November 16, 2020: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

November 16, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from November 16, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LI.

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Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for November 16, 2020

Related puzzles

Center letter L: April 18, 2023
Center letter Y: September 16, 2018

words: 224
score: 1,168 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 16
plurals: 7
bingo: yes

E x 24
I x 33
L x 47
M x 58
N x 17
T x 41
Y x 4

4L x 54
5L x 40
6L x 59
7L x 35
8L x 28
9L x 4
10L x 3
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
E	1	3	8	6	4	1	-	1	24
I	9	8	7	3	4	-	2	-	33
L	12	10	12	8	3	2	-	-	47
M	12	9	14	12	10	-	1	-	58
N	4	2	7	2	2	-	-	-	17
T	13	8	10	4	5	1	-	-	41
Y	3	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	4
tot	54	40	59	35	28	4	3	1	224

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

EI x 1	EL x 6	EM x 7	EN x 9	EY x 1
IL x 6	IM x 8	IN x 17	IT x 2
LE x 8	LI x 39
LIE x 3	LIL x 3	LIM x 9	LIN x 18	LIT x 6
ME x 13	MI x 43	MY x 2
NE x 5	NI x 12
TE x 6	TI x 33	TY x 2
YE x 2	YI x 2

cmp	5	6	7	8	tot
E	-	-	1	-	1
I	1	2	-	-	3
L	-	-	3	-	3
M	-	-	3	1	4
N	-	-	-	1	1
T	-	2	1	1	4
tot	1	4	8	3	16

plu	6	7	tot
L	-	1	1
M	1	3	4
T	2	-	2
tot	3	4	7

debut appearances

EMINENTLY, IMMINENTLY

word	length
ENTITLEMENT	11
ILMENITITE	10
IMMINENTLY	10	pangram
MELILITITE	10
EMINENTLY	9	pangram
LENIENTLY	9
LINENETTE	9
TILLEYITE	9
EITELITE	8
ELIMINEE	8
EMITTENT	8
ENTITLEE	8
ILMENITE	8
IMMINENT	8
INNELITE	8
INTENTLY	8
LEITEITE	8
LIMETTIN	8
LINIMENT	8
MELENITE	8
MELILITE	8
MELINITE	8
MELITTIN	8
MENILITE	8
MILLIEME	8
MILLINET	8
MIMETENE	8
MIMETITE	8
MINIMILL	* 8
NELENITE	8
NINETEEN	* 8
TEINEITE	8
TIMELILY	8
TIMELINE	* 8
TIMENTIN	8
TINNIENT	8
EMETINE	7
EMILITE	7
EMINENT	7
ENIMINE	7
ENTITLE	7
EYELINE	* 7
ILLEITY	7
INTIMIN	7
INTITLE	7
LENIENT	7
LEYLINE	* 7
LIEMENT	7
LIMELIT	* 7
LIMNITE	7
LINELET	7
LINEMEN	* ^† 7
LITTLIE	7
MELETIN	7
MELLITE	7
MELTEMI	7
MILLILE	7
MILLIME	7
MILLINE	7
MILLMEN	* ^† 7
MINETTE	7
MINIMIN	* 7
MINTMEN	* ^† 7
MITITEI	7
MITTIMI	^† 7
NIMIETY	7
NITTILY	7
TILLITE	7
TINMINE	* 7
TINNILY	7
TITLENE	7
ELEMIN	6
ELININ	6
ELYITE	6
EMETIN	6
ENLIMN	6
ENMEIN	6
ENMITY	6
ENTITY	6
ILLITE	6
ILLLIT	* 6
IMINYL	6
INLINE	* 6
INTEIN	6
INTENT	6
INTINE	6
LENITE	6
LENITY	6
LENTIL	6
LIENEE	6
LINENY	6
LINNET	6	allowed elsewhere
LINNEY	6
LINTEL	6
LINTIE	6
LITTEN	6
LITTLE	6
LITTLY	6
MEINIE	6
MELINE	6
MENYIE	6
MIELIE	6
MILLET	6
MILLIE	6
MILLIM	6
MINIMI	^† 6
MINNIE	6
MINYEN	6
MITTEL	6
MITTEN	6
MYELIN	6
MYTILI	6
NEINEI	6
NETTIE	6
NEYITE	6
NIELLI	6
NIMITE	6
NINEIN	6
NINETY	6
TEENIE	6
TELLIN	6
TENTIE	6
TILLET	6
TIMELY	6
TINILY	6
TINMEN	* ^† 6
TINNIE	6
TITMEN	* ^† 6
TITTLE	6
YENITE	6
ELEMI	5
ELITE	5
ENLIT	5
IMENE	5
IMINE	5
IMMIE	5
INLET	* 5
INNIE	5
INNIT	5
INTEL	5
INTIL	5
LEINT	5
LIMEN	5
LIMEY	5
LIMIT	5
LINEN	5
LINEY	5
LININ	5
LINNY	5
LINTY	5
LITTY	5
MEINY	5
MILLE	5
MILTY	5
MINIM	5
MINMI	5
MINNY	5
MINTY	5
MITEY	5
MITTY	5
NINNY	5
NITTY	5
TILLY	5
TILTY	5
TINNY	5
TINTY	5
TITIN	5
TITLE	5
TIYIN	5
TYIYN	5
EMIT	4
ILLY	4
IMIN	4
IMMY	4
INEE	4
INLY	4
INNY	4
INTI	4
ITEM	4
ITTY	4
LIEN	4
LILL	4
LILT	4
LILY	4
LIME	4
LIMN	4
LIMY	4
LINE	4
LINN	4
LINT	4
LINY	4
LITE	4
MIEN	4
MILE	4
MILL	4
MILT	4
MIME	4
MINE	4
MINI	4
MINT	4
MINY	4
MITE	4
MITT	4
MITY	4
NETI	4
NILL	4
NINE	4
NITE	4
TEIL	4
TEIN	4
TILE	4
TILI	4
TILL	4
TILT	4
TIME	4
TINE	4
TINT	4
TINY	4
TITI	4
TIYN	4
TYIN	4
YETI	4
YILL	4
YITE	4

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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