May 23, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 23, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter C: October 3, 2020words: 205
score: 1,185 pts
pangrams: 10
perfect: 2
plurals: 9
bingo: yes
A x 30
B x 84
C x 24
E x 7
I x 11
L x 30
M x 19
4L x 43
5L x 39
6L x 56
7L x 27
8L x 21
9L x 12
10L x 2
11L x 4
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | 30 |
| B | 30 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84 |
| C | 1 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 24 |
| E | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| L | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 30 |
| M | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 19 |
| tot | 43 | 39 | 56 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 205 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AB x 10 | AC x 1 | AI x 1 | AL x 7 | AM x 11 |
| BA x 32 | BE x 20 | BI x 20 | BL x 12 | |
| CA x 15 | CE x 4 | CI x 2 | CL x 3 | |
| EM x 7 | ||||
| IA x 3 | IC x 1 | IL x 1 | IM x 6 | |
| LA x 16 | LE x 1 | LI x 13 | ||
| MA x 9 | MB x 1 | ME x 2 | MI x 7 |
| plu | 5 | 6 | 7 | tot |
| A | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| B | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| C | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| tot | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| debut appearances | 4 |
| previously disallowed debuts | 2 |
ABEMACICLIB, ACCLAIMABLE, ALEMBIC, AMICABLE, BACILLAEMIA, BACILLEMIA, CEMBALI, CLAIMABLE, CLIMBABLE, MIMICABLE
| word | length | |||
| ABACA | 5 | |||
| ABACI | † 5 | |||
| ABBA | 4 | |||
| ABBE | 4 | |||
| ABEAM | 5 | |||
| ABELE | 5 | |||
| ABELIA | 6 | |||
| ABEMACICLIB | 11 | pangram | ||
| ABILLA | 6 | |||
| ABLE | 4 | |||
| ACCLAIMABLE | 11 | pangram | ||
| AIMABLE | 7 | |||
| ALBA | 4 | |||
| ALBE | 4 | |||
| ALBIC | 5 | |||
| ALEMBIC | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| ALIBI | 5 | |||
| ALIBLE | 6 | |||
| ALLIABLE | 8 | |||
| AMABILE | 7 | |||
| AMBA | 4 | |||
| AMBAL | 5 | |||
| AMBALAMA | 8 | |||
| AMBE | 4 | |||
| AMBLE | 5 | |||
| AMEBA | 5 | |||
| AMEBAE | † 6 | |||
| AMEBIC | 6 | |||
| AMIABLE | 7 | debut | ||
| AMICABLE | 8 | pangram | ||
| BAAL | 4 | |||
| BAALIM | † 6 | |||
| BABA | 4 | |||
| BABALA | 6 | |||
| BABBIE | 6 | |||
| BABBLE | 6 | |||
| BABE | 4 | |||
| BABEL | 5 | |||
| BACCA | 5 | |||
| BACCALA | 7 | |||
| BACILLAEMIA | 11 | pangram | ||
| BACILLEMIA | 10 | pangram | ||
| BACILLI | † 7 | |||
| BAEL | 4 | |||
| BAICAI | 6 | |||
| BAIL | 4 | |||
| BAILA | 5 | |||
| BAILABLE | 8 | |||
| BAILE | 5 | |||
| BAILEE | 6 | |||
| BAILI | 5 | |||
| BAILIE | 6 | |||
| BAILLI | 6 | |||
| BAILLIE | 7 | |||
| BALE | 4 | |||
| BALL | 4 | |||
| BALLABILE | 9 | |||
| BALLABILI | 9 | |||
| BALLIA | 6 | |||
| BALM | 4 | |||
| BAMI | 4 | |||
| BAMMIE | 6 | |||
| BEABLE | 6 | |||
| BEAL | 4 | |||
| BEAM | 4 | |||
