May 16, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2023, including disallowed words.
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Instructions
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Related puzzles
Center letter A: May 27, 2024Center letter I: November 17, 2021
words: 145
score: 620 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
bingo: yes
A x 24
D x 27
H x 27
I x 18
L x 34
N x 10
Y x 5
4L x 47
5L x 46
6L x 35
7L x 12
8L x 4
10L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | tot | |
| A | 4 | 8 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 24 |
| D | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| H | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 27 |
| I | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 18 |
| L | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 34 |
| N | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Y | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| tot | 47 | 46 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 145 |
HANDILY
| word | length | |||
| AALII | 5 | |||
| ADLAND | 6 | |||
| ADLAY | 5 | |||
| ALAIHI | 6 | |||
| ALALA | 5 | |||
| ALALIA | 6 | |||
| ALAN | 4 | |||
| ALAND | 5 | |||
| ALANNA | 6 | |||
| ALANYL | 6 | |||
| ALIYA | 5 | |||
| ALIYAH | 6 | |||
| ALLAY | 5 | |||
| ALLIIN | 6 | |||
| ALLY | 4 | |||
| ALLYL | 5 | |||
| ALYDID | 6 | |||
| ANAL | 4 | |||
| ANALLY | 6 | |||
| ANIL | 4 | |||
| ANILID | 6 | |||
| ANILIID | 7 | |||
| ANILLIN | 7 | |||
| ANNAL | 5 | |||
| DAAL | 4 | |||
| DADLY | 5 | |||
| DADYL | 5 | |||
| DAHL | 4 | |||
| DAHLIA | 6 | |||
| DAILY | 5 | |||
| DALA | 4 | |||
| DALAAL | 6 | |||
| DALADALA | 8 | |||
| DALAL | 5 | |||
| DALI | 4 | |||
| DALL | 4 | |||
| DALLY | 5 | |||
| DANDILY | 7 | |||
| DAYLILY | 7 | |||
| DHAAL | 5 | |||
| DHAL | 4 | |||
| DIAL | 4 | |||
| DIALID | 6 | |||
| DIALIN | 6 | |||
| DIALLYL | 7 | |||
| DIDDLY | 6 | |||
| DILAL | 5 | |||
| DILL | 4 | |||
| DILLY | 5 | |||
| DILLYDALLY | 10 | |||
| DIYNYL | 6 | |||
| HADAL | 5 | |||
| HAIL | 4 | |||
| HAILY | 5 | |||
| HALA | 4 | |||
| HALAL | 5 | |||
| HALALA | 6 | |||
| HALALAH | 7 | |||
| HALDI | 5 | |||
| HALID | 5 | |||
| HALL | 4 | |||
| HALLAH | 6 | |||
| HALLAL | 6 | |||
| HALLALI | 7 | |||
| HALLAN | 6 | |||
| HANDILY | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| HANDLAID | 8 | |||
| HANDLY | 6 | |||
| HAYLAND | 7 | |||
| HILA | 4 | |||
| HILAL | 5 | |||
| HILI | 4 | |||
| HILL | 4 | |||
| HILLY | 5 | |||
| HYALID | 6 | |||
| HYALIN | 6 | |||
| HYLA | 4 | |||
| HYLID | 5 | |||
| IDLI | 4 | |||
| IDLILY | 6 | |||
| IDLY | 4 | |||
| IDYL | 4 | |||
| IDYLL | 5 | |||
| IDYLLIAN | 8 | |||
| ILALA | 5 | |||
| ILIA | 4 | |||
| ILIAD | 5 | |||
| ILIAL | 5 | |||
| ILLY | 4 | |||
| INDANYL | 7 | |||
| INIAL | 5 | |||
| INLAID | 6 | |||
| INLAND | 6 | |||
| INLAY | 5 | |||
| INLY | 4 | |||
| INYALA | 6 | |||
| LADDY | 5 | |||
| LADY | 4 | |||
| LAID | 4 | |||
| LAIDLY | 6 | |||
| LAIN | 4 | |||
| LALL | 4 | |||
| LALLAN | 6 | |||
| LALLAND | 7 | |||
| LALLY | 5 | |||
| LANA | 4 | |||
| LANAI | 5 | |||
| LAND | 4 | |||
| LANDAY | 6 | |||
| LANDLADY | 8 | |||
| LANDLY | 6 | |||
| LANIID | 6 | |||
| LAYA | 4 | |||
| LAYAN | 5 | |||
| LAYIN | 5 | |||
| LAYN | 4 | |||
| LIANA | 5 | |||
| LILA | 4 | |||
| LILIID | 6 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILY | 4 | |||
| LINALYL | 7 | |||
| LINDY | 5 | |||
| LINHAY | 6 | |||
| LININ | 5 | |||
| LINN | 4 | |||
| LINNY | 5 | |||
| LINY | 4 | |||
| LLYN | 4 | |||
| LYDIA | 5 | |||
| NAIL | 4 | |||
| NAILY | 5 | |||
| NALA | 4 | |||
| NALL | 4 | |||
| NALLA | 5 | |||
| NALLAH | 6 | |||
| NIDAL | 5 | |||
| NIHIL | 5 | |||
| NILL | 4 | |||
| NYALA | 5 | |||
| YALAH | 5 | |||
| YALD | 4 | |||
| YALI | 4 | |||
| YILL | 4 | |||
| YLID | 4 |