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October 3, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 3, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with TA.


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center letter NAEMPTV
Spelling Bee for October 3, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter M: June 24, 2022
Center letter P: June 8, 2020
Center letter T: December 6, 2019

words: 183
score: 888 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 21
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AM x 4 AN x 17 AP x 4 AT x 4 AV x 2
EA x 1 EM x 3 EN x 5 EP x 1 ET x 2 EV x 2
MA x 16 ME x 9 MN x 1
NA x 19 NE x 15
PA x 19 PE x 25
TA x 7 TE x 12
TAA x 1 TAM x 1 TAN x 4 TAP x 1
VA x 9 VE x 6

cmp 6 7 8 tot
A 2 - - 2
M 2 1 - 3
N 2 - 1 3
P 5 3 - 8
T - - 1 1
V 4 - - 4
tot 15 4 2 21

debut appearances 20
previously disallowed debuts 1

PAVEMENT

word       length      
AMEN 4
AMENE 5
AMENT 5
AMENTA 6
ANAN 4
ANANA 5
ANAPNEA 7
ANATMAN 7
ANATTA 6
ANENT 5
ANET 4
ANNA 4
ANNATE 6
ANNET 5
ANTA 4
ANTAE 5
ANTE 4 debut
ANTEM 5
ANTENNA 7 debut
ANTENNAE 8 debut
ANTENNATE 9
APEMAN * 6
APEMEN * 6
APNEA 5 debut
APPETENT 8
ATAMAN 6
ATMAN 5
ATTAMAN 7
ATTENTAT 8
AVANT 5
AVEN 4
EATEN 5 debut
EMANANT 7 disallowed elsewhere
EMANATA 7
EMANATE 7
ENATE 5 debut, disallowed elsewhere
ENEMA 5 debut, previously disallowed
ENEMATA 7
ENNET 5
ENTENTE 7
EPEEN 5
ETNA 4
ETTEN 5
EVEN 4
EVENT 5
MANA 4
MANANA 6
MANAT 5
MANATEE 7
MANE 4
MANEEN 6
MANENT 6
MANET 5
MANNA 5
MANNAN 6
MANTA 5
MANTAPA 7
MAPPEN 6
MATMAN * 6
MATMEN * 6
MAVEN 5 debut
MEAN 4
MEANT 5
MEATMAN 7
MEATMEN * 7
MEETEN 6
MENAT 5
MENE 4
MENTA 5
MENTEE 6
MNEME 5
NAAM 4
NAAN 4
NAAT 4
NAME 4
NAMETAPE * 8
NAMMET 6
NANA 4
NANNA 5
NANNAN 6
NANTEE 6
NANTEN 6
NAPA 4
NAPE 4 debut
NAPPA 5
NAPPE 5
NATANT 6
NAVE 4
NAVETA 6
NAVETTE 7
NEAM 4
NEAP 4 debut
NEAT 4 debut
NEATEN 6 debut
NEEM 4
NEEP 4
NEET 4
NENE 4
NEPETA 6
NETA 4
NETMAN * 6
NETMEN * 6
NETT 4
NEVE 4
NEVEN 5
PAAN 4
PAEAN 5 debut
PAMPEAN 7
PANAMA 6
PANE 4 debut
PANMAN * 6
PANMEN * 6
PANNE 5
PANT 4
PATEN 5
PATENA 6
PATENT 6 debut
PATENTEE 8 debut
PATTEN 6
PAVAN 5
PAVANE 6 debut
PAVANNE 7
PAVEMENT 8 pangram, debut
PAVEN 5
PEAN 4
PEATMAN 7
PEATMEN * 7
PEEN 4
PEENT 5
PENAM 5
PENEM 5
PENMAN * 6
PENMEN * 6
PENNA 5
PENNAE 6
PENNAME * 7
PENNANT 7 debut
PENNATE 7
PENNE 5
PENT 4
PENTAENE 8
PENTANE 7 allowed elsewhere
PENTATE 7
PENTENE 7
PENTET 6
PENTETATE 9
PETEMAN 7
PETEMEN * 7
PETNAP * 6
TAAN 4
TAMPAN 6
TANA 4
TANE 4
TANNA 5
TANNATE 7
TAPPEN 6
TEEN 4
TEETAN 6
TEMENE 6
TENANT 6 debut
TENATE 6
TENEMENT 8
TENET 5
TENNE 5
TENT 4
TENTEN 6
TENTMATE * 8
TEPPAN 6
VANE 4
VANETTE 7
VANMAN * 6
VANMEN * 6
VANNA 5
VAPTAN 6
VATAMAN 7
VATMAN * 6
VATMEN * 6
VEENA 5
VENA 4
VENAE 5
VENENATE 8
VENT 4
VENTA 5

* compound(ish) word

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