September 21, 2022: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

September 21, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 21, 2022, 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 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 September 21, 2022

words: 177
score: 963 pts
pangrams: 7
compounds: 15
bingo: yes

A x 15
C x 23
E x 7
F x 102
I x 2
L x 19
T x 9

4L x 48
5L x 28
6L x 31
7L x 37
8L x 22
9L x 6
10L x 4
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	2	4	3	3	1	2	-	-	15
C	4	6	2	5	6	-	-	-	23
E	-	-	4	2	1	-	-	-	7
F	32	16	18	20	11	3	2	-	102
I	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2
L	5	1	4	3	3	-	2	1	19
T	4	1	-	3	-	1	-	-	9
tot	48	28	31	37	22	6	4	1	177

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	10	tot
C	1	2	-	-	3
F	1	1	4	-	6
I	-	1	-	-	1
L	1	-	2	1	4
T	-	1	-	-	1
tot	3	5	6	1	15

debut appearances

AFFLICTEE, CALIFATE, FACELIFT, FACILITATE, FACTFILE, FELICITATE, LAETIFICATE

word	length
LAETIFICATE	11	pangram
FACILITATE	10	pangram, debut
FELICITATE	10	pangram
LAFFITTITE	10
LITTLELEAF	* 10
AFFILIATE	9
AFFLICTEE	9	pangram
FACTITIAL	9
FELICIFIC	9
FETTELITE	9
TAAFFEITE	9
AFFECTEE	8
CAFETITE	8
CAFFEATE	8
CALAFATE	8
CALCIFIC	8
CALIFATE	8	pangram
CLIFFLET	8
EIFELITE	8
FACELIFT	* 8	pangram, debut
FACETIAE	8
FACTETTE	8
FACTFILE	8	pangram
FACTICAL	8
FELLATEE	8
FILETAIL	* 8
FLATETTE	8
FLATFEET	* 8
FLATLEAF	* 8
FLICFLAC	8
LACELEAF	* 8
LACTIFIC	8
LEAFFALL	* 8
AFFETTI	7
AFFLICT	7
ALFALFA	7
CAFFEIC	7
CAFFILA	7
CAITIFF	7
CATFACE	* 7
CATFALL	* 7
EFFLATE	7
ELFETTE	7
FACACTA	7
FACELET	7
FACETAL	7
FACTICE	7
FACTLET	7
FALAFEL	7
FALCATA	7
FALCATE	7
FALCIAL	7
FATFACE	* 7
FECEATE	7
FELAFEL	7
FELICIA	7
FELLATE	7
FICTILE	7
FILIATE	7
FILICAL	7
FILICIC	7
FLATLET	7
FLATTIE	7
ICEFALL	* 7
LEAFLET	7
LEIFITE	7
LIFELET	7
TAFFETA	7
TEALEAF	* 7
TEFILLA	7
AFETAL	6
AFFECT	6
ALFAIA	6
CAFILA	6
CATFIT	* 6
EFFACE	6
EFFECT	6
EFFELL	6
EFFETE	6
FACIAL	6
FACILE	6
FACTIC	6
FAECAL	6
FAFFLE	6
FAILLE	6
FALLAL	6
FATCAT	* 6
FATELE	6
FECIAL	6
FEELIE	6
FELLIC	6
FETIAL	6
FETTLE	6
FILIAL	6
FILLET	6
FITTIE	6
FLEECE	6
LEAFET	6
LEFTIE	6
LIFTIE	6
LITFIC	* 6
AFACE	5
ALEFT	5
ALFIL	5
ALIEF	5
CAFFE	5
CALIF	5
CIFAL	5
CLEFT	5
CLIFF	5
CLIFT	5
FACET	5
FACIA	5
FACTA	5
FATAL	5
FECAL	5
FECIT	5
FELLA	5
FETAL	5
FETII	5
FETTA	5
FIFIE	5
FILET	5
FLAFF	5
FLAIL	5
FLEET	5
FLITE	5
LIFIE	5
TAFIA	5
ALEF	4
ALIF	4
CAFE	4
CAFF	4
CALF	4
CLEF	4
FAAL	4
FACE	4
FACT	4
FAFF	4
FAIL	4
FAIT	4
FALL	4
FALT	4
FATE	4
FEAL	4
FEAT	4
FEEL	4
FEET	4
FELL	4
FELT	4
FETA	4
FETE	4
FIAT	4
FICE	4
FIEF	4
FIFE	4
FIFI	4
FILA	4
FILE	4
FILL	4
FLAT	4
FLEA	4
FLEE	4
FLET	4
FLIC	4
FLIE	4
FLIT	4
IFIL	4
LEAF	4
LEFT	4
LIEF	4
LIFE	4
LIFT	4
TAFT	4
TEFF	4	allowed elsewhere
TIFF	4
TIFT	4

* compound(ish) word

AF x 8	AL x 7
CA x 17	CI x 1	CL x 5
EF x 5	EI x 1	EL x 1
FA x 39	FE x 27	FI x 18	FL x 18
IC x 1	IF x 1
LA x 4	LE x 7	LI x 8
TA x 4	TE x 3	TI x 2

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