May 5, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

May 5, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 5, 2023, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for May 5, 2023

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Center letter M: July 12, 2024
Center letter D: February 25, 2022

words: 199
score: 1,194 pts
pangrams: 7
plurals: 10
bingo: yes

C x 37
D x 22
I x 28
M x 50
N x 31
O x 16
U x 15

4L x 30
5L x 49
6L x 48
7L x 26
8L x 30
9L x 10
10L x 1
11L x 2
12L x 2
14L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	14	tot
C	4	9	7	5	8	2	-	1	1	-	37
D	4	6	6	2	4	-	-	-	-	-	22
I	3	9	9	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	28
M	10	11	10	11	4	3	-	1	-	-	50
N	3	6	7	1	7	4	1	-	1	1	31
O	3	6	4	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	16
U	3	2	5	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	15
tot	30	49	48	26	30	10	1	2	2	1	199

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

plu	4	5	6	7	8	tot
C	-	1	-	1	1	3
M	1	-	1	-	-	2
N	-	1	1	-	-	2
O	1	-	-	-	-	1
U	1	-	1	-	-	2
tot	3	2	3	1	1	10

CONDOMINIUM, CONIDIUM, DIMUONIC, MUCINOID, NONCONDOMINIUM, NONMUCOID, ONCIDIUM

word	length
NONCONDOMINIUM	14	pangram
COCCIDIOIDIN	12
NONCOMMUNION	12
CONDOMINIUM	11	pangram
MONOCODONIC	11
NONMINIMUM	10
COCCIDIUM	9
COMMUNION	9
MINICOMIC	9
MINIONDOM	9
MUONONIUM	9
NONICONIC	9
NONINDIUM	9
NONMUCOID	9	pangram
NONMUONIC	9
UNUNUNIUM	9
CICONIID	8
CIMICOID	8
CINCINNI	^† 8
CNIDICIN	8
COMONOID	8
CONICOID	8
CONIDIUM	8	pangram
CONOIDIC	8
DIINDIUM	8
DIMUONIC	8	pangram
DOMINION	8
DOMINIUM	8
IMMONIUM	8
INDICIUM	8
IODONIUM	8
IONIDIUM	8
MINIMOON	8
MONOMINO	8
MONOMMID	8
MUCINOID	8	pangram
NICOMIID	8
NONCOMIC	8
NONIONIC	8
NONIONID	8
NONMONIC	8
NONOMINO	8
NONUNION	8	allowed elsewhere
ONCIDIUM	8	pangram
UNICONIC	8
UNIONOID	8
CICINNI	^† 7
CIMICID	7
COCCOID	7
COUNION	7
CUMINIC	7
DICODON	7
DODICIN	7
IMINIUM	7
INCONNU	7
IONOMIC	7
MIDNOON	7
MINICOM	7
MINIMIN	7
MINIMUM	7
MODICUM	7
MONODIC	7
MONOION	7
MUCONIC	7
MUNIDID	7
MUNNION	7
MUONIUM	7
NUMIDID	7
ODINIID	7
OIDIOID	7
UNCOMIC	7
UNIONID	7
CIONID	6
CNIDOM	6
COCCIC	6
COCCID	6
COMUNI	6
CONIUM	6
CONOID	6
DIMUON	6
DIODIC	6
DIUCON	6
DOMINI	6
DOMINO	6
DOMOIC	6
ICONIC	6
IMIDIC	6
IMINIC	6
IMMUND	6
INDIUM	6	allowed elsewhere
INDOIN	6
INIMIC	6
INIOID	6
IONIUM	6
MINIMI	^† 6
MINION	6
MINIUM	6
MINUID	6
MOIMOI	6
MOINID	6
MONOID	6
MUCOID	6
MUNDIC	6
MUONIC	6
NIMONO	6
NINCOM	6
NINCUM	6
NOCINO	6
NONION	6
NUNCII	^† 6
NUNCIO	6
OIDIUM	6
OMNIUM	6
ONCOID	6
ONONIN	6
UNCINI	^† 6
UNCOIN	6
UNICUM	6
UNIOID	6
UNMIND	6
CIMID	5
CIOID	5
COCCI	^† 5
COION	5
COMIC	5
CONIC	5
CONID	5
CUIUI	5
CUMIN	5
DIION	5
DINIC	5
DINOI	5
DIOID	5
DOMIC	5
DUOMI	5
IDIOM	5
IMIDO	5
IMINO	5
IMMID	5
INDIN	5
INIID	5
INION	5
IODIC	5
IONIC	5
MIMIC	5
MIMID	5
MINIM	5
MINMI	5
MODIC	5
MODII	5
MONIC	5
MONOI	5
MUCIC	5
MUCID	5
MUCIN	5
NINON	5
NOMIC	5
NOMOI	^† 5
NONIC	5
NUCIN	5
NUMMI	5
OCOID	5
ODIID	5
ODIUM	5
OMMIN	5
ONION	5
ONIUM	5
UNDID	5
UNION	5
CIID	4
CION	4
COIN	4
CONI	4
DIDI	4
DIDO	4
DINO	4
DOID	4
ICON	4
IDIC	4
IMIN	4
MICI	4
MICO	4
MIDI	4
MIND	4
MINI	4
MINO	4
MODI	4
MUCI	^† 4
MUID	4
MUNI	4
NIDI	4
NODI	4
NONI	4
ODIC	4
ONOI	^† 4
OOID	4
UDIC	4
UNCI	^† 4
UNIO	4

† plural noun

CI x 10	CN x 2	CO x 22	CU x 3
DI x 13	DO x 8	DU x 1
IC x 2	ID x 2	IM x 9	IN x 9	IO x 6
MI x 21	MO x 14	MU x 15
NI x 6	NO x 20	NU x 5
OC x 1	OD x 4	OI x 2	OM x 2	ON x 6	OO x 1
UD x 1	UN x 14

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