May 23, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

May 23, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 23, 2021, 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 redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for May 23, 2021

Related puzzles

Center letter L: March 6, 2024
Center letter B: July 20, 2022
Center letter N: November 7, 2020

words: 194
score: 905 pts
pangrams: 3
bingo: yes

B x 58
E x 23
L x 21
N x 33
O x 11
T x 34
V x 14

4L x 60
5L x 52
6L x 44
7L x 18
8L x 12
9L x 5
10L x 2
13L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	13	tot
B	16	14	19	5	2	1	1	-	58
E	5	11	3	2	1	-	1	-	23
L	9	8	2	2	-	-	-	-	21
N	9	7	3	8	4	1	-	1	33
O	3	3	3	-	1	1	-	-	11
T	12	7	10	1	3	1	-	-	34
V	6	2	4	-	1	1	-	-	14
tot	60	52	44	18	12	5	2	1	194

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

debut appearances

BENEVOLENT, NONBENEVOLENT, OBVOLVENT

word	length
NONBENEVOLENT	13	pangram
BENEVOLENT	10	pangram
ELEVENTEEN	10
BELLONEON	9
NOVELETTE	9
OBVOLVENT	9	pangram
TELENOVEL	9
VELVETEEN	9
BENETTLE	8
BOTONNEE	8
EVOLVENT	8
NONEVENT	8
NONLEVEL	8
NONNOBLE	8
NONNOVEL	8
OVENETTE	8
TELEVOTE	8
TELLENOL	8
TOOLBELT	8
VOLVELLE	8
BELOTTE	7
BOBOLEE	7
BOLENOL	7
BONELET	7
BOTONEE	7
ENNOBLE	7
ENTENTE	7
LOBELET	7
LOVEBOT	7
NONBONE	7
NONETTE	7
NONETTO	7
NONEVEN	7
NONLOVE	7
NONVOTE	7
NOTELET	7
NOVELLE	7
TONETTE	7
BEBLOT	6
BEEBEE	6
BEETLE	6
BELOTE	6
BENBEN	6
BENNET	6
BENOTE	6
BETELL	6
BOBBLE	6
BOBLET	6
BOLETE	6
BOLTEL	6
BONEEN	6
BONNET	6
BOOTEE	6
BOOTLE	6
BOTETE	6
BOTNET	6
BOTTLE	6
ELEVEN	6
ELEVON	6
EVOLVE	6
LONNEN	6
LOOTEN	6
NETTLE	6
NOBBLE	6
NONENE	6
OBENTO	6
OLEONE	6
ONLENT	6
TEETEE	6
TEEVEE	6
TELLEE	6
TELLEN	6
TELNET	6	disallowed elsewhere
TENTEN	6
TOETOE	6
TONLET	6
TOOTLE	6
TOTTLE	6
VELLON	6
VELVET	6
VOLENT	6
VOTEEN	6
BEEVE	5
BELLE	5
BELLO	5
BENET	5
BENNE	5
BENTO	5
BETEL	5
BETOL	5
BEVEL	5
BLENT	5
BOBBE	5
BOBET	5
BONNE	5
BOTEL	5
EBBET	5
EBENE	5
ELLEN	5
ELOTE	5
ELVEN	5
ENNET	5
ENONE	5
EOTEN	5
ETTEN	5
ETTLE	5
EVENT	5
LEBEN	5
LENTE	5
LENTO	5
LEONE	5
LEVEE	5
LEVEL	5
LOTTE	5
LOVEE	5
NEBEL	5
NEVEL	5
NEVEN	5
NOBLE	5
NONET	5
NOONE	5
NOVEL	5
OBOLE	5
OLENT	5
OLEON	5
TENET	5
TENNE	5
TENNO	5
TENON	5
TETEL	5
TONNE	5
TOVEL	5
VOLET	5
VOLTE	5
BEEL	4
BEEN	4
BEET	4
BELL	4
BELT	4
BENE	4
BENT	4
BEOT	4
BETE	4
BLEB	4
BLEE	4
BLET	4
BOET	4
BOLE	4
BONE	4
BOTE	4
EBON	4
ELVE	4
ENOL	4
EVEN	4
EVET	4
LEET	4
LENE	4
LENO	4
LENT	4
LEVO	4
LOBE	4
LONE	4
LOTE	4
LOVE	4
NEEB	4
NEET	4
NENE	4
NEON	4
NETT	4
NEVE	4
NOEL	4
NONE	4
NOTE	4
OBOE	4
OLEO	4
OVEN	4
TEEL	4
TEEN	4
TEET	4
TELE	4
TELL	4
TELT	4
TENT	4
TETE	4
TOBE	4
TOLE	4
TONE	4
TOTE	4
VELL	4
VENT	4
VETO	4	debut
VEVE	4
VOLE	4
VOTE	4	debut

BE x 30	BL x 4	BO x 24
EB x 3	EL x 7	EN x 5	EO x 1	ET x 2	EV x 5
LE x 11	LO x 10
NE x 10	NO x 23
OB x 4	OL x 4	ON x 1	OV x 2
TE x 22	TO x 12
VE x 7	VO x 7

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