October 16, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 16, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with NE.
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.
words: 277
score: 1,648 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
compounds: 4
bingo: yes
A x 63
C x 41
E x 51
I x 21
N x 33
T x 63
X x 5
4L x 45
5L x 44
6L x 79
7L x 44
8L x 35
9L x 22
10L x 7
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 63 |
| C | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 41 |
| E | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | - | - | 51 |
| I | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 21 |
| N | 10 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 33 |
| T | 11 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 63 |
| X | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| tot | 45 | 44 | 79 | 44 | 35 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 277 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AC x 15 | AE x 3 | AI x 2 | AN x 35 | AT x 4 | AX x 4 | |
| CA x 20 | CE x 14 | CI x 5 | CT x 2 | |||
| EA x 1 | EC x 4 | EN x 18 | ET x 4 | EX x 24 | ||
| IC x 2 | IN x 19 | |||||
| NA x 7 | NE x 15 | NI x 11 | ||||
| NEA x 3 | NEC x 1 | NEE x 1 | NEI x 1 | NEN x 2 | NET x 4 | NEX x 3 |
| TA x 20 | TE x 31 | TI x 12 | ||||
| XE x 4 | XI x 1 |
| cmp | 6 | 8 | tot |
| C | 1 | - | 1 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 |
| T | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| debut appearances | 1 |
ANATEXITIC, EXACINATE, EXCITANCE, EXCITANT, EXITANCE, INEXACT
| word | length | |||
| ACACETIN | 8 | |||
| ACACINE | 7 | |||
| ACCENT | 6 | |||
| ACENE | 5 | |||
| ACETA | 5 | |||
| ACETACETIC | 10 | |||
| ACETAN | 6 | |||
| ACETANNIN | 9 | |||
| ACETATE | 7 | |||
| ACETIC | 6 | |||
| ACETIN | 6 | |||
| ACINETIC | 8 | |||
| ACNE | 4 | |||
| ACTINATE | 8 | |||
| ACTINIAE | 8 | |||
| AECIA | 5 | |||
| AETAT | 5 | |||
| AETT | 4 | |||
| AIEA | 4 | |||
| AIEE | 4 | |||
| ANATECTIC | 9 | |||
| ANATEXITE | 9 | |||
| ANATEXITIC | 10 | pangram | ||
| ANATINE | 7 | |||
| ANCIENCE | 8 | |||
| ANCIENT | 7 | |||
| ANECIC | 6 | |||
| ANECTIC | 7 | |||
| ANENT | 5 | |||
| ANET | 4 | |||
| ANETIC | 6 | |||
| ANEX | 4 | |||
| ANEXIC | 6 | |||
| ANNATE | 6 | |||
| ANNECTANT | 9 | |||
| ANNECTENT | 9 | |||
| ANNET | 5 | |||
| ANNEX | 5 | |||
| ANNEXA | 6 | |||
| ANNEXE | 6 | |||
| ANNEXIN | 7 | |||
| ANNITE | 6 | |||
| ANTAE | 5 | |||
| ANTE | 4 | |||
| ANTEACT | 7 | |||
| ANTENATI | 8 | |||
| ANTENICENE | 10 | |||
| ANTENNA | 7 | |||
| ANTENNAE | 8 | |||
| ANTENNATE | 9 | |||
| ANTIACNE | 8 | |||
| ANTIAE | 6 | |||
| ANTIE | 5 | |||
| ANTITEA | 7 | |||
| ANTITETANIC | 11 | |||
| ATAXITE | 7 | |||
| ATTEINT | 7 | |||
| ATTENTAT | 8 | |||
| ATTINE | 6 | |||
| AXEN | 4 | |||
| AXENIC | 6 | |||
| AXINITE | 7 | |||
| AXITE | 5 | |||
| CAECA | 5 | |||
| CAENACIN | 8 | |||
| CANE | 4 | |||
| CANETTE | 7 | |||
| CANINE | 6 | |||
| CANNAE | * 6 | |||
| CANNET | 6 | |||
| CANTEEN | 7 | |||
| CANTENNA | 8 | |||
| CANTINE | 7 | |||
| CATATECTIC | 10 | |||
| CATE | 4 | |||
| CATENA | 6 | |||
| CATENAE | 7 | |||
| CATENANE | 8 | |||
| CATENATE | 8 | |||
| CATENET | 7 | |||
| CATENIN | 7 | |||
| CATTE | 5 | |||
| CATTIITE | 8 | |||
| CECA | 4 | |||
| CECINA | 6 | |||
| CENE | 4 | |||
| CENEXIN | 7 | |||
| CENT | 4 | |||
| CENTAI | 6 | |||
| CENTENNIA | 9 | |||
| CETACEA | 7 | |||
| CETACEAN | 8 | |||
| CETANE | 6 | |||
| CETE | 4 | |||
| CETENE | 6 | |||
| CETIN | 5 | |||
| CETINEITE | 9 | |||
