September 18, 2019 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 18, 2019, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.
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 B: April 18, 2024Center letter I: July 4, 2021
Center letter T: July 27, 2020
Center letter O: November 14, 2018
words: 120
score: 470 pts
pangrams: 1
perfect: 1
compounds: 10
bingo: yes
B x 36
I x 7
K x 18
L x 30
N x 12
O x 7
T x 10
4L x 55
5L x 20
6L x 21
7L x 14
8L x 7
9L x 2
10L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| B | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 36 |
| I | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| K | 8 | 2 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | 18 |
| L | 17 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 30 |
| N | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 |
| O | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| tot | 55 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 120 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| BI x 12 | BL x 9 | BO x 15 | |
| IL x 4 | IN x 3 | ||
| KI x 12 | KL x 1 | KN x 1 | KO x 4 |
| LI x 12 | LO x 18 | ||
| NI x 3 | NO x 9 | ||
| OB x 4 | OL x 1 | ON x 1 | OT x 1 |
| TI x 4 | TO x 6 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | tot |
| I | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| K | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| L | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| debut appearances | 1 |
INKBLOT
| word | length | |||
| BILBO | 5 | |||
| BILIN | 5 | |||
| BILK | 4 | |||
| BILL | 4 | |||
| BILLIO | 6 | |||
| BILLION | 7 | |||
| BILLON | 6 | |||
| BILLOT | 6 | |||
| BILO | 4 | |||
| BILOBOL | 7 | |||
| BIOOIL | 6 | |||
| BIOTINOL | 8 | |||
| BLIK | 4 | |||
| BLIN | 4 | |||
| BLINI | 5 | |||
| BLINK | 5 | debut | ||
| BLIT | 4 | |||
| BLOB | 4 | |||
| BLOOK | 5 | |||
| BLOT | 4 | |||
| BLOTTO | 6 | |||
| BOBBOL | 6 | |||
| BOBOL | 5 | |||
| BOBOLINK | 8 | |||
| BOIL | 4 | |||
| BOLI | 4 | |||
| BOLILLO | 7 | |||
| BOLIN | 5 | |||
| BOLK | 4 | |||
| BOLL | 4 | |||
| BOLO | 4 | |||
| BOLON | 5 | |||
| BOLT | 4 | |||
| BOLTI | 5 | |||
| BOOL | 4 | |||
| BOTTLO | 6 | |||
| ILLINITION | 10 | |||
| ILLLIT | * 6 | |||
| ILLO | 4 | |||
| ILOT | 4 | |||
| INKBLOT | * 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| INLOOK | * 6 | |||
| INTIL | 5 | |||
| KILIKIKI | 8 | |||
| KILIKITI | 8 | |||
| KILIL | 5 | |||
| KILK | 4 | |||
| KILL | 4 | |||
| KILLBIT | * 7 | |||
| KILLBOT | * 7 | |||
| KILN | 4 | |||
| KILO | 4 | |||
| KILOBIT | * 7 | |||
| KILOTON | * 7 | |||
| KILT | 4 | |||
| KLIK | 4 | |||
| KNOLL | 5 | |||
| KOLK | 4 | |||
| KOLO | 4 | |||
| KOLOBION | 8 | |||
| KOLONOK | 7 | |||
| LIKIN | 5 | |||
| LILIKOI | 7 | |||
| LILL | 4 | |||
| LILO | 4 | |||
| LILT | 4 | |||
| LININ | 5 | |||
| LINK | 4 | |||
| LINN | 4 | |||
| LINO | 4 | |||
| LINT | 4 | |||
| LINTOL | 6 | |||
| LION | 4 | |||
| LOBI | 4 | |||
| LOBO | 4 | |||
| LOBOLO | 6 | |||
| LOIN | 4 | |||
| LOLL | 4 | |||
| LOLOT | 5 | |||
| LONKO | 5 | |||
| LONNIN | 6 | |||
| LOOB | 4 | |||
| LOOK | 4 | |||
| LOOKBOOK | * 8 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| LOOKIT | 6 | |||
| LOON | 4 | |||
| LOOT | 4 | |||
| LOTI | 4 | |||
| LOTION | 6 | |||
| LOTOKO | 6 | |||
| LOTTO | 5 | |||
| NILL | 4 | |||
| NILOTINIB | 9 | |||
| NITINOL | 7 | |||
| NOBILIN | 7 | |||
| NOIL | 4 | |||
| NOLITION | 8 | |||
| NOLL | 4 | |||
| NOLO | 4 | |||
| NONILL | 6 | |||
| NONILLION | 9 | |||
| NONITOL | 7 | |||
| NONOIL | 6 | |||
| OBOL | 4 | |||
| OBOLI | 5 | |||
| OBOLO | 5 | |||
| OBOLOI | 6 | |||
| OLIO | 4 | |||
| ONLOOK | * 6 | |||
| OTOLIN | 6 | |||
| TILI | 4 | |||
| TILL | 4 | |||
| TILT | 4 | |||
| TITLO | 5 | |||
| TOIL | 4 | |||
| TOLL | 4 | |||
| TOLLON | 6 | |||
| TOLT | 4 | |||
| TOOL | 4 | |||
| TOOLKIT | * 7 |
* compound(ish) word