October 16, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

October 16, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 16, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

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.

Spelling Bee for October 16, 2023

words: 232
score: 1,603 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
compounds: 4
plurals: 11
bingo: yes

A x 55
C x 33
E x 46
I x 18
N x 23
T x 52
X x 5

5L x 44
6L x 79
7L x 44
8L x 35
9L x 22
10L x 7
11L x 1

	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	10	14	12	9	6	3	1	55
C	5	10	8	6	2	2	-	33
E	10	9	11	11	5	-	-	46
I	2	8	3	2	3	-	-	18
N	5	12	1	2	3	-	-	23
T	10	23	9	5	3	2	-	52
X	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	5
tot	44	79	44	35	22	7	1	232

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AC x 14	AE x 2	AN x 32	AT x 4	AX x 3
CA x 18	CE x 10	CI x 3	CT x 2
EA x 1	EC x 3	EN x 18	ET x 2	EX x 22
IC x 1	IN x 17
NA x 7	NE x 8	NI x 8
TA x 18	TE x 24	TI x 10
TIE x 2	TIN x 6	TIT x 2
XE x 4	XI x 1

cmp	6	8	tot
C	1	-	1
I	1	-	1
N	-	1	1
T	1	-	1
tot	3	1	4

plu	5	6	7	8	9	tot
A	2	1	-	2	-	5
C	-	1	1	-	1	3
T	-	2	1	-	-	3
tot	2	4	2	2	1	11

debut appearances

ANATEXITIC, EXACINATE, EXCITANCE, EXCITANT, EXITANCE, INEXACT

word	length
ACACETIN	8
ACACINE	7
ACCENT	6
ACENE	5
ACETA	5
ACETACETIC	10
ACETAN	6
ACETANNIN	9
ACETATE	7
ACETIC	6
ACETIN	6
ACINETIC	8
ACTINATE	8
ACTINIAE	^† 8
AECIA	^† 5
AETAT	5
ANATECTIC	9
ANATEXITE	9
ANATEXITIC	10	pangram
ANATINE	7
ANCIENCE	8
ANCIENT	7
ANECIC	6
ANECTIC	7
ANENT	5
ANETIC	6
ANEXIC	6
ANNATE	6
ANNECTANT	9
ANNECTENT	9
ANNET	5
ANNEX	5
ANNEXA	6
ANNEXE	6
ANNEXIN	7
ANNITE	6
ANTAE	^† 5
ANTEACT	7
ANTENATI	8
ANTENICENE	10
ANTENNA	7
ANTENNAE	^† 8
ANTENNATE	9
ANTIACNE	8
ANTIAE	^† 6
ANTIE	5
ANTITEA	7
ANTITETANIC	11
ATAXITE	7
ATTEINT	7
ATTENTAT	8
ATTINE	6
AXENIC	6
AXINITE	7
AXITE	5
CAECA	5
CAENACIN	8
CANETTE	7
CANINE	6
CANNAE	* 6
CANNET	6
CANTEEN	7
CANTENNA	8
CANTINE	7
CATATECTIC	10
CATENA	6
CATENAE	^† 7
CATENANE	8
CATENATE	8
CATENET	7
CATENIN	7
CATTE	5
CATTIITE	8
CECINA	6
CENEXIN	7
CENTAI	^† 6
CENTENNIA	^† 9
CETACEA	7
CETACEAN	8
CETANE	6
CETENE	6
CETIN	5
CETINEITE	9
CINCINNATE	10
CITATE	6
CITEE	5
CTENE	5
CTETIC	6
EATEN	5
ECTATIC	7
ECTENIA	7
ECTEXINE	8
ENACT	5
ENACTIN	7
ENATE	5
ENATIC	6
ENCAENIA	8
ENCEINTE	8
ENCENIA	7
ENCINA	6
ENNET	5
ENNIANTIN	9
ENNIATIN	8
ENNIATINE	9
ENTACTIN	8
ENTATIC	7
ENTENTE	7
ENTIA	5
ENTICE	6
ENTITIC	7
ETEXT	5
ETTEN	5
EXACINATE	9	pangram
EXACT	5
EXACTA	6
EXATECAN	8
EXCITANCE	9	pangram
EXCITANT	8	pangram
EXCITATE	8
EXCITE	6
EXEAT	5
EXENNIA	7
EXICCATE	8
EXINE	5
EXINITE	7
EXINITIC	8
EXITANCE	8	pangram
EXTANT	6
EXTATIC	7
EXTEIN	6
EXTENT	6
EXTINCT	7
EXTINCTIC	9
EXTINE	6
ICEANE	6
INANE	5
INCAITE	7
INCANTATE	9
INCENT	6
INCITE	6
INEXACT	7	perfect pangram, debut
INEXTANT	8
INEXTINCT	9
INITIATE	8
INNATE	6
INNEXIN	7
INNIE	5
INTEIN	6
INTENT	6
INTEXT	* 6
INTEXTINE	9
INTINE	6
NAENIA	6
NANITE	6
NANNIE	6
NANTEE	6
NANTEN	6
NANTENINE	9
NATANITE	8
NEANIC	6
NEATEN	6
NECTIN	6
NEINEI	6
NENIA	5
NETTIE	6
NEXIN	5
NEXINE	6
NIACINATE	9
NICEN	5
NICTATE	7
NICTITATE	9
NIECE	5
NINEIN	6
NINETEEN	* 8
NIXIE	5
TACET	5
TACTITE	7
TAENIA	6
TAENIAE	^† 7
TAENIATE	8
TAENITE	7
TANACETIN	9
TANITE	6
TANNATE	7
TANNIE	6
TANTITE	7
TATEE	5
TATIE	5
TATTIE	6
TAXANE	6
TAXEE	5
TAXINE	6
TAXITE	6
TECTA	5
TECTATE	7
TECTIN	6
TEENIE	6
TEETAN	6
TEETEE	6
TEINEITE	8
TENACE	6
TENACIN	7
TENANT	6
TENATE	6
TENET	5
TENIA	5
TENIAE	^† 6
TENNANTITE	10
TENNE	5
TENTEN	6
TENTIE	6
TETANI	6
TETANIC	7
TETANIN	7
TETTIX	6
TEXTA	5
TEXTEE	6
TIETAC	* 6
TIETTAITE	9
TINEA	5
TINEAE	^† 6
TINNIE	6
TINNIENT	8
TINTICITE	9
TINTINAITE	10
TITANATE	8
TITANITE	8
XENATE	6
XENIA	5
XENIC	5
XENICA	6
XIEXIE	6

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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