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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.


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center letter LAGINTV
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

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

† plural noun

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