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May 15, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 15, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


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center letter NADELQU
Spelling Bee for May 15, 2021

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Center letter U: March 9, 2023

words: 193
score: 1,062 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 1
compounds: 6
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

A x 31
D x 34
E x 13
L x 28
N x 28
Q x 10
U x 49

4L x 39
5L x 42
6L x 48
7L x 26
8L x 24
9L x 10
10L x 4

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 5 7 10 4 5 - - 31
D 7 5 11 6 4 1 - 34
E 2 5 2 2 2 - - 13
L 9 5 10 3 1 - - 28
N 11 7 7 3 - - - 28
Q - 4 1 2 1 2 - 10
U 5 9 7 6 11 7 4 49
tot 39 42 48 26 24 10 4 193

cmp 6 7 8 tot
A 1 - - 1
D - 1 2 3
N 1 1 - 2
tot 2 2 2 6

plu 5 7 tot
A - 1 1
L - 1 1
U 1 - 1
tot 1 2 3

debut appearances 25

QUANDLE, UNEQUALED, UNEQUALLED

word       length      
UNANNEALED 10
UNANNULLED 10
UNDEADENED 10
UNEQUALLED 10 pangram
DEQUEENED 9
QALLUNAAQ 9
QUENELLED 9
UNDANDLED 9
UNDELUDED 9
UNDENUDED 9
UNEQUALED 9 pangram, debut
UNNEEDLED 9
UNQUEENED 9
UNQUELLED 9
ADDENDED 8
ANNALLED 8
ANNEALED 8 debut
ANNULENE 8
ANNULLED 8 debut
DEADENED 8
DEADLAND * 8
DULLENED 8
DUNELAND * 8
ENALLENE 8
ENQUEUED 8
LEADENED 8
QUENELLE 8
UNDEANED 8
UNDEEDED 8
UNDELUDE 8
UNDULLED 8
UNLANDED 8
UNLAUDED 8
UNLEADED 8 debut
UNLULLED 8
UNNEEDED 8 debut
UNNUNNED 8
UNQUEUED 8
ADDENDA  7
ADUNQUE 7
ALUNQUA 7
ANALLED 7
DANDLED 7
DEADEND * 7
DEDENDA 7
DELENDA 7
DENUDED 7 debut
DEQUEEN 7
ELDENED 7
ENQUEUE 7
LADENED 7
LALLAND 7
LUNULAE  7
NEEDLED 7
NEEDNAE * 7
NUDDLED 7
QUANDLE 7 perfect pangram
QUEENED 7 debut
UNADDED 7
UNENDED 7
UNEQUAL 7 debut
UNLADED 7 debut, disallowed elsewhere
UNLADEN 7 debut
UNQUEEN 7
ADDEND 6
ADLAND * 6
ALANNA 6
ALLENE 6
ANALED 6
ANDELE 6
ANNEAL 6
ANNUAL 6
ANNULE 6
AQUAND 6
DANDLE 6
DEADEN 6
DEANED 6
DENNED 6
DENUDE 6 debut
DUDEEN 6
DUENDE 6
DUENNA 6
DULLEN 6
DUNDUN 6
DUNNED 6 debut
ENDUED 6 debut
ENNEAD 6
LALLAN 6
LANDAU 6 disallowed elsewhere
LANDED 6 debut
LEADEN 6 debut
LEANED 6 debut
LEDENE 6
LENDED 6
LENDEE 6
LUNULA 6
LUNULE 6
NANNAN 6
NEALED 6
NEEDED 6
NEEDLE 6
NEEDNA * 6
NUDDLE 6
NULLED 6
QUENDA 6
UNDEAD 6 debut
UNDEAN 6
UNDULL 6
UNLADE 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
UNLEAD 6
UNLEAL 6
UNLEAN 6
ALAND 5
ALANE 5
ANANA 5
ANDED 5
ANEND 5
ANNAL 5
ANNUL 5
DAANA 5
DANDA 5
DUNAL 5
DUNED 5
DUNUN 5
ELAND 5 debut
ELDEN 5
ELLEN 5
ENDED 5
ENDUE 5 debut
LADEN 5 debut
LANDE 5
LANED 5
LAUAN 5
LUNEL 5
NALED 5
NALLA 5
NANDU 5
NANNA 5
NEELD 5
NULLA 5
NUQUE 5
QANUN 5
QUEAN 5
QUEEN 5 debut
QUENA 5
UDAND 5
ULNAD 5
ULNAE  5
UNADD 5
UNDEE 5
UNDUE 5 debut
UNEND 5
UNLED 5
UNNUN 5
ALAN 4
ANAL 4
ANAN 4
ANDE 4
ANNA 4
DANA 4
DAND 4
DEAN 4
DEEN 4
DENE 4
DUAN 4
DUNE 4 debut
ELAN 4
ENAL 4
LANA 4
LAND 4
LANE 4
LEAN 4
LEND 4
LENE 4
LUAN 4
LUNA 4
LUNE 4
NAAN 4
NADA 4
NALA 4
NALL 4
NANA 4
NEAL 4
NEED 4
NENE 4
NUDE 4 debut
NULL 4
NUNU 4
ULAN 4
ULNA 4
UNAL 4
UNAU 4
UNDE 4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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