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, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter AFGINUW
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2021

words: 141
score: 642 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 2
bingo: yes

A x 17
F x 20
G x 30
I x 13
N x 21
U x 11
W x 29

4L x 47
5L x 33
6L x 25
7L x 24
8L x 6
9L x 4
10L x 1
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 6 6 4 - 1 - - - 17
F 7 5 2 5 - - - 1 20
G 11 8 4 6 - 1 - - 30
I 5 1 4 1 1 1 - - 13
N 10 4 4 2 1 - - - 21
U 2 2 2 2 1 2 - - 11
W 6 7 5 8 2 - 1 - 29
tot 47 33 25 24 6 4 1 1 141

cmp 6 10 tot
W 1 1 2
tot 1 1 2

debut appearances 5
newly disallowed words 1 ungag

GUFFAWING

word       length      
AFFINING 8
AGAIN 5
AGGING 6
AGIN 4
AGING 5
AGUA 4
AGUING 6
AGUNG 5
AIGA 4
AIWAN 5
ANAN 4
ANANA 5
ANGINA 6
ANNA 4
AWAG 4
AWING 5
AWNING 6
FAFF 4
FAFFING 7
FAGIN 5
FAIN 4
FAINAIGUING 11
FANA 4
FANG 4
FANGA 5
FANGING 7
FANNING 7
FAUN 4
FAUNA 5
FAWN 4
FAWNING 7 debut
FINNA 5
FUGA 4
FUNANA 6
FUNGA 5
FUNGIA 6
FUNGIAN 7
GAFF 4
GAFFA 5
GAFFING 7
GAGA 4
GAGGING 7
GAGING 6
GAIN 4
GAINING 7
GAIWAN 6
GANG 4
GANGA 5
GANGING 7
GANNA 5
GAUGING 7 debut
GAUN 4
GINA 4
GNAFF 5
GNAG 4
GNAW 4
GNAWING 7
GUAN 4
GUANA 5
GUANIN 6
GUFFAW 6 debut
GUFFAWING 9 pangram, debut
GUGA 4
GUNA 4
GUNGA 5
GUNIA 5
GWAAI 5
IGUANA 6 debut
IGUANIAN 8
INANGA 6
INAU 4
INAW 4
INFANG 6
INFANGING 9
INFAUNA 7
INGA 4
INGANG 6
INIA 4
IWAN 4
IWANA 5
NAAI 4
NAAIING 7
NAAN 4
NAFF 4
NAGA 4
NAGANA 6
NAGGIN 6
NAGGING 7
NAIF 4
NAIG 4
NAIN 4
NANA 4
NANG 4
NANGA 5
NANNA 5
NANNAN 6
NGINA 5
NIFFNAFF 8
NIGUA 5
NINA 4
NINANG 6
UNAGI 5
UNAGING 7
UNAI 4
UNANGIA 7
UNAU 4
UNFANG 6
UNFANGING 9
UNGAG 5 newly disallowed
UNGAGGING 9
UNGAIN 6
UNWANING 8
WAAG 4
WAAW 4
WAFF 4
WAFFING 7
WAGANGA 7
WAGGA 5
WAGGING 7
WAGING 6
WAIF 4
WAIFING 7
WAIN 4
WAINING 7
WANANGA 7
WANG 4
WANGA 5
WANGAN 6
WANGUN 6
WANIGAN 7
WANING 6
WANNA 5
WANNIGAN 8
WANNING 7
WIGAN 5
WIGWAG * 6
WIGWAGGING * 10
WINGWANG 8
WINNA 5
WUNGA 5
WUNNA 5

* compound(ish) word

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