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 16, 2020 | Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2020.


Instructions

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center letter LBEGITY
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2020

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Center letter I: February 8, 2020

words: 54
score: 265 pts
pangrams: 3
bingo: yes

B x 14
E x 7
G x 10
I x 4
L x 12
T x 6
Y x 1

4L x 19
5L x 15
6L x 9
7L x 3
8L x 3
9L x 2
10L x 1
11L x 1
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
B 4 7 2 - 1 - - - - 14
E 1 2 1 - 2 - - 1 - 7
G 5 1 4 - - - - - - 10
I 1 - - - - 2 - - 1 4
L 3 4 1 3 - - 1 - - 12
T 4 1 1 - - - - - - 6
Y 1 - - - - - - - - 1
tot 19 15 9 3 3 2 1 1 1 54

ELIGIBILITY, ILLEGIBILITY, LEGIBILITY

word       length      
BEETLE 6
BELIE 5
BELITTLE 8
BELL 4
BELLE 5
BELLY 5
BELT 4
BIBLE 5
BIGLY 5
BILE 4
BILGE 5
BILL 4
BILLET 6
BILLY 5
EELY 4
ELEGY 5
ELIGIBILITY 11 pangram
ELIGIBLE 8
ELIGIBLY 8
ELITE 5
EYELET 6
GELEE 5
GELT 4
GIBLET 6
GIGGLE 6
GIGGLY 6
GILL 4
GILT 4
GLEE 4
GLIB 4
GLIBLY 6
ILLEGIBILITY 12 pangram
ILLEGIBLE 9
ILLEGIBLY 9
ILLY 4
LEGGY 5
LEGIBILITY 10 pangram
LEGIBLE 7
LEGIBLY 7
LEGIT 5
LIBEL 5
LIBELEE 7
LIEGE 5
LILT 4
LILY 4
LITE 4
LITTLE 6
TELL 4
TILE 4
TILL 4
TILT 4
TITLE 5
TITTLE 6
YELL 4

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