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August 21, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 21, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter NCEIPTV
Spelling Bee for August 21, 2018

words: 154
score: 854 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 9
bingo: yes

C x 10
E x 14
I x 26
N x 25
P x 42
T x 21
V x 16

4L x 31
5L x 30
6L x 42
7L x 19
8L x 15
9L x 13
10L x 2
11L x 1
13L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 tot
C 3 3 1 1 1 1 - - - 10
E 1 4 2 4 3 - - - - 14
I 3 3 9 3 1 6 1 - - 26
N 10 6 5 1 1 1 - - 1 25
P 5 7 17 6 3 4 - - - 42
T 5 4 7 - 4 1 - - - 21
V 4 3 1 4 2 - 1 1 - 16
tot 31 30 42 19 15 13 2 1 1 154

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CE x 5 CI x 4 CT x 1
EN x 5 EP x 3 ET x 1 EV x 5
IC x 1 IN x 25
NE x 12 NI x 13
PE x 25 PI x 17
TE x 12 TI x 9
VE x 8 VI x 8

cmp 6 7 8 9 13 tot
N - 1 1 1 1 4
P - 1 1 - - 2
T 2 - 1 - - 3
tot 2 2 3 1 1 9

debut appearances 28

INCEPTIVE

word       length      
CENE 4
CENT 4
CETENE 6
CETIN 5
CETINEITE 9
CICINNI 7
CINCINNI 8
CINCT 5
CINE 4
CTENE 5
ENCEINTE 8
ENNET 5
ENTENTE 7
ENTICE 6
ENTITIC 7
EPEEN 5
EPICENE 7 debut
EPININE 7
ETTEN 5
EVEN 4 debut
EVENT 5 debut
EVENTIVE 8
EVINCE 6 debut
EVINCIVE 8
ICEN 4
INCENT 6
INCENTIVE 9 debut
INCEPT 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
INCEPTIVE 9 pangram, debut
INCIPIENCE 10 debut
INCIPIENT 9 debut
INCIPIT 7
INCITE 6
INCITIVE 8
INEE 4
INEPT 5 debut
INNIE 5 allowed elsewhere
INNIT 5
INTEIN 6
INTENT 6
INTENTIVE 9
INTI 4
INTINE 6
INVECT 6
INVECTIVE 9 debut
INVENIT 7
INVENT 6 debut
INVENTIVE 9 debut
INVITE 6 debut
INVITEE 7 debut
NECTIN 6
NEEP 4
NEET 4
NEINEI 6
NENE 4
NEPIT 5
NETI 4
NETT 4
NETTIE 6
NEVE 4
NEVEN 5
NEVI 4
NICE 4
NICEN 5
NIECE 5
NIEVE 5
NINE 4
NINEIN 6
NINEPENCE * 9
NINEPIN * 7 debut
NINETEEN * 8
NINETEENPENCE * 13
NIPPIT 6
NITE 4
NITIC 5
PECTEN 6
PECTIN 6 debut
PECTINEI 8
PEEN 4 debut
PEENIE 6
PEENT 5
PEIN 4
PEINE 5
PENCE 5
PENII 5
PENITENCE 9 debut
PENITENT 8 debut
PENITENTE 9
PENNE 5 debut
PENNI 5
PENNINE 7
PENNINITE 9
PENT 4 debut
PENTENE 7
PENTET 6
PENTIC 6
PENTICE 7
PENTINE 7
PENTINENE 9
PENTITI 7
PICEIN 6
PICENE 6
PICINE 6
PICNIC 6
PIECEN 6
PINCITE * 7
PINE 4 debut
PINENE 6
PININ 5
PINITE 6
PINNEE 6
PINNET 6
PINNIE 6
PINT 4
PIPEVINE * 8
PIPPIN 6 allowed elsewhere
PITTEN 6
TECTIN 6
TEEN 4
TEENIE 6
TEIN 4
TEINEITE 8
TENET 5
TENNE 5
TENPENCE * 8
TENPIN * 6 debut
TENT 4
TENTEN 6
TENTIE 6
TIEPIN * 6 debut
TINCT 5
TINE 4
TINNIE 6
TINNIENT 8
TINNITIC 8
TINT 4
TINTICITE 9
TITIN 5
VEENITE 7
VEIN 4 debut
VENIN 5
VENITIVE 8
VENT 4 debut
VENTI 5
VENTIVE 7
VETIVENE 8
VICENIN 7
VICINE 6
VINCENT 7
VINCENTITE 10
VINCIENNITE 11
VINE 4 debut
VINIC 5
VINT 4

* compound(ish) word

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