| CINCINNATE | 10 | |||
| CINE | 4 | |||
| CITATE | 6 | |||
| CITE | 4 | |||
| CITEE | 5 | |||
| CTENE | 5 | |||
| CTETIC | 6 | |||
| EATEN | 5 | |||
| ECCE | 4 | |||
| ECTATIC | 7 | |||
| ECTENIA | 7 | |||
| ECTEXINE | 8 | |||
| ENACT | 5 | |||
| ENACTIN | 7 | |||
| ENATE | 5 | |||
| ENATIC | 6 | |||
| ENCAENIA | 8 | |||
| ENCEINTE | 8 | |||
| ENCENIA | 7 | |||
| ENCINA | 6 | |||
| ENNET | 5 | |||
| ENNIANTIN | 9 | |||
| ENNIATIN | 8 | |||
| ENNIATINE | 9 | |||
| ENTACTIN | 8 | |||
| ENTATIC | 7 | |||
| ENTENTE | 7 | |||
| ENTIA | 5 | |||
| ENTICE | 6 | |||
| ENTITIC | 7 | |||
| ETEXT | 5 | |||
| ETIC | 4 | |||
| ETNA | 4 | |||
| ETTEN | 5 | |||
| EXACINATE | 9 | pangram | ||
| EXACT | 5 | |||
| EXACTA | 6 | |||
| EXATECAN | 8 | |||
| EXCITANCE | 9 | pangram | ||
| EXCITANT | 8 | pangram | ||
| EXCITATE | 8 | |||
| EXCITE | 6 | |||
| EXEAT | 5 | |||
| EXEC | 4 | |||
| EXENNIA | 7 | |||
| EXICCATE | 8 | |||
| EXINE | 5 | |||
| EXINITE | 7 | |||
| EXINITIC | 8 | |||
| EXIT | 4 | |||
| EXITANCE | 8 | pangram | ||
| EXTANT | 6 | |||
| EXTATIC | 7 | |||
| EXTEIN | 6 | |||
| EXTENT | 6 | |||
| EXTINCT | 7 | |||
| EXTINCTIC | 9 | |||
| EXTINE | 6 | |||
| ICEANE | 6 | |||
| ICEN | 4 | |||
| INANE | 5 | |||
| INCAITE | 7 | |||
| INCANTATE | 9 | |||
| INCENT | 6 | |||
| INCITE | 6 | |||
| INEE | 4 | |||
| INEX | 4 | |||
| INEXACT | 7 | perfect pangram, debut | ||
| INEXTANT | 8 | |||
| INEXTINCT | 9 | |||
| INITIATE | 8 | |||
| INNATE | 6 | |||
| INNEXIN | 7 | |||
| INNIE | 5 | |||
| INTEIN | 6 | |||
| INTENT | 6 | |||
| INTEXT | * 6 | |||
| INTEXTINE | 9 | |||
| INTINE | 6 | |||
| NAENIA | 6 | |||
| NANITE | 6 | |||
| NANNIE | 6 | |||
| NANTEE | 6 | |||
| NANTEN | 6 | |||
| NANTENINE | 9 | |||
| NATANITE | 8 | |||
| NEANIC | 6 | |||
| NEAT | 4 | |||
| NEATEN | 6 | |||
| NECTIN | 6 | |||
| NEET | 4 | |||
| NEINEI | 6 | |||
| NENE | 4 | |||
| NENIA | 5 | |||
| NETA | 4 | |||
| NETI | 4 | |||
| NETT | 4 | |||
| NETTIE | 6 | |||
| NEXIN | 5 | |||
| NEXINE | 6 | |||
| NEXT | 4 | |||
| NIACINATE | 9 | |||
| NICE | 4 | |||
| NICEN | 5 | |||
| NICTATE | 7 | |||
| NICTITATE | 9 | |||
| NIECE | 5 | |||
| NINE | 4 | |||
| NINEIN | 6 | |||
| NINETEEN | * 8 | |||
| NITE | 4 | |||
| NIXIE | 5 | |||
| TACE | 4 | |||
| TACET | 5 | |||
| TACTITE | 7 | |||
| TAENIA | 6 | |||
| TAENIAE | 7 | |||
| TAENIATE | 8 | |||
| TAENITE | 7 | |||
| TANACETIN | 9 | |||
| TANE | 4 | |||
| TANITE | 6 | |||
| TANNATE | 7 | |||
| TANNIE | 6 | |||
| TANTITE | 7 | |||
| TATEE | 5 | |||
| TATIE | 5 | |||
| TATTIE | 6 | |||
| TAXANE | 6 | |||
| TAXEE | 5 | |||
| TAXINE | 6 | |||
| TAXITE | 6 | |||
| TEAT | 4 | |||
| TECTA | 5 | |||
| TECTATE | 7 | |||
| TECTIN | 6 | |||
| TEEN | 4 | |||
| TEENIE | 6 | |||
| TEET | 4 | |||
| TEETAN | 6 | |||
| TEETEE | 6 | |||
| TEIN | 4 | |||
| TEINEITE | 8 | |||
| TENACE | 6 | |||
| TENACIN | 7 | |||
| TENANT | 6 | |||
| TENATE | 6 | |||
| TENET | 5 | |||
| TENIA | 5 | |||
| TENIAE | 6 | |||
| TENNANTITE | 10 | |||
| TENNE | 5 | |||
| TENT | 4 | |||
| TENTEN | 6 | |||
| TENTIE | 6 | |||
| TETANI | 6 | |||
| TETANIC | 7 | |||
| TETANIN | 7 | |||
| TETE | 4 | |||
| TETTIX | 6 | |||
| TEXT | 4 | |||
| TEXTA | 5 | |||
| TEXTEE | 6 | |||
| TICE | 4 | |||
| TIETAC | * 6 | |||
| TIETTAITE | 9 | |||
| TINE | 4 | |||
| TINEA | 5 | |||
| TINEAE | 6 | |||
| TINNIE | 6 | |||
| TINNIENT | 8 | |||
| TINTICITE | 9 | |||
| TINTINAITE | 10 | |||
| TITANATE | 8 | |||
| TITANITE | 8 | |||
| XENATE | 6 | |||
| XENIA | 5 | |||
| XENIC | 5 | |||
| XENICA | 6 | |||
| XIEXIE | 6 |
* compound(ish) word