September 13, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 13, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with LE.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
Related puzzles
Center letter M: January 11, 2023Identical letters: November 8, 2021
words: 162
score: 860 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 18
bingo: yes
E x 8
I x 12
L x 14
M x 5
N x 6
P x 98
T x 19
4L x 36
5L x 29
6L x 52
7L x 24
8L x 9
9L x 8
10L x 3
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| E | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| I | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 12 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| M | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| N | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| P | 23 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 98 |
| T | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 19 |
| tot | 36 | 29 | 52 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 162 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| EL x 2 | EM x 1 | EP x 5 | |
| IL x 1 | IM x 9 | IN x 1 | IP x 1 |
| LE x 2 | LI x 12 | ||
| LEE x 1 | LEP x 1 | ||
| ME x 2 | MI x 3 | ||
| NE x 2 | NI x 4 | ||
| PE x 44 | PI x 48 | PL x 5 | PT x 1 |
| TE x 10 | TI x 9 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| M | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| P | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| T | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| tot | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
| debut appearances | 29 |
IMPELLENT, IMPLEMENT
| word | length | |||
| ELLIPT | 6 | |||
| ELPEE | * 5 | |||
| EMPT | 4 | |||
| EPEE | 4 | debut | ||
| EPEEN | 5 | |||
| EPEME | 5 | |||
| EPINEMIN | 8 | |||
| EPININE | 7 | |||
| ILLIPE | 6 | |||
| IMIPENEM | 8 | |||
| IMPEL | 5 | debut | ||
| IMPELLENT | 9 | pangram | ||
| IMPEN | 5 | |||
| IMPENITENT | 10 | debut | ||
| IMPI | 4 | |||
| IMPIMPI | 7 | |||
| IMPLEMENT | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| IMPLETE | 7 | |||
| INEPT | 5 | |||
| IPIL | 4 | |||
| LEEP | 4 | |||
| LEPTIN | 6 | |||
| LIMEPIT | * 7 | |||
| LIMP | 4 | debut | ||
| LIMPEN | 6 | |||
| LIMPET | 6 | debut | ||
| LIMPLE | 6 | |||
| LIPE | 4 | |||
| LIPIN | 5 | |||
| LIPLET | 6 | |||
| LIPLINE | * 7 | |||
| LIPPEN | 6 | |||
| LIPPIE | 6 | |||
| LIPTINITE | 9 | |||
| MEEPLE | 6 | |||
| METITEPINE | 10 | |||
| MIMP | 4 | |||
| MINIPILL | * 8 | |||
| MIPIT | 5 | |||
| NEEP | 4 | |||
| NEPIT | 5 | |||
| NIMP | 4 | |||
| NINEPIN | * 7 | |||
| NIPPIT | 6 | |||
| NIPPLE | 6 | debut | ||
| PEEL | 4 | debut | ||
| PEELE | 5 | |||
| PEELIE | 6 | |||
| PEEN | 4 | |||
| PEENIE | 6 | |||
| PEENT | 5 | |||
| PEEP | 4 | debut | ||
| PEEPEE | 6 | |||
| PEIN | 4 | |||
| PEINE | 5 | |||
| PELITE | 6 | |||
| PELL | 4 | |||
| PELLET | 6 | debut | ||
| PELLMELL | 8 | |||
| PELMENI | 7 | |||
| PELMET | 6 | |||
| PELT | 4 | debut | ||
| PENEM | 5 | |||
| PENII | 5 | |||
| PENILE | 6 | debut | ||
| PENITENT | 8 | |||
| PENITENTE | 9 | |||
| PENLITE | * 7 | |||
| PENMEN | * 6 | |||
| PENNE | 5 | |||
| PENNI | 5 | |||
| PENNILL | 7 | |||
| PENNINE | 7 | |||
| PENNINITE | 9 | |||
| PENT | 4 | |||
| PENTENE | 7 | |||
| PENTET | 6 | |||
| PENTILE | 7 | |||
| PENTIMENT | 9 | |||
| PENTIMENTI | 10 | |||
| PENTINE | 7 | |||
| PENTINENE | 9 | |||
| PENTITI | 7 | |||
| PEPLI | 5 | |||
| PETE | 4 | |||
| PETEMEN | * 7 | |||
| PETIT | 5 | debut | ||
| PETITE | 6 | debut | ||
| PETTLE | 6 | |||
| PIEM | 4 | |||
| PIEMEN | * 6 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| PIET | 4 | |||
| PIIPITE | 7 | |||
| PILE | 4 | debut | ||
| PILEI | 5 | |||
| PILI | 4 | |||
| PILIN | 5 | |||
| PILL | 4 | |||
| PILM | 4 | |||
| PIMELITE | 8 | |||
| PIMENT | 6 | |||
| PIMP | 4 | |||
| PIMPINEL | 8 | |||
| PIMPINELLIN | 11 | |||
| PIMPLE | 6 | debut | ||
| PIMPLINE | 8 | |||
| PINE | 4 | |||
| PINENE | 6 | |||
| PININ | 5 | |||
| PINITE | 6 | |||
| PINMEN | * 6 | |||
| PINNEE | 6 | |||
| PINNET | 6 | |||
| PINNIE | 6 | |||
| PINT | 4 | |||
| PINTEL | 6 | |||
| PINTLE | 6 | |||
| PINTMEN | * 7 | |||
| PIPE | 4 | debut | ||
| PIPELINE | * 8 | debut | ||
| PIPELLE | 7 | |||
| PIPEMEN | * 7 | |||
| PIPET | 5 | debut | ||
| PIPETTE | 7 | debut | ||
| PIPI | 4 | |||
| PIPIPI | 6 | |||
| PIPIT | 5 | |||
| PIPPIE | 6 | |||
| PIPPIN | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| PIPPLE | 6 | |||
| PITI | 4 | |||
| PITLINE | * 7 | |||
| PITMEN | * 6 | debut, disallowed elsewhere | ||
| PITTEN | 6 | |||
| PITTIE | 6 | |||
| PITTITE | 7 | |||
| PITTLE | 6 | |||
| PLENE | 5 | |||
| PLIE | 4 | debut | ||
| PLIM | 4 | |||
| PLIP | 4 | |||
| PLITT | 5 | |||
| PTITIM | 6 | |||
| TEEPEE | 6 | debut | ||
| TEEPLEITE | 9 | |||
| TEMP | 4 | |||
| TEMPI | 5 | debut | ||
| TEMPLE | 6 | debut | ||
| TEMPLET | 7 | |||
| TEMPT | 5 | |||
| TENPIN | * 6 | |||
| TEPE | 4 | |||
| TEPEE | 5 | debut | ||
| TIEPIN | * 6 | |||
| TIMPLE | 6 | |||
| TIPI | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TIPITI | 6 | |||
| TIPLE | 5 | |||
| TIPLINE | * 7 | |||
| TIPPEE | 6 | |||
| TIPPET | 6 | debut | ||
| TIPPLE | 6 | debut |
* compound(ish) word