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
Today’s Spelling Bee Answers for Print
SPOILER ALERT! This page lists answers for today’s New York Times Spelling Bee, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

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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.

Alternatively, simply click hints above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click redo hints to customize your level of help.


center letter LAGINTV
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2024

Please note: Your current checkbox selections affect the tally below in a way that does not accurately reflect the solution set for the current Bee.

words: 57
score: 420 pts
pangrams: 3
bingo: yes

A x 10
G x 11
I x 2
L x 10
N x 4
T x 10
V x 10

5L x 14
6L x 6
7L x 17
8L x 14
9L x 1
10L x 3
11L x 1
12L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 6 1 1 2 - - - - 10
G 1 - 4 4 1 - - 1 11
I - - 1 - - 1 - - 2
L 1 3 3 2 - 1 - - 10
N 2 - 1 1 - - - - 4
T - 2 3 3 - 1 1 - 10
V 4 - 4 2 - - - - 10
tot 14 6 17 14 1 3 1 1 57

GALLIVANT, GALLIVANTING, VIGILANT

word       length      
AILING 6
ALGAL 5
ALIGN 5
ALIGNING 8
ANGLING 7
ANNAL 5
ANVIL 5
ATILT 5
AVAIL 5
AVAILING 8
GALANGAL 8
GALLANT 7
GALLING 7
GALLIVANT 9 pangram
GALLIVANTING 12 pangram
GANGLIA 7
GANGLING 8
GIGGLING 8
GILLING 7
GLINT 5
GLINTING 8
INITIAL 7
INITIALING 10
LAGGING 7
LANAI 5
LANTANA 7
LAVING 6
LIGATING 8
LILTING 7
LINING 6
LITIGANT 8
LITIGATING 10
LIVING 6
NAILING 7
NATAL 5
NAVAL 5
NIGGLING 8
TAILGATING 10
TAILING 7
TALLIT 6
TANGLING 8
TATTLING 8
TILING 6
TILLING 7
TILTING 7
TINGLING 8
TITILLATING 11
VAGAL 5
VAGINAL 7
VALIANT 7
VANILLA 7
VANILLIN 8
VIGIL 5
VIGILANT 8 pangram
VILLA 5
VILLAIN 7
VITAL 5

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