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April 16, 2022 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from April 16, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter FAELNTU
Spelling Bee for April 16, 2022

words: 147
score: 778 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
bingo: yes

A x 7
E x 7
F x 89
L x 13
N x 4
T x 12
U x 15

4L x 43
5L x 20
6L x 31
7L x 30
8L x 14
9L x 6
10L x 2
11L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 tot
A 1 1 1 3 1 - - - 7
E - 1 3 2 1 - - - 7
F 31 14 18 14 8 3 - 1 89
L 4 1 2 5 1 - - - 13
N 2 1 1 - - - - - 4
T 5 - 1 5 - - 1 - 12
U - 2 5 1 3 3 1 - 15
tot 43 20 31 30 14 6 2 1 147

debut appearances 9
previously disallowed debuts 1
newly reallowed words 1

AFFLUENT, FAUNLET, FLATULENT, UNAFFLUENT, UNFATEFUL, UNFLATTEN

word       length      
AFETAL 6
AFFLUENT 8 pangram, debut
AFLAUNT 7
ALEF 4
ALEFT 5
ALFALFA 7
AUFLAUF 7
EFFELL 6
EFFETE 6
EFFLATE 7
EFFLUENT 8
ELFEN 5
ELFETTE 7
ENFANT 6
FAAL 4
FAENA 5
FAFF 4
FAFFLE 6
FALAFEL 7
FALL 4
FALLAL 6
FALLEN 6 debut
FALT 4
FANA 4
FANAL 5
FANE 4
FANLEAF 7
FANNEL 6
FATAL 5
FATE 4
FATEFUL 7
FATELE 6
FATTEN 6 debut
FAULT 5
FAULTFUL 8
FAUN 4
FAUNA 5
FAUNAE 6 debut
FAUNAL 6
FAUNLET 7 perfect pangram
FAUNULA 7
FAUNULAE 8
FAUNULE 7
FAUT 4
FEAL 4
FEAT 4
FEEL 4
FEEN 4
FEET 4
FEETFUL 7
FELAFEL 7
FELL 4
FELLA 5
FELLATE 7
FELLATEE 8
FELT 4
FENNEL 6
FENT 4
FETA 4
FETAL 5
FETE 4
FETTA 5
FETTLE 6
FLAFF 5
FLAN 4
FLANNEL 7 debut
FLANNELET 9
FLANNELETTE 11
FLANNEN 7
FLAT 4
FLATETTE 8
FLATFEET 8 newly reallowed
FLATLEAF 8
FLATLET 7
FLATTEN 7 debut
FLATULA 7
FLATULAE 8
FLATULATE 9
FLATULENT 9 pangram, debut
FLAUNT 6 debut
FLAUTA 6
FLEA 4
FLEE 4
FLEEN 5
FLEET 5
FLET 4
FLUATE 6
FLUE 4
FLUELLEN 8
FLUENT 6
FLUFF 5
FLUTE 5
FUEL 4
FUET 4
FUFF 4
FUFFLE 6
FUFU 4
FULE 4
FULL 4
FULLA 5
FULLEN 6
FUNANA 6
FUNNEL 6
LANEFUL 7
LEAF 4
LEAFEN 6
LEAFET 6
LEAFFALL 8
LEAFFUL 7
LEAFLET 7
LEAFULE 7
LEFT 4
LUFF 4
LUFFA 5
LUFT 4
LULLFUL 7
NAFEN 5
NAFF 4
NEAF 4
NETFUL 6
TAFFETA 7
TAFT 4
TALEFUL 7
TEALEAF 7
TEFF 4 allowed elsewhere
TENTFUL 7
TUFA 4
TUFF 4
TUFFET 6
TUFT 4
TUFTAFFETA 10
TUNEFUL 7
UNAFFLUENT 10 pangram
UNEFFETE 8
UNFALLEN 8
UNFAT 5
UNFATAL 7
UNFATEFUL 9 pangram
UNFEEL 6
UNFELT 6
UNFLATTEN 9 pangram
UNFLUENT 8
UNFUEL 6
UNFULL 6
UNFUN 5
UNLEAF 6
UNTUNEFUL 9 debut, previously disallowed

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