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September 5, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 5, 2018, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.


Instructions

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center letter CADILRT
Spelling Bee for September 5, 2018

words: 191
score: 1,361 pts
pangrams: 8
perfect: 1
compounds: 6
plurals: 7
bingo: yes

A x 48
C x 71
D x 17
I x 12
L x 7
R x 7
T x 29

5L x 44
6L x 50
7L x 42
8L x 26
9L x 16
10L x 7
11L x 4
12L x 1
13L x 1

  5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 tot
A 11 10 17 3 4 1 - 1 1 48
C 18 23 11 10 3 4 2 - - 71
D 4 3 1 5 2 1 1 - - 17
I 3 4 4 1 - - - - - 12
L 2 3 1 - 1 - - - - 7
R - 3 2 1 1 - - - - 7
T 6 4 6 6 5 1 1 - - 29
tot 44 50 42 26 16 7 4 1 1 191

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 20 AD x 1 AI x 1 AL x 9 AR x 10 AT x 7
CA x 36 CI x 20 CL x 9 CR x 6
DA x 4 DI x 13
IA x 1 IC x 2 IL x 6 IR x 2 IT x 1
LA x 5 LI x 2
RA x 5 RI x 2
TA x 8 TI x 3 TR x 18

cmp 6 7 8 tot
A 1 - - 1
C - 2 - 2
D - - 1 1
R - 1 1 2
tot 1 3 2 6

plu 5 6 9 tot
A - - 1 1
C 4 - - 4
D 1 - - 1
I - 1 - 1
tot 5 1 1 7

debut appearances 3

ATTRACTICIDAL, CIRCATIDAL, DIACRITICAL, LACTARIID, RATICIDAL, TRICLAD, TRICLADID, TRIRADICAL

word       length      
ATTRACTICIDAL 13 pangram
ACATALLACTIC 12
CATALLACTIC 11
CICATRICIAL 11
DIACRITICAL 11 pangram, debut
TRICRITICAL 11
ACARICIDAL 10
CATARACTAL 10
CATARACTIC 10
CICATRICAL 10
CIRCATIDAL 10 pangram
DIDACTICAL 10
TRIRADICAL 10 pangram
ACARDIACI  9
ACRITICAL 9
ALTRICIAL 9
ATARACTIC 9
CARDIACAL 9
CATALATIC 9
CRACTICID 9
DIACRITIC 9 debut
DIRADICAL 9
LACTARIID 9 pangram
RATICIDAL 9 pangram
TRIACIDIC 9
TRICALCIC 9
TRICLADID 9 pangram
TRIRACIAL 9
TRITACTIC 9
ACARDIAC 8
ALTRICAL 8
ARCTICID 8
CALCARIA 8
CALCARIC 8
CALCITIC 8
CALDARIA 8
CALIDRID 8
CARACARA 8
CARDITIC 8
CARDITID 8
CATARACT 8
CRITICAL 8 debut
DATACARD * 8
DIACIDIC 8
DICALCIC 8
DIDACTIC 8
DITACTIC 8
IATRICAL 8
RAILCARD * 8
TACTICAL 8
TACTITIC 8
TARICTIC 8
TARTARIC 8
TIDIACIC 8
TRICTRAC 8
ACARDIA 7
ACCIDIA 7
ACRATIA 7
ACRATIC 7
ACRIDID 7
ACTARIT 7
ALACTIC 7
ALDARIC 7
ALLARIC 7
ARACARI 7
ARACIAL 7
ARCADIA 7
ARCTIID 7
ATACTIC 7
ATRACID 7
ATTACCA 7
ATTRACT 7
CARACAL 7
CARACCA 7
CARDIAC 7
CARDIAL 7
CARDIID 7
CARDITA 7
CATCALL * 7
CATTAIL * 7
CICADID 7
CIDARID 7
CLARIID 7
DACITIC 7
ILIACAL 7
ILLICIA 7
ILLICIT 7
ILLITIC 7
LATITIC 7
RADICAL 7
RAILCAR * 7
TALARIC 7
TRACIAL 7
TRIACID 7
TRIADIC 7
TRIATIC 7
TRICLAD 7 perfect pangram
ACACIA 6
ACARID 6
ACIDIC 6
ADDICT 6
AIRCAR * 6
ALALIC 6
ALCAIC 6
ALCAID 6
ARCTIC 6
ARIDIC 6
CADDID 6
CALCAR 6
CALCIC 6
CALLID 6
CARDIA 6
CARIAD 6
CICADA 6
CICALA 6
CILIAL 6
CIRCAR 6
CIRRAL 6
CIRRID 6
CITRAL 6
CITRIC 6
CLADAL 6
CLADIC 6
CLAIRT 6
CLIDAL 6
CLITAR 6
CLITIC 6
CRACID 6
CRATIC 6
CRITIC 6
DIACID 6
DIADIC 6
DIDACT 6
ILIACI  6
IRIDIC 6
IRITIC 6
ITALIC 6
LACCIC 6
LACTIC 6
LAICAL 6
RACIAL 6
RICRAC 6
RICTAL 6
TACTIC 6
TICTAC 6
TRIACT 6
TRICAR 6
ACADA 5
ACARA 5
ACARI 5
ACCRA 5
ACRAL 5
ACRID 5
ALCID 5
ARACA 5
ARCID 5
ARTIC 5
ATTIC 5
CACTI  5
CAIRD 5
CALLA 5
CALLI 5
CARAC 5
CARAT 5
CARID 5
CARRI 5
CICAD 5
CILIA  5
CIRCA 5
CIRCI  5
CIRRI  5
CITAL 5
CITRI 5
CLADI 5
CLART 5
CRAIC 5
DALCA 5
DARIC 5
DIACT 5
DICTA  5
ICTAL 5
ICTIC 5
ILIAC 5
LICIT 5
LILAC 5
TACIT 5
TATAC 5
TICAL 5
TRACT 5
TRIAC 5
TRICA 5

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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