Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
May 16, 2020 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2020, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter LBEGITY
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2020

Related puzzles
Center letter E: September 19, 2024
Center letter I: February 8, 2020

words: 144
score: 702 pts
pangrams: 3
plurals: 0
bingo: yes

B x 46
E x 12
G x 28
I x 9
L x 26
T x 21
Y x 2

4L x 42
5L x 36
6L x 33
7L x 18
8L x 7
9L x 4
10L x 2
11L x 1
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
B 11 15 11 6 2 - 1 - - 46
E 1 3 4 - 3 - - 1 - 12
G 11 8 9 - - - - - - 28
I 2 - 2 2 - 2 - - 1 9
L 5 5 4 8 2 1 1 - - 26
T 10 5 3 2 - 1 - - - 21
Y 2 - - - - - - - - 2
tot 42 36 33 18 7 4 2 1 1 144

ELIGIBILITY, ILLEGIBILITY, LEGIBILITY

word       length      
BEEL 4
BEELY 5
BEETLE 6
BEETLY 6
BEIGEL 6
BEIGELY 7
BELIBEL 7
BELIE 5
BELITTLE 8
BELL 4
BELLE 5
BELLITE 7
BELLY 5
BELT 4
BELTY 5
BETEL 5 allowed elsewhere
BETELL 6
BETITLE 7
BETYL 5
BIBBLE 6
BIBLE 5
BIGLY 5
BILBIE 6
BILBY 5
BILE 4
BILETE 6
BILGE 5
BILGEY 6
BILGY 5
BILL 4
BILLET 6
BILLETEE 8
BILLETY 7
BILLIE 6
BILLIETITE 10
BILLY 5
BITTILY 7
BLEB 4
BLEBBY 6
BLEE 4
BLEG 4
BLET 4
BLEY 4
BLIGE 5
BLIT 4
BLITE 5
EELY 4
EGGILY 6
EITELITE 8
ELEGIT 6
ELEGY 5
ELIGIBILITY 11 pangram
ELIGIBLE 8
ELIGIBLY 8
ELITE 5
ELYITE 6
ETTLE 5
EYELET 6
GELEE 5
GELL 4
GELT 4
GIBEL 5
GIBLET 6
GIBLI 5
GIGGLE 6
GIGGLY 6
GIGLET 6
GILET 5
GILGIE 6
GILL 4
GILLIE 6
GILLY 5
GILT 4
GLEBE 5
GLEBY 5
GLEE 4
GLEET 5
GLEETY 6
GLEG 4
GLEGLY 6
GLEI 4
GLEY 4
GLIB 4
GLIBLY 6
GYIL 4
GYLE 4
IGIL 4
ILLEGIBILITY 12 pangram
ILLEGIBLE 9
ILLEGIBLY 9
ILLEGIT 7
ILLEITY 7
ILLITE 6
ILLLIT 6
ILLY 4
LEBLEBI 7
LEET 4
LEGGIE 6
LEGGILY 7
LEGGY 5
LEGIBILITY 10 pangram
LEGIBLE 7
LEGIBLY 7
LEGIT 5
LEGITLY 7
LEGLET 6
LEITEITE 8
LIBEL 5
LIBELEE 7
LIBELLE 7
LIBELLEE 8
LIEBIGITE 9
LIEGE 5
LILL 4
LILT 4
LILY 4
LITE 4
LITTLE 6
LITTLIE 7
LITTLY 6
LITTY 5
TEEL 4
TEIL 4
TELE 4
TELL 4
TELLEE 6
TELLY 5
TELT 4
TETEL 5
TIGELLE 7
TILE 4
TILI 4
TILL 4
TILLET 6
TILLEYITE 9
TILLITE 7
TILLY 5
TILT 4
TILTY 5
TITLE 5
TITTLE 6
TYLE 4
YELL 4
YILL 4

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