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August 28, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 28, 2021, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter IDEFGNY
Spelling Bee for August 28, 2021

words: 162
score: 1,046 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

D x 46
E x 22
F x 36
G x 19
I x 18
N x 16
Y x 5

5L x 43
6L x 52
7L x 46
8L x 14
9L x 6
10L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
D 13 10 15 4 3 1 46
E 4 10 4 3 1 - 22
F 9 12 11 3 1 - 36
G 6 5 7 1 - - 19
I 6 8 2 2 - - 18
N 4 6 4 1 1 - 16
Y 1 1 3 - - - 5
tot 43 52 46 14 6 1 162

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DE x 22 DI x 21 DY x 3
ED x 8 EE x 1 EF x 3 EG x 1 EI x 2 EN x 5 EY x 2
FE x 8 FI x 28
GE x 7 GI x 11 GY x 1
IG x 2 IN x 16
NE x 4 NI x 12
YE x 2 YI x 3

debut appearances 33

DEFYING, DEIFYING, EDIFYING

word       length      
DIGNIFYING 10 debut
DEFENDING 9 debut
DEFINNING 9
DIGNIFIED 9 debut
EIGENGENE 9
FINIFYING 9
NIDIFYING 9
DEFINING 8 debut
DEFINNED 8
DEIFYING 8 pangram, debut
DEIGNING 8 debut
EDIFYING 8 pangram, debut
ENEDIYNE 8
ENGINING 8
FEIGNING 8
FIENDING 8
FINIFIED 8
GIDDYING 8
INDEEDIE 8
INDIGENE 8 debut
NIDIFIED 8
DEEDING 7 debut
DEFINED 7
DEFINEE 7
DEFYING 7 perfect pangram, debut
DEGGING 7
DEIFIED 7
DEIGNED 7 debut
DENNING 7
DENYING 7 debut
DIENYNE 7
DIGGING 7
DIGININ 7
DIGNIFY 7 debut
DINGING 7
DINNING 7
EDDYING 7 debut
EDIFIED 7
EFFENDI 7
ENGINED 7
FEEDING 7 debut
FEENING 7
FEIGNED 7 debut
FENDING 7 debut
FIDDING 7
FIDGING 7
FIENDED 7
FIGGING 7
FINDING 7 debut
FINNIFF 7
FINNING 7
GEDGING 7
GEGGING 7
GENNING 7
GIDDIED 7
GIGGING 7 allowed elsewhere
GINGING 7
GINNING 7
INDEEDY 7
INDIGEN 7
NEEDING 7 debut
NEGGING 7
NIDGING 7
NIFFING 7
YEDDING 7
YENNING 7 debut
YIFFING 7
DEFIED 6
DEFINE 6
DENIED 6
DIDINE 6
DIGYNY 6
DINGED 6 debut
DINING 6
DINNED 6
DYEING 6 debut
DYNEIN 6
EDDIED 6
EDEINE 6
EDGING 6 debut
EEFING 6
EFFIGY 6 debut
EFFING 6
EGGING 6
ENDING 6 debut
ENGINE 6
EYEING 6 debut
FEEING 6
FENING 6
FIDDED 6
FIDGED 6
FIENDY 6
FIFING 6
FIGGED 6
FINIFF 6
FINIFY 6
FINING 6
FINNED 6
FINNIF 6
GEEING 6
GIDGEE 6
GIEING 6
GIGGED 6 allowed elsewhere
GINNED 6 debut
IGGING 6
INDEED 6
INDENE 6
INDIDE 6
INEDGE 6
INFEED 6
INGINE 6
INNING 6
NEINEI 6
NIDGED 6
NIDIFY 6
NIFFED 6
NIGGED 6
NINEIN 6
YIFFED 6
DEFIN 5
DEIFY 5 debut
DEIGN 5 debut
DENIN 5
DIDDY 5
DIDGE 5
DIDIE 5
DIDNY 5
DIENE 5
DINED 5
DINGY 5 debut
DIYNE 5
DYING 5 debut
EDGIE 5
EDIFY 5 debut
EIGNE 5
EYING 5 debut
FEIGN 5
FIDGE 5
FIEND 5
FIFED 5
FIFIE 5
FIGGY 5 allowed elsewhere
FINED 5
FINIF 5
FINNY 5
GENIE 5
GENII 5
GENIN 5
GIDDY 5
GINNY 5
GYNIE 5
IGGED 5
INDIE 5
INDIN 5
INIID 5
INNED 5
INNIE 5
NEIDE 5
NIDGE 5
NIFFY 5
NINNY 5
YIFFY 5

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