August 17, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More for Print
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 17, 2021, 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 . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter N: November 17, 2024Center letter B: February 17, 2023
words: 172
score: 1,125 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 2
compounds: 11
bingo: yes
A x 26
B x 10
E x 7
I x 4
L x 11
N x 8
P x 106
5L x 58
6L x 56
7L x 28
8L x 17
9L x 9
10L x 2
12L x 2
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 26 |
| B | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| E | 2 | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| L | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 11 |
| N | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| P | 37 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 5 | - | - | 106 |
| tot | 58 | 56 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 172 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AL x 6 | AN x 1 | AP x 19 | ||
| APA x 1 | APE x 3 | API x 3 | APN x 2 | APP x 10 |
| BA x 2 | BE x 3 | BI x 3 | BL x 2 | |
| EL x 2 | EN x 1 | EP x 4 | ||
| IL x 1 | IN x 3 | |||
| LA x 6 | LE x 1 | LI x 4 | ||
| NA x 5 | NE x 1 | NI x 2 | ||
| PA x 39 | PE x 27 | PI x 28 | PL x 12 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| B | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| L | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| P | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| tot | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| debut appearances | 4 |
BIPLANE, INAPPEALABLE, INAPPELLABLE, PINNABLE, PLEBEIAN, PLEBIAN
| word | length | |||
| ALAAP | 5 | |||
| ALAPA | 5 | |||
| ALAPANA | 7 | |||
| ALEPINE | 7 | |||
| ALPEEN | 6 | |||
| ALPINE | 6 | debut | ||
| ANAPNEA | 7 | |||
| APALA | 5 | |||
| APELIN | 6 | |||
| APELLA | 6 | |||
| APELLAI | 7 | |||
| APIAN | 5 | |||
| APIIN | 5 | |||
| APINE | 5 | |||
| APNEA | 5 | |||
| APNEAL | 6 | |||
| APPAL | 5 | |||
| APPALL | 6 | |||
| APPEAL | 6 | |||
| APPEALABLE | 10 | |||
| APPEL | 5 | |||
| APPELLABLE | 10 | |||
| APPELLEE | 8 | |||
| APPIE | 5 | |||
| APPLE | 5 | |||
| APPLIABLE | 9 | |||
| BALLPEN | * 7 | |||
| BANAPPLE | 8 | |||
| BELAP | 5 | |||
| BELEAP | 6 | |||
| BENPEN | 6 | |||
| BIPLANAL | 8 | |||
| BIPLANE | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| BIPPIE | 6 | |||
| BLEEP | 5 | |||
| BLEEPABLE | 9 | |||
| ELAPINE | 7 | |||
| ELPEE | * 5 | |||
| ENPLANE | 7 | |||
| EPEEN | 5 | |||
| EPIALLELE | 9 | |||
| EPININE | 7 | |||
| EPIPIAL | 7 | |||
| ILLIPE | 6 | |||
| INAPPEALABLE | 12 | pangram | ||
| INAPPELLABLE | 12 | pangram | ||
| INPLANE | * 7 | |||
| LAPALAPA | 8 | |||
| LAPEL | 5 | |||
| LAPILLI | 7 | |||
| LAPIN | 5 | |||
| LAPPA | 5 | |||
| LAPPIE | 6 | |||
| LEAPABLE | 8 | |||
| LIPIN | 5 | |||
| LIPLINE | * 7 | |||
| LIPPEN | 6 | |||
| LIPPIE | 6 | |||
| NANPIE | 6 | |||
| NAPELLINE | 9 | |||
| NAPPA | 5 | |||
| NAPPE | 5 | |||
| NAPPIE | 6 | |||
| NEPALINE | 8 | |||
| NINEPIN | * 7 | |||
| NIPPLE | 6 | |||
| PAEAN | 5 | |||
| PAELLA | 6 | |||
| PAEPAE | 6 | |||
| PAIBAN | 6 | |||
| PAILA | 5 | |||
| PALAE | 5 | |||
| PALAPA | 6 | |||
| PALEA | 5 | |||
| PALEAE | 6 | |||
| PALEAL | 6 | |||
| PALEN | 5 | |||
| PALILALIA | 9 | |||
| PALINAL | 7 | |||
| PALLA | 5 | |||
| PALLAE | 6 | |||
| PALLIA | 6 | |||
| PALLIAL | 7 | |||
| PALPABLE | 8 | |||
| PALPAL | 6 | |||
| PALPI | 5 | |||
| PANEL | 5 | |||
| PANELA | 6 | |||
| PANIN | 5 | |||
| PANINE | 6 | |||
| PANINI | 6 | |||
| PANNABLE | 8 | |||
| PANNE | 5 | |||
| PANNEL | 6 | |||
| PANNI | 5 | |||
| PANPIPE | * 7 | |||
| PAPABILE | 8 | |||
| PAPABILI | 8 | |||
| PAPABLE | 7 | |||
| PAPAIA | 6 | |||
| PAPAIN | 6 | |||
| PAPAL | 5 | |||
| PAPILLA | 7 | |||
| PAPILLAE | 8 | |||
| PAPPI | 5 | |||
| PEBBLE | 6 | |||
| PEELABLE | 8 | |||
| PEELE | 5 | |||
| PEELIE | 6 | |||
| PEENIE | 6 | |||
| PEEPAL | 6 | |||
| PEEPEE | 6 | |||
| PEINE | 5 | |||
| PELEA | 5 | |||
| PENAL | 5 | |||
| PENEPLAIN | 9 | |||
| PENEPLANE | 9 | |||
| PENIAL | 6 | |||
| PENII | 5 | |||
| PENILE | 6 | |||
| PENNA | 5 | |||
| PENNABLE | 8 | |||
| PENNAE | 6 | |||
| PENNAL | 6 | |||
| PENNE | 5 | |||
| PENNI | 5 | |||
| PENNIA | 6 | |||
| PENNILL | 7 | |||
| PENNINE | 7 | |||
| PENPAL | * 6 | |||
| PEPLA | 5 | |||
| PEPLI | 5 | |||
| PIBAL | * 5 | |||
| PIBBLE | 6 | |||
| PILAE | 5 | |||
| PILEA | 5 | |||
| PILEI | 5 | |||
| PILIN | 5 | |||
| PINANE | 6 | |||
| PINBALL | * 7 | |||
| PINEAL | 6 | |||
| PINEAPPLE | * 9 | debut | ||
| PINENE | 6 | |||
| PININ | 5 | |||
| PINNA | 5 | |||
| PINNABLE | 8 | pangram | ||
| PINNAE | 6 | |||
| PINNAL | 6 | |||
| PINNEE | 6 | |||
| PINNIE | 6 | |||
| PIPABLE | 7 | |||
| PIPAL | 5 | |||
| PIPEABLE | 8 | |||
| PIPELINE | * 8 | |||
| PIPELLE | 7 | |||
| PIPIPI | 6 | |||
| PIPPIAN | 7 | |||
| PIPPIE | 6 | |||
| PIPPIN | 6 | |||
| PIPPLE | 6 | |||
| PLAIN | 5 | |||
| PLANA | 5 | |||
| PLANAL | 6 | |||
| PLANE | 5 | |||
| PLANNABLE | 9 | |||
| PLANNEE | 7 | |||
| PLEBE | 5 | |||
| PLEBEIAN | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| PLEBIAN | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PLENA | 5 | |||
| PLENE | 5 | |||
| PLIABLE | 7 |
* compound(ish) word