May 16, 2024: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

May 16, 2024 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2024, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with GN.

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 16, 2024

words: 272
score: 1,683 pts
pangrams: 8
plurals: 6
bingo: yes

A x 64
G x 49
I x 21
L x 56
N x 15
T x 37
V x 30

4L x 49
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

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	14	tot
A	9	13	10	12	10	6	1	2	1	-	64
G	6	5	8	11	13	2	1	2	1	-	49
I	3	4	1	5	1	2	2	1	2	-	21
L	15	10	12	12	5	1	1	-	-	-	56
N	4	4	1	3	2	-	1	-	-	-	15
T	7	5	5	6	6	4	3	1	-	-	37
V	5	8	2	8	4	1	1	-	-	1	30
tot	49	49	39	57	41	16	10	6	4	1	272

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

plu	4	6	7	8	tot
G	-	1	1	-	2
I	1	-	1	1	3
T	1	-	-	-	1
tot	2	1	2	1	6

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
AGAL	4
ALAN	4
ALGA	4
ALIT	4
ALTA	4
ALTI	4
ANAL	4
ANIL	4
AVAL	4
GALA	4
GALL	4
GILA	4
GILL	4
GILT	4
GLIA	4
IGIL	4
ILIA	^† 4
ITAL	4
LAIN	4
LAIT	4
LALL	4
LANA	4
LANG	4
LANT	4
LATA	4
LATI	4
LAVA	4
LILA	4
LILL	4
LILT	4
LING	4
LINN	4
LINT	4
NAIL	4
NALA	4
NALL	4
NILL	4
TAIL	4
TALA	4
TALI	^† 4
TALL	4
TILI	4
TILL	4
TILT	4
VAIL	4
VALI	4
VIAL	4
VILA	4
VILL	4

† plural noun

AA x 1	AG x 3	AI x 2	AL x 19	AN x 23	AT x 8	AV x 8
GA x 29	GI x 14	GL x 5	GN x 1
			GNA x 1
IG x 1	IL x 5	IN x 13	IT x 2
LA x 29	LI x 27
NA x 10	NI x 5
TA x 24	TI x 13
VA x 13	VI x 17

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