| BECALL | 6 | |||
| BECALM | 6 | |||
| BECAME | 6 | |||
| BECCAL | 6 | |||
| BECLAM | 6 | |||
| BEEBALM | 7 | |||
| BEEBEE | 6 | |||
| BEEL | 4 | |||
| BELACE | 6 | |||
| BELAM | 5 | |||
| BELIBEL | 7 | |||
| BELIE | 5 | |||
| BELIME | 6 | |||
| BELL | 4 | |||
| BELLE | 5 | |||
| BEMA | 4 | |||
| BEMBA | 5 | |||
| BIALLELIC | 9 | |||
| BIBB | 4 | |||
| BIBBLE | 6 | |||
| BIBBLEBABBLE | 12 | |||
| BIBE | 4 | |||
| BIBI | 4 | |||
| BIBLE | 5 | |||
| BIBLICAL | 8 | |||
| BICCIE | 6 | |||
| BICE | 4 | |||
| BICELLE | 7 | |||
| BILABIAL | 8 | |||
| BILBIE | 6 | |||
| BILE | 4 | |||
| BILIMBI | 7 | |||
| BILL | 4 | |||
| BILLABLE | 8 | |||
| BILLIE | 6 | |||
| BIMA | 4 | |||
| BIMBLE | 6 | |||
| BLAA | 4 | |||
| BLAB | 4 | |||
| BLAE | 4 | |||
| BLAM | 4 | |||
| BLAMABLE | 8 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| BLAME | 5 | |||
| BLAMEABLE | 9 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| BLEA | 4 | |||
| BLEB | 4 | |||
| BLEE | 4 | |||
| BLEM | 4 | |||
| BLIM | 4 | |||
| CABA | 4 | |||
| CABAL | 5 | |||
| CABALA | 6 | |||
| CABALIC | 7 | |||
| CABBALA | 7 | |||
| CABBALIC | 8 | |||
| CABBIE | 6 | |||
| CABBLE | 6 | |||
| CABLE | 5 | |||
| CALABA | 6 | |||
| CALAMBAC | 8 | |||
| CALLABLE | 8 | |||
| CAMBIA | 6 | |||
| CAMBIAL | 7 | |||
| CAMBIC | 6 | |||
| CEBIL | 5 | |||
| CEIBA | 5 | |||
| CELEB | 5 | |||
| CEMBALI | † 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| CIBAI | 5 | |||
| CIMBIA | 6 | |||
| CLAIMABLE | 9 | pangram | ||
| CLIMB | 5 | |||
| CLIMBABLE | 9 | pangram | ||
| EMAILABLE | 9 | |||
| EMBALM | 6 | |||
| EMBALMABLE | 10 | |||
| EMBEAM | 6 | |||
| EMBLEM | 6 | |||
| EMBLEMA | 7 | |||
| EMBLIC | 6 | |||
| IAMB | 4 | |||
| IAMBI | † 5 | |||
| IAMBIC | 6 | |||
| ICEBALL | 7 | |||
| ILLABIAL | 8 | |||
| IMBABALA | 8 | |||
| IMBE | 4 | |||
| IMBECILE | 8 | |||
| IMBECILIC | 9 | |||
| IMBIBE | 6 | |||
| IMMALLEABLE | 11 | |||
| LABBA | 5 | |||
| LABEL | 5 | |||
| LABELABLE | 9 | |||
| LABELLA | 7 | |||
| LABIA | † 5 | |||
| LABIAE | † 6 | |||
| LABIAL | 6 | |||
| LABILE | 6 | |||
| LABLAB | 6 | |||
| LACEABLE | 8 | |||
| LAMB | 4 | |||
| LAMBA | 5 | |||
| LAMBEL | 6 | |||
| LAMBIC | 6 | |||
| LAMBIE | 6 | |||
| LAMBLIA | 7 | |||
| LEBLEBI | 7 | |||
| LIABLE | 6 | |||
| LIBECCI | † 7 | |||
| LIBEL | 5 | |||
| LIBELEE | 7 | |||
| LIBELLA | 7 | |||
| LIBELLE | 7 | |||
| LIBELLEE | 8 | |||
| LIMB | 4 | |||
| LIMBA | 5 | |||
| LIMBAL | 6 | |||
| LIMBI | 5 | |||
| LIMBIC | 6 | |||
| LIMBMEAL | 8 | |||
| MABBLE | 6 | |||
| MABE | 4 | |||
| MABELA | 6 | |||
| MABELE | 6 | |||
| MAILABLE | 8 | debut | ||
| MALBEC | 6 | |||
| MALIMBE | 7 | |||
| MALLEABLE | 9 | |||
| MAMBA | 5 | |||
| MBILA | 5 | |||
| MELBA | 5 | |||
| MEMEABLE | 8 | |||
| MILAB | 5 | |||
| MILLABLE | 8 | |||
| MIMABLE | 7 | |||
| MIMIAMB | 7 | |||
| MIMIAMBI | 8 | |||
| MIMIAMBIC | 9 | |||
| MIMICABLE | 9 | pangram |
† plural noun