May 5, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Hints and More
This page offers expanded customizable two-letter hints for solving the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 5, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IC.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter M: July 12, 2024Center letter D: February 25, 2022
words: 199
score: 1,194 pts
pangrams: 7
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
| 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 | |
| ICO x 2 | |||||
| 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 |
| debut appearances | 1 |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 |