING 8
GAILAN 6
GALAGIN 7
GALANGA 7
GALANGAL 8
GALANGIN 8
GALANIN 7
GALANT 6
GALAVANT 8
GALAVANTING 11 pangram
GALING 6
GALIVANT 8 pangram
GALIVANTING 11 pangram
GALIVAT 7
GALLANT 7
GALLANTING 10
GALLIAN 7
GALLIN 6
GALLING 7
GALLIVANT 9 pangram, debut
GALLIVANTING 12 pangram, debut
GALLIVAT 8
GANGLIA 7
GANGLIAL 8
GANGLING 8
GANIL 5
GAVIAL 6
GIALLI 6
GIANTLING 9
GIGGLING 8
GILGAI 6
GILIA 5
GILLING 7
GINGAL 6
GINGALL 7
GINGIVAL 8
GINGLING 8
GITALIN 7
GLATT 5
GLIAL 5
GLINT 5
GLINTING 8
GNATLING 8
ILALA 5
ILIAL 5
ILIGANT 7
ILLLIT 6
INIAL 5
INITIAL 7
INITIALING 10 debut
INITIALLING 11
INTAGLI 7
INTAGLII 8
INTAILING 9
INTANGLING 10
INTIL 5
INTINAL 7
INTITLING 9
INVIGILATING 12 pangram
INVITAL 7
ITALIANATING 12
LAGAN 5
LAGGIN 6
LAGGING 7
LAGTANG 7
LAITING 7
LALANG 6
LALLAN 6
LALLATING 9
LALLING 7
LANAI 5
LANTANA 7
LANTING 7
LATITAT 7
LATTIN 6
LAVAGING 8
LAVALAVA 8
LAVANI 6
LAVANT 6
LAVING 6 debut
LAVTA 5
LIANA 5
LIANG 5
LIGAN 5
LIGATING 8 debut
LIGGING 7
LIGNAN 6
LIGNIN 6
LILLING 7
LILTING 7
LINGA 5
LININ 5
LINING 6
LINNING 7
LITAI 5
LITIGANT 8 debut
LITIGATING 10 debut
LITING 6
LITTING 7
LITTLING 8
LIVIN 5
LIVING 6
NAGGLING 8
NAILING 7
NALLA 5
NATAL 5
NATALITIAL 10
NATLANG 7
NAVAL 5
NIGGLING 8
NILGAI 6
NILLING 7
NIVAL 5
TAGLIA 6
TAGLINING 9
TAGTAIL 7
TAIGLING 8
TAILGATING 10 debut
TAILING 7 debut
TALALGIA 8
TALAV 5
TALIN 5
TALING 6
TALLA 5
TALLAGING 9
TALLAT 6
TALLIATING 10
TALLIT 6
TANGLING 8 debut
TANLING 7
TANTALIAN 9
TATTLING 8 debut
TAVLA 5
TILIA 5
TILING 6
TILIVALLIN 10
TILLING 7
TILTING 7
TINGALING 9
TINGLING 8
TITILLATING 11 debut
TITLING 7 newly disallowed
TITTLING 8
VAGAL 5
VAGINAL 7 debut
VAILING 7
VAINILLAL 9
VALIANT 7
VALLA 5
VALVA 5
VALVAL 6
VALVING 7
VANILLA 7
VANILLIN 8
VIALING 7
VIALLING 8
VIGIL 5
VIGILANT 8 pangram, debut
VILLA 5
VILLAIN 7
VILLAINING 10
VILLAN 6
VILLI 5
VILLIAN 7
VINAL 5
VITAL 5
VITILITIGATING 14 pangram
VITTLING 8

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