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May 3, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 3, 2021, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


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center letter TACEIPV
Spelling Bee for May 3, 2021

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Center letter C: May 30, 2023
Center letter P: August 11, 2022

words: 139
score: 976 pts
pangrams: 8
perfect: 1
compounds: 3
plurals: 6
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 9 AE x 1 AP x 7 AT x 6 AV x 4
ATA x 3 ATT x 3
CA x 21 CE x 1 CI x 3 CT x 1
EC x 1 EP x 1 EV x 5
IC x 1
PA x 7 PE x 9 PI x 11
TA x 19 TE x 7 TI x 11 TV x 1
VA x 2 VE x 1 VI x 10

cmp 6 7 tot
P - 1 1
T 2 - 2
tot 2 1 3

plu 5 6 7 8 tot
C 1 - 1 1 3
V 1 1 1 - 3
tot 2 1 2 1 6

debut appearances 13
newly disallowed words 1 pectic

ACCEPTIVE, CAPACITATIVE, CAPACITIVE, CAPITATIVE, CAPTATIVE, CAPTIVATE, CAPTIVATIVE, CAPTIVE

word       length      
ACCEPT 6
ACCEPTEE 8
ACCEPTIVE 9 pangram
ACETA 5
ACETACETIC 10
ACETATE 7
ACETIC 6
ACTIVATE 8 debut
ACTIVE 6 debut
AETAT 5
APATETIC 8
APATITE 7
APATITIC 8
APEPTIC 7
APITPAT 7
APPETITE 8 debut
APPETITIVE 10 debut
ATACICEPT 9
ATACTIC 7
ATAVIC 6
ATTACCA 7
ATTAP 5
ATTIC 5
AVCAT 5
AVIATE 6 debut
AVIATIC 7
AVIETTE 7
CACTI  5
CAPACITATE 10 debut, disallowed elsewhere
CAPACITATIVE 12 pangram
CAPACITIVE 10 pangram
CAPETTE 7
CAPITA 6
CAPITATA  8
CAPITATE 8
CAPITATIVE 10 pangram
CAPITE 6
CAPTATIVE 9 pangram
CAPTEE 6
CAPTIVATE 9 pangram, debut
CAPTIVATIVE 11 pangram
CAPTIVE 7 perfect pangram, debut
CATATECTIC 10
CATTE 5
CATTIITE 8
CAVEAT 6 debut
CAVETTI  7
CAVITATE 8
CETACEA 7
CITATE 6
CITEE 5
CIVET 5
CTETIC 6
ECTATIC 7
EPACT 5
EVEITE 6
EVICT 5
EVICTEE 7
EVITATIVE 9
EVITE 5
ICTIC 5
PACEITE 7
PACTA 5
PATACA 6
PATIA 5
PATTE 5
PATTEE 6
PATTIE 6
PECTATE 7
PECTIC 6 newly disallowed
PEEVIT 6
PEPITA 6 debut
PEPTIC 6
PETIT 5
PETITE 6
PETITIVE 8
PETTA 5
PICCATA 7
PIETA 5
PIIPITE 7
PIPET 5
PIPETTE 7
PIPIT 5
PITAPAT * 7
PITPAT 6
PITTA 5
PITTIE 6
PITTITE 7
TACCAVI 7
TACET 5
TACIT 5
TACTIC 6
TACTITE 7
TACTITIC 8
TAPAI 5
TAPETA 6
TAPETI 6
TAPPA 5
TAPPEE 6
TAPPET 6
TAPPIT 6
TATAC 5
TATEE 5
TATIE 5
TATTA 5
TATTIE 6
TATTVA 6
TECTA 5
TECTATE 7
TEEPEE 6
TEETEE 6
TEEVEE 6
TEPEE 5
TEPETATE 8
TICTAC 6
TIETAC * 6
TIETTAITE 9
TIPCAT * 6
TIPITI 6
TIPPEE 6
TIPPET 6
TITIVATE 8 debut
TITTIVATE 9
TIVAEVAE 8
TIVAIVAI 8
TVEITITE 8
VACATE 6 debut
VATIC 5
VETITIVE 8
VIATIC 6
VIATICA  7
VIATICATE 9
VITAE  5
VITIATE 7 debut
VITICETA 8
VITTA 5
VITTAE  6
VITTATE 7
VIVAT 5

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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