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September 3, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 3, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter PFILORT
Spelling Bee for September 3, 2018

words: 110
score: 518 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 19
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
FI x 1 FL x 3 FO x 3
IP x 1
LI x 1 LO x 4
OI x 1 OP x 2 OR x 1
PF x 1 PI x 18 PL x 5 PO x 28 PR x 9
RI x 3 RO x 5
TI x 4 TO x 10 TR x 10

cmp 6 7 8 9 tot
F - - 1 2 3
L - 1 - - 1
O - - 1 - 1
P 1 1 1 1 4
R 1 2 1 1 5
T 3 1 - 1 5
tot 5 5 4 5 19

debut appearances 21

PORTFOLIO, TROOPLIFT

word       length      
FILLIP 6 debut
FLIP 4 debut
FLIPFLOP * 8 debut
FLOP 4 debut
FOOLPROOF * 9 debut
FORPIT 6
FORPROFIT * 9
IPIL 4
LIPO 4 debut
LOLLIPOP 8 debut
LOLLOP 6
LOOP 4
LOOPTOP * 7
OILPROOF * 8 debut
OPILIO 6
OPPO 4
ORLOP 5 disallowed elsewhere
PFFT 4
PIFF 4
PILI 4
PILL 4 debut
PILOT 5 debut
PILOTI 6
PIOPIO 6
PIOT 4
PIPI 4
PIPIPI 6
PIPIRI 6
PIPIT 5
PIRL 4
PIROOT 6
PITI 4
PITIRRI 7
PITO 4
PITOT 5
PITPROP * 7
PLIP 4
PLITT 5
PLOOP 5
PLOP 4
PLOT 4 debut
POLIO 5 debut
POLL 4
POLLOI 6
POLO 4
POLT 4
POLTFOOT * 8
POOF 4 debut
POOL 4
POOP 4
POOPOO 6
POOR 4
POORI 5
POORT 5
POOT 4
POPLIT 6
POPO 4
POPOLO 6
POPOTILLO 9
POPPIT 6
POROPORO 8
PORT 4
PORTFOLIO 9 pangram, debut
PORTO 5
POTLI 5
POTOO 5
POTOROO 7
POTT 4
POTTO 5
PRILL 5
PRIOR 5
PROF 4 debut, disallowed elsewhere
PROFIT 6 debut
PROOF 5 debut
PROP 4
PROPOFOL 8
PROPROTOR * 9
PROTIP * 6
RIFLIP 6
RIOTPROOF * 9
RIPOFF * 6 debut
ROLLTOP * 7
ROOFTOP * 7 debut
ROOP 4
ROOPIT 6
ROTPROOF * 8
TIPI 4 allowed elsewhere
TIPITI 6
TIPOFF * 6 debut
TIPTOP * 6 debut
TOLIPROLOL 10
TOOLTIP * 7
TOPI 4
TOPIL 5
TOPLIT * 6
TOPO 4
TOPOI 5
TOPPO 5
TORP 4
TORPOR 6
TRILOOP 7
TRIP 4
TRIPIT 6
TRIPLOT 7
TRIPOLI 7
TROLLOP 7
TROOP 5
TROOPLIFT * 9 pangram
TROPO 5
TROPPO 6

* compound(ish) word

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