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May 9, 2019 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 9, 2019, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter LAFINTY
Spelling Bee for May 9, 2019

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Center letter F: April 2, 2024

words: 185
score: 888 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 2
compounds: 11
bingo: yes

cmp 5 6 7 tot
F - - 2 2
I 1 3 - 4
L 1 - 1 2
T - - 3 3
tot 2 3 6 11

debut appearances 7
previously disallowed debuts 1

ANTIFLY, FAINTLY, FINALITY, INFANTILITY

word       length      
AALII 5
AFALINA 7
AFFINAL 7
AFLY 4
AILLT 5
ALALA 5
ALALIA 6
ALAN 4
ALANNA 6
ALANT 5
ALANTIN 7
ALANYL 6
ALFAIA 6
ALFALFA 7
ALFIL 5
ALFIN 5
ALIF 4
ALIT 4
ALIYA 5
ALLAY 5
ALLIIN 6
ALLY 4
ALLYL 5
ALTA 4
ALTI 4
ALTYN 5
ANAL 4
ANALITY 7
ANALLY 6
ANIL 4
ANILITY 7
ANILLIN 7
ANNAL 5 allowed elsewhere
ANTIFLY 7 perfect pangram
ANTINATAL 9
ANTITAIL 8
ANTITILT 8
ANTLIA 6
ANTLY 5
ATALL 5
ATILT 5
ATLANTAL 8
ATLATL 6
ATTILA 6
FAAL 4
FAIL 4
FAINLY 6
FAINTLY 7 perfect pangram, debut
FALL 4
FALLAL 6
FALT 4
FANAL 5
FANTAIL * 7
FATAL 5
FATALITY 8
FATALLY 7
FATLY 5
FATTILY 7
FILA 4
FILIAL 6
FILIALITY 9
FILIALLY 8
FILL 4
FILLY 5
FINAL 5
FINALITY 8 pangram, debut
FINALLY 7
FINIAL 6
FITLY 5
FLAFF 5
FLAIL 5
FLAN 4
FLAT 4
FLATLAY * 7
FLATLY 6
FLATTY 6
FLAY 4
FLINT 5 debut
FLINTIFY 8
FLINTILY 8
FLINTY 6 debut
FLIT 4
FLITTILY 8
FLITTY 6
IFFILY 6
IFIL 4
ILALA 5
ILIA 4
ILIAL 5
ILLLIT * 6
ILLY 4
INFALL * 6
INFANTILITY 11 pangram, debut
INFILL * 6
INIAL 5
INITIAL 7
INITIALLY 9
INLAY * 5
INLY 4
INTIL 5
INTINAL 7
INYALA 6
ITAL 4
LAIN 4
LAIT 4
LAITY 5
LALL 4
LALLAN 6
LALLY 5
LANA 4
LANAI 5
LANT 4
LANTANA 7 allowed elsewhere
LATA 4
LATI 4
LATINITY 8
LATITAT 7
LATTIN 6
LAYA 4
LAYAN 5
LAYFLAT * 7
LAYIN * 5
LAYN 4
LIANA 5
LIFT 4
LIFTIN 6
LILA 4
LILL 4
LILT 4
LILY 4
LINALYL 7
LININ 5
LINN 4
LINNY 5
LINT 4
LINTY 5
LINY 4
LITAI 5
LITANY 6
LITTLY 6
LITTY 5
LLYN 4
LYTTA 5
NAFFLY 6
NAIFLY 6
NAIL 4
NAILY 5
NALA 4
NALL 4
NALLA 5
NATAL 5
NATALITIAL 10
NATALITY 8
NATALLY 7
NATANTLY 8
NATTILY 7
NIFTILY 7 debut
NILL 4
NITTILY 7
NYALA 5
TAIL 4
TAILFAN * 7
TAILFIN * 7 debut, previously disallowed
TAILFLY * 7
TALA 4
TALI 4
TALIN 5
TALL 4
TALLA 5
TALLAT 6
TALLIT 6 allowed elsewhere
TALLY 5
TANTALIAN 9
TATTILY 7
TILI 4
TILIA 5
TILL 4
TILLY 5
TILT 4
TILTY 5
TINILY 6
TINNILY 7
TITANYL 7
YALI 4
YILL 4

* compound(ish) word

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