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

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

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 16, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with CA.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for October 16, 2023

words: 277
score: 1,648 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
compounds: 4
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AC x 15	AE x 3	AI x 2	AN x 35	AT x 4	AX x 4
CA x 20	CE x 14	CI x 5	CT x 2
CAE x 2	CAN x 8	CAT x 10
EA x 1	EC x 4	EN x 18	ET x 4	EX x 24
IC x 2	IN x 19
NA x 7	NE x 15	NI x 11
TA x 20	TE x 31	TI x 12
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

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
ACNE	4
ACTINATE	8
ACTINIAE	8
AECIA	5
AETAT	5
AETT	4
AIEA	4
AIEE	4
ANATECTIC	9
ANATEXITE	9
ANATEXITIC	10	pangram
ANATINE	7
ANCIENCE	8
ANCIENT	7
ANECIC	6
ANECTIC	7
ANENT	5
ANET	4
ANETIC	6
ANEX	4
ANEXIC	6
ANNATE	6
ANNECTANT	9
ANNECTENT	9
ANNET	5
ANNEX	5
ANNEXA	6
ANNEXE	6
ANNEXIN	7
ANNITE	6
ANTAE	5
ANTE	4
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
AXEN	4
AXENIC	6
AXINITE	7
AXITE	5
CAECA	5
CAENACIN	8
CANE	4
CANETTE	7
CANINE	6
CANNAE	* 6
CANNET	6
CANTEEN	7
CANTENNA	8
CANTINE	7
CATATECTIC	10
CATE	4
CATENA	6
CATENAE	7
CATENANE	8
CATENATE	8
CATENET	7
CATENIN	7
CATTE	5
CATTIITE	8
CECA	4
CECINA	6
CENE	4
CENEXIN	7
CENT	4
CENTAI	6
CENTENNIA	9
CETACEA	7
CETACEAN	8
CETANE	6
CETE	4
CETENE	6
CETIN	5
CETINEITE	9
CINCINNATE	10
CINE	4
CITATE	6
CITE	4
CITEE	5
CTENE	5
CTETIC	6
EATEN	5
ECCE	4
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
ETIC	4
ETNA	4
ETTEN	5
EXACINATE	9	pangram
EXACT	5
EXACTA	6
EXATECAN	8
EXCITANCE	9	pangram
EXCITANT	8	pangram
EXCITATE	8
EXCITE	6
EXEAT	5
EXEC	4
EXENNIA	7
EXICCATE	8
EXINE	5
EXINITE	7
EXINITIC	8
EXIT	4
EXITANCE	8	pangram
EXTANT	6
EXTATIC	7
EXTEIN	6
EXTENT	6
EXTINCT	7
EXTINCTIC	9
EXTINE	6
ICEANE	6
ICEN	4
INANE	5
INCAITE	7
INCANTATE	9
INCENT	6
INCITE	6
INEE	4
INEX	4
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
NEAT	4
NEATEN	6
NECTIN	6
NEET	4
NEINEI	6
NENE	4
NENIA	5
NETA	4
NETI	4
NETT	4
NETTIE	6
NEXIN	5
NEXINE	6
NEXT	4
NIACINATE	9
NICE	4
NICEN	5
NICTATE	7
NICTITATE	9
NIECE	5
NINE	4
NINEIN	6
NINETEEN	* 8
NITE	4
NIXIE	5
TACE	4
TACET	5
TACTITE	7
TAENIA	6
TAENIAE	7
TAENIATE	8
TAENITE	7
TANACETIN	9
TANE	4
TANITE	6
TANNATE	7
TANNIE	6
TANTITE	7
TATEE	5
TATIE	5
TATTIE	6
TAXANE	6
TAXEE	5
TAXINE	6
TAXITE	6
TEAT	4
TECTA	5
TECTATE	7
TECTIN	6
TEEN	4
TEENIE	6
TEET	4
TEETAN	6
TEETEE	6
TEIN	4
TEINEITE	8
TENACE	6
TENACIN	7
TENANT	6
TENATE	6
TENET	5
TENIA	5
TENIAE	6
TENNANTITE	10
TENNE	5
TENT	4
TENTEN	6
TENTIE	6
TETANI	6
TETANIC	7
TETANIN	7
TETE	4
TETTIX	6
TEXT	4
TEXTA	5
TEXTEE	6
TICE	4
TIETAC	* 6
TIETTAITE	9
TINE	4
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

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