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August 28, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 28, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IG.


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center letter IDEFGNY
Spelling Bee for August 28, 2021

words: 193
score: 1,077 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
plurals: 1
bingo: yes

D x 55
E x 24
F x 42
G x 21
I x 22
N x 23
Y x 6

4L x 31
5L x 43
6L x 52
7L x 46
8L x 14
9L x 6
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
D 9 13 10 15 4 3 1 55
E 2 4 10 4 3 1 - 24
F 6 9 12 11 3 1 - 42
G 2 6 5 7 1 - - 21
I 4 6 8 2 2 - - 22
N 7 4 6 4 1 1 - 23
Y 1 1 1 3 - - - 6
tot 31 43 52 46 14 6 1 193

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
DE x 26 DI x 26 DY x 3
ED x 8 EE x 1 EF x 3 EG x 1 EI x 3 EN x 6 EY x 2
FE x 9 FI x 33
GE x 8 GI x 12 GY x 1
IF x 1 IG x 2 IN x 19
IGG x 2
NE x 5 NI x 18
YE x 2 YI x 4

plu 5 tot
G 1 1
tot 1 1

debut appearances 33

DEFYING, DEIFYING, EDIFYING

word       length      
DEEDING 7 debut
DEFENDING 9 debut
DEFI 4
DEFIED 6
DEFIN 5
DEFINE 6
DEFINED 7
DEFINEE 7
DEFINING 8 debut
DEFINNED 8
DEFINNING 9
DEFYING 7 perfect pangram, debut
DEGGING 7
DEID 4
DEIE 4
DEIFIED 7
DEIFY 5 debut
DEIFYING 8 pangram, debut
DEIGN 5 debut
DEIGNED 7 debut
DEIGNING 8 debut
DENI 4
DENIED 6
DENIN 5
DENNING 7
DENYING 7 debut
DIDDY 5
DIDGE 5
DIDI 4
DIDIE 5
DIDINE 6
DIDNY 5
DIED 4
DIENE 5
DIENYNE 7
DIFF 4
DIGGING 7
DIGININ 7
DIGNIFIED 9 debut
DIGNIFY 7 debut
DIGNIFYING 10 debut
DIGYNY 6
DINE 4
DINED 5
DING 4
DINGED 6 debut
DINGING 7
DINGY 5 debut
DINING 6
DINNED 6
DINNING 7
DIYNE 5
DYEING 6 debut
DYING 5 debut
DYNEIN 6
EDDIED 6
EDDYING 7 debut
EDEINE 6
EDGIE 5
EDGING 6 debut
EDIFIED 7
EDIFY 5 debut
EDIFYING 8 pangram, debut
EEFING 6
EFFENDI 7
EFFIGY 6 debut
EFFING 6
EGGING 6
EIDE 4
EIGENGENE 9
EIGNE 5
ENDING 6 debut
ENEDIYNE 8
ENGINE 6
ENGINED 7
ENGINING 8
ENID 4
EYEING 6 debut
EYING 5 debut
FEEDING 7 debut
FEEING 6
FEENING 7
FEIGN 5
FEIGNED 7 debut
FEIGNING 8
FENDING 7 debut
FENI 4
FENING 6
FIDDED 6
FIDDING 7
FIDGE 5
FIDGED 6
FIDGING 7
FIEF 4
FIEND 5
FIENDED 7
FIENDING 8
FIENDY 6
FIFE 4
FIFED 5
FIFI 4
FIFIE 5
FIFING 6
FIGGED 6
FIGGING 7
FIGGY 5 allowed elsewhere
FIND 4
FINDING 7 debut
FINE 4
FINED 5
FINIF 5
FINIFF 6
FINIFIED 8
FINIFY 6
FINIFYING 9
FINING 6
FINNED 6
FINNIF 6
FINNIFF 7
FINNING 7
FINNY 5
GEDGING 7
GEEING 6
GEGGING 7
GEIN 4
GENIE 5
GENII  5
GENIN 5
GENNING 7
GIDDIED 7
GIDDY 5
GIDDYING 8
GIDGEE 6
GIED 4
GIEING 6
GIGGED 6 allowed elsewhere
GIGGING 7 allowed elsewhere
GINGING 7
GINNED 6 debut
GINNING 7
GINNY 5
GYNIE 5
IFFY 4
IGGED 5
IGGING 6
INDEED 6
INDEEDIE 8
INDEEDY 7
INDENE 6
INDIDE 6
INDIE 5
INDIGEN 7
INDIGENE 8 debut
INDIN 5
INDY 4
INEDGE 6
INEE 4
INFEED 6
INGINE 6
INIID 5
INNED 5
INNIE 5
INNING 6
INNY 4
NEEDING 7 debut
NEGGING 7
NEIDE 5
NEIF 4
NEINEI 6
NIDE 4
NIDGE 5
NIDGED 6
NIDGING 7
NIDI 4
NIDIFIED 8
NIDIFY 6
NIDIFYING 9
NIEF 4
NIFE 4
NIFF 4
NIFFED 6
NIFFING 7
NIFFY 5
NIGGED 6
NINE 4
NINEIN 6
NINNY 5
YEDDING 7
YENNING 7 debut
YIFF 4
YIFFED 6
YIFFING 7
YIFFY 5

† plural noun

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