August 17, 2021: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 17, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 17, 2021, 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 August 17, 2021

Related puzzles

Center letter N: November 17, 2024
Center letter B: February 17, 2023

words: 229
score: 1,182 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 2
compounds: 11
bingo: yes

A x 27
B x 15
E x 8
I x 5
L x 16
N x 13
P x 145

4L x 57
5L x 58
6L x 56
7L x 28
8L x 17
9L x 9
10L x 2
12L x 2

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	tot
A	1	11	7	4	1	1	2	-	27
B	5	2	3	2	2	1	-	-	15
E	1	2	-	4	-	1	-	-	8
I	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	2	5
L	5	4	3	2	2	-	-	-	16
N	5	2	3	1	1	1	-	-	13
P	39	37	39	14	11	5	-	-	145
tot	57	58	56	28	17	9	2	2	229

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	5	6	7	8	9	tot
B	-	-	1	-	-	1
E	1	-	-	-	-	1
I	-	-	1	-	-	1
L	-	-	1	-	-	1
N	-	-	1	-	-	1
P	1	1	2	1	1	6
tot	2	1	6	1	1	11

debut appearances

BIPLANE, INAPPEALABLE, INAPPELLABLE, PINNABLE, PLEBEIAN, PLEBIAN

word	length
INAPPEALABLE	12	pangram
INAPPELLABLE	12	pangram
APPEALABLE	10
APPELLABLE	10
APPLIABLE	9
BLEEPABLE	9
EPIALLELE	9
NAPELLINE	9
PALILALIA	9
PENEPLAIN	9
PENEPLANE	9
PINEAPPLE	* 9	debut
PLANNABLE	9
APPELLEE	8
BANAPPLE	8
BIPLANAL	8
LAPALAPA	8
LEAPABLE	8
NEPALINE	8
PALPABLE	8
PANNABLE	8
PAPABILE	8
PAPABILI	8
PAPILLAE	8
PEELABLE	8
PENNABLE	8
PINNABLE	8	pangram
PIPEABLE	8
PIPELINE	* 8
PLEBEIAN	8	pangram, debut
ALAPANA	7
ALEPINE	7
ANAPNEA	7
APELLAI	7
BALLPEN	* 7
BIPLANE	7	perfect pangram, debut
ELAPINE	7
ENPLANE	7
EPININE	7
EPIPIAL	7
INPLANE	* 7
LAPILLI	7
LIPLINE	* 7
NINEPIN	* 7
PALINAL	7
PALLIAL	7
PANPIPE	* 7
PAPABLE	7
PAPILLA	7
PENNILL	7
PENNINE	7
PINBALL	* 7
PIPABLE	7
PIPELLE	7
PIPPIAN	7
PLANNEE	7
PLEBIAN	7	perfect pangram
PLIABLE	7
ALPEEN	6
ALPINE	6	debut
APELIN	6
APELLA	6
APNEAL	6
APPALL	6
APPEAL	6
BELEAP	6
BENPEN	6
BIPPIE	6
ILLIPE	6
LAPPIE	6
LIPPEN	6
LIPPIE	6
NANPIE	6
NAPPIE	6
NIPPLE	6
PAELLA	6
PAEPAE	6
PAIBAN	6
PALAPA	6
PALEAE	6
PALEAL	6
PALLAE	6
PALLIA	6
PALPAL	6
PANELA	6
PANINE	6
PANINI	6
PANNEL	6
PAPAIA	6
PAPAIN	6
PEBBLE	6
PEELIE	6
PEENIE	6
PEEPAL	6
PEEPEE	6
PENIAL	6
PENILE	6
PENNAE	6
PENNAL	6
PENNIA	6
PENPAL	* 6
PIBBLE	6
PINANE	6
PINEAL	6
PINENE	6
PINNAE	6
PINNAL	6
PINNEE	6
PINNIE	6
PIPIPI	6
PIPPIE	6
PIPPIN	6
PIPPLE	6
PLANAL	6
ALAAP	5
ALAPA	5
APALA	5
APIAN	5
APIIN	5
APINE	5
APNEA	5
APPAL	5
APPEL	5
APPIE	5
APPLE	5
BELAP	5
BLEEP	5
ELPEE	* 5
EPEEN	5
LAPEL	5
LAPIN	5
LAPPA	5
LIPIN	5
NAPPA	5
NAPPE	5
PAEAN	5
PAILA	5
PALAE	5
PALEA	5
PALEN	5
PALLA	5
PALPI	5
PANEL	5
PANIN	5
PANNE	5
PANNI	5
PAPAL	5
PAPPI	5
PEELE	5
PEINE	5
PELEA	5
PENAL	5
PENII	5
PENNA	5
PENNE	5
PENNI	5
PEPLA	5
PEPLI	5
PIBAL	* 5
PILAE	5
PILEA	5
PILEI	5
PILIN	5
PININ	5
PINNA	5
PIPAL	5
PLAIN	5
PLANA	5
PLANE	5
PLEBE	5
PLENA	5
PLENE	5
ALAP	4
BEEP	4
BIPA	4
BIPP	4
BLEP	4
BLIP	4
EPEE	4
IPIL	4
LAPA	4
LEAP	4
LEEP	4
LIPA	4
LIPE	4
NAPA	4
NAPE	4
NEAP	4
NEEP	4
NIPA	4
PAAN	4
PAIL	4
PAIN	4
PALA	4
PALE	4
PALI	4
PALL	4
PALP	4
PANE	4
PAPA	4
PAPE	4
PAPI	4
PEAL	4
PEAN	4
PEBA	4
PEEL	4
PEEN	4
PEEP	4
PEIN	4
PELA	4
PELL	4
PIAI	4
PIAL	4
PIAN	4
PILA	4
PILE	4
PILI	4
PILL	4
PINA	4
PINE	4
PIPA	4
PIPE	4
PIPI	4
PLAN	4
PLAP	4
PLEA	4
PLEB	4
PLIE	4
PLIP	4

* compound(ish) word

AL x 7	AN x 1	AP x 19
BA x 2	BE x 4	BI x 5	BL x 4
EL x 2	EN x 1	EP x 5
IL x 1	IN x 3	IP x 1
LA x 7	LE x 3	LI x 6
NA x 7	NE x 3	NI x 3
PA x 51	PE x 36	PI x 40	PL x 18

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