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October 18, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 18, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IL.


Instructions

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center letter PCEHILN
Spelling Bee for October 18, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter I: March 19, 2020
Center letter C: November 10, 2019

words: 127
score: 730 pts
pangrams: 4
compounds: 10
bingo: yes

C x 15
E x 11
H x 11
I x 3
L x 9
N x 6
P x 72

4L x 28
5L x 25
6L x 33
7L x 14
8L x 8
9L x 9
10L x 5
11L x 2
12L x 3

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
C 3 5 1 2 1 2 1 - - 15
E 2 2 - 2 2 1 - 1 1 11
H 2 - 6 1 1 1 - - - 11
I 1 - 1 - - - 1 - - 3
L 2 2 2 2 1 - - - - 9
N 1 - 1 1 - 2 1 - - 6
P 17 16 22 6 3 3 2 1 2 72
tot 28 25 33 14 8 9 5 2 3 127

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CE x 1 CH x 6 CI x 3 CL x 5
EL x 1 EP x 10
HE x 5 HI x 6
IL x 1 IN x 1 IP x 1
ILL x 1
LE x 1 LI x 8
NE x 3 NI x 3
PE x 29 PH x 8 PI x 30 PL x 5

cmp 5 7 8 9 tot
C - - - 1 1
E 1 - - - 1
H - 1 1 1 3
L - 1 1 - 2
N - 1 - 1 2
P - - 1 - 1
tot 1 3 3 3 10

debut appearances 14

CINEPHILE, CINEPHILIC, NEPHELINIC, PHILHELLENIC

word       length      
CEPE 4
CHEEP 5 debut
CHELP 5
CHICHIPE 8
CHINPIECE * 9
CHIP 4 debut
CHIPPIE 7
CINEPHILE 9 pangram, debut
CINEPHILIC 10 pangram
CIPPI 5
CLEEP 5
CLEPE 5
CLIP 4 debut
CLIPEI 6
CLIPPIE 7
ELPEE * 5
EPEE 4
EPEEN 5
EPIC 4
EPICENE 7
EPICILLIN 9
EPICLINE 8
EPINEPHELIN 11
EPINEPHELINE 12
EPININE 7
EPIPELIC 8
HEELPIECE * 9
HELP 4 debut
HELPEE 6
HELPLINE * 8 debut
HEPPEN 6
HIPE 4
HIPLINE * 7
HIPPEN 6
HIPPIC 6
HIPPIE 6 debut
HIPPIN 6
ILLIPE 6
INCIPIENCE 10
IPIL 4
LEEP 4
LINCHPIN * 8 debut
LIPE 4
LIPIC 5
LIPIN 5
LIPINIC 7
LIPLINE * 7
LIPPEN 6
LIPPIE 6
NEEP 4
NEPHELINE 9
NEPHELINIC 10 pangram
NINEPENCE * 9
NINEPIN * 7
NIPPLE 6
PECH 4
PEEL 4
PEELE 5
PEELIE 6
PEEN 4
PEENIE 6
PEEP 4
PEEPEE 6
PEIN 4
PEINE 5
PELL 4
PELLICLE 8
PENCE 5
PENCEL 6
PENCELL 7
PENCIL 6 debut
PENICHE 7
PENICIL 7
PENICILLI 9
PENICILLIN 10 debut
PENICILLINIC 12
PENII 5
PENILE 6
PENNE 5
PENNEECH 8
PENNI 5
PENNILL 7
PENNINE 7
PEPLI 5
PHENE 5
PHENIC 6
PHENICINE 9
PHILHELLENE 11 debut
PHILHELLENIC 12 pangram, debut
PHILHIPPIC 10
PHILIP 6
PHILIPPIC 9 debut
PICE 4
PICEIN 6
PICENE 6
PICHI 5
PICI 4
PICINE 6
PICNIC 6
PIECE 5
PIECEN 6
PILCH 5
PILE 4
PILEI 5
PILI 4
PILIN 5
PILL 4
PINCH 5 debut
PINCHE 6
PINE 4
PINENE 6
PININ 5
PINNEE 6
PINNIE 6
PIPE 4
PIPELINE * 8
PIPELLE 7
PIPI 4
PIPIPI 6
PIPPIE 6
PIPPIN 6 allowed elsewhere
PIPPLE 6
PLEC 4
PLENCH 6
PLENE 5
PLIE 4
PLIP 4

* compound(ish) word

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