August 28, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

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 YE.

Instructions

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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
NE x 5	NI x 18
YE x 2	YI x 4
YED x 1	YEN x 1

plu	5	tot
G	1	1
tot	1	1

DEFYING, DEIFYING, EDIFYING

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

† plural noun

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