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 22, 2019 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 22, 2019, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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center letter FACDIRT
Spelling Bee for May 22, 2019

Related puzzles
Center letter R: January 30, 2024
Center letter C: January 11, 2022
Center letter I: August 23, 2020

words: 83
score: 373 pts
pangrams: 1
bingo: yes

A x 9
C x 7
D x 11
F x 32
I x 3
R x 9
T x 12

4L x 27
5L x 24
6L x 14
7L x 9
8L x 9

  4 5 6 7 8 tot
A 1 2 3 - 3 9
C 2 1 2 1 1 7
D 3 4 1 1 2 11
F 13 9 4 4 2 32
I - 2 1 - - 3
R 5 1 1 1 1 9
T 3 5 2 2 - 12
tot 27 24 14 9 9 83

debut appearances 6
previously disallowed debuts 1

DIFFRACT

word       length      
ACIDIFIC 8
AIRCRAFT 8
ARTIFACT 8
CATARAFT 8
DAFFADAR 8
DIFFRACT 8 pangram, debut
FARADAIC 8
FRITTATA 8
RIFFRAFF 8
CAITIFF 7
DAFADAR 7
FACACTA 7
FARADIC 7
FARFARA 7
FATIDIC 7
RATAFIA 7
TRAFFIC 7
TRIFFID 7
ADRIFT 6 debut
AFFAIR 6
AFRAID 6 debut
CAFARD 6
CATFIT 6
DAFTAR 6
FACTIC 6
FARARI 6
FATCAT 6
FRACTI 6
IFTAAR 6
RAFFIA 6 debut, previously disallowed
TARIFF 6
TRIFID 6
AFARA 5
AFRIT 5
CRAFT 5
DARAF 5
DRAFF 5
DRAFT 5
DRIFT 5 debut
FACIA 5
FACTA 5
FAIRD 5
FARAD 5
FICID 5
FITRA 5
FRATI 5
FRIAR 5
FTIRA 5
IFRIT 5
IFTAR 5
RADIF 5
TAFIA 5
TARAF 5
TRAFT 5
TRAIF 5
TRIFF 5
AFAR 4
CAFF 4
CARF 4
DAFF 4
DAFT 4 debut
DIFF 4
FACT 4
FADA 4
FAFF 4
FAIR 4
FAIT 4
FARD 4
FART 4
FIAR 4
FIAT 4
FIFI 4
FRAC 4
FRAT 4
FRIT 4
RAFF 4
RAFT 4
RARF 4
RIFF 4
RIFT 4
TAFT 4
TIFF 4
TIFT 4

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