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February 16, 2021 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 16, 2021, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with IM.


Instructions

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center letter NBEILMT
Spelling Bee for February 16, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter L: November 12, 2023
Center letter M: September 30, 2021
Center letter B: August 30, 2020

words: 197
score: 1,109 pts
pangrams: 3
compounds: 25
plurals: 15
bingo: yes

B x 36
E x 23
I x 23
L x 31
M x 31
N x 26
T x 27

4L x 38
5L x 35
6L x 52
7L x 33
8L x 29
9L x 4
10L x 3
11L x 2
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
B 8 6 6 7 4 2 1 1 1 36
E - 6 5 7 3 1 - 1 - 23
I 3 7 5 2 4 - 2 - - 23
L 7 7 7 6 3 1 - - - 31
M 5 3 8 7 8 - - - - 31
N 10 3 11 - 2 - - - - 26
T 5 3 10 4 5 - - - - 27
tot 38 35 52 33 29 4 3 2 1 197

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
BE x 19 BI x 14 BL x 3
EB x 1 EL x 6 EM x 6 EN x 9 ET x 1
IL x 3 IM x 5 IN x 15
IMB x 1 IME x 1 IMI x 2 IMM x 1
LE x 10 LI x 21
ME x 12 MI x 18 MN x 1
NE x 14 NI x 12
TE x 16 TI x 11

cmp 5 6 7 8 tot
B - 1 5 1 7
I 1 2 - - 3
L - - 2 1 3
M - - 3 2 5
N - 1 - 1 2
T - 3 1 1 5
tot 1 7 11 6 25

plu 5 6 7 tot
B - 1 3 4
L - - 2 2
M - 1 2 3
N 1 1 - 2
T - 3 1 4
tot 1 6 8 15

BELEMNITE, BELITTLEMENT, BILIMENT

word       length      
BEELINE * 7
BEEN 4
BEIN 4
BELEMNITE 9 pangram
BELITTLEMENT 12 pangram
BELLINI 7
BELLMEN *  7
BELTLINE * 8
BELTMEN *  7
BEMENTITE 9
BENBEN 6
BENE 4
BENET 5
BENETTLE 8
BENNE 5
BENNET 6
BENNETTITE 10
BENNIE 6
BENT 4
BIEN 4
BILIMENT 8 pangram
BILIN 5
BILINITE 8
BILLMEN *  7
BIMINI 6
BINE 4
BINIMETINIB 11
BINIT 5
BINMEN *  6
BINNITE 7
BINT 4
BITLINE * 7
BITTEN 6
BLENT 5
BLIN 4
BLINI 5
EBENE 5
ELEMENT 7
ELEMIN 6
ELIMINEE 8
ELININ 6
ELLEN 5
ELMEN 5
EMBELIN 7
EMBLEMENT 9
EMETIN 6
EMETINE 7
EMINENT 7
EMITTENT 8
ENIMINE 7
ENLIMN 6
ENLIT 5
ENMEIN 6
ENNET 5
ENTENTE 7
ENTITLE 7
ENTITLEE 8
ENTITLEMENT 11
ETTEN 5
ILLBIENT 8
ILMENITE 8
ILMENITITE 10
IMBIBEMENT 10
IMENE 5
IMIN 4
IMINE 5
IMMINENT 8
INBENT * 6
INEE 4
INLET * 5
INLINE * 6