May 16, 2024: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

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

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 16, 2024

words: 223
score: 1,634 pts
pangrams: 8
plurals: 4
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
LA x 20	LI x 21
NA x 7	NI x 4
TA x 20	TI x 10
VA x 11	VI x 14
VAG x 2	VAI x 2	VAL x 5	VAN x 2

plu	6	7	8	tot
G	1	1	-	2
I	-	1	1	2
tot	1	2	1	4

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
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
GALLIVANTING	12	pangram
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
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
LAVTA	5
LIANA	5
LIANG	5
LIGAN	5
LIGATING	8
LIGGING	7
LIGNAN	6
LIGNIN	6
LILLING	7
LILTING	7
LINGA	5
LININ	5
LINING	6
LINNING	7
LITAI	5
LITIGANT	8
LITIGATING	10
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
TAILING	7
TALALGIA	8
TALAV	5
TALIN	5
TALING	6
TALLA	5
TALLAGING	9
TALLAT	6
TALLIATING	10
TALLIT	6
TANGLING	8
TANLING	7
TANTALIAN	9
TATTLING	8
TAVLA	5
TILIA	5
TILING	6
TILIVALLIN	10
TILLING	7
TILTING	7
TINGALING	9
TINGLING	8
TITILLATING	11
TITLING	7
TITTLING	8
VAGAL	5
VAGINAL	7
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
VILLA	5
VILLAIN	7
VILLAINING	10
VILLAN	6
VILLI	5
VILLIAN	7
VINAL	5
VITAL	5
VITILITIGATING	14	pangram
VITTLING	8

† plural noun

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