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May 22, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 22, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter WADGINR
Spelling Bee for May 22, 2021

words: 108
score: 574 pts
pangrams: 4
perfect: 2
compounds: 16

A x 13
D x 15
G x 10
I x 10
R x 2
W x 58

4L x 27
5L x 21
6L x 21
7L x 28
8L x 8
9L x 2
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 1 5 3 2 2 - - 13
D 4 3 3 4 1 - - 15
G 2 1 3 4 - - - 10
I 3 1 3 1 - 2 - 10
R 1 1 - - - - - 2
W 16 10 9 17 5 - 1 58
tot 27 21 21 28 8 2 1 108

cmp 6 7 8 9 10 tot
A 1 2 1 - - 4
D - 1 - - - 1
G - 1 - - - 1
I 3 1 - 2 - 6
W 1 - 2 - 1 4
tot 5 5 3 2 1 16

debut appearances 17

AWARDING, DRAWING, INDRAWING, WARDING

word       length      
WIGWAGGING * 10
INDRAWING * 9 pangram
INWINDING * 9
AIRDRAWN * 8
AWARDING 8 pangram, debut
DAWADAWA 8
WANNIGAN 8
WINDWARD * 8 debut
WINGDING * 8 debut
WINGWANG 8
WRINGING 8 debut
AIRWARD * 7
AIRWING * 7
DAWNING 7 debut
DINGWAD * 7
DRAWING 7 perfect pangram, debut
DWINING 7
GANGWAR * 7
GNAWING 7
GWARDAR 7
GWINIAD 7
INDRAWN * 7 debut
WADDING 7 debut
WAGANGA 7
WAGGING 7
WAINING 7
WAIRING 7
WANANGA 7
WANDING 7
WANIGAN 7
WANNING 7
WARDING 7 perfect pangram, debut
WARNING 7 debut
WARRING 7 debut
WIGGING 7
WINDING 7 debut
WINGING 7
WINNARD 7
WINNING 7
AIRWAR * 6
AWARRA 6
AWNING 6
DARWIN 6
DAWING 6
DIRWAN 6
GAIWAN 6
GWARDA 6
GWARRI 6
INDRAW * 6
INWARD * 6 debut
INWIND * 6
WADING 6 debut
WAGING 6
WANGAN 6
WANING 6
WARAGI 6
WARING 6
WIGWAG * 6
WINING 6
WIRING 6 debut
AIWAN 5
AWARA 5
AWARD 5
AWARI 5
AWING 5
DIWAN 5
DRAWN 5 debut
DWANG 5
GWAAI 5
IWANA 5
RAWIN 5
WAGGA 5
WANGA 5
WANNA 5
WARGI 5
WARIA 5
WIGAN 5
WINNA 5
WIRRA 5
WRANG 5
WRING 5 debut
AWAG 4
DAWA 4
DAWG 4
DAWN 4
DRAW 4
GAWD 4
GNAW 4
IIWI 4
INAW 4
IWAN 4
RAWN 4
WAAG 4
WAAW 4
WADD 4
WADI 4
WAIN 4
WAIR 4
WAND 4
WANG 4
WARD 4
WARG 4
WARI 4
WARN 4
WIGG 4
WIND 4
WING 4
WINN 4

* compound(ish) word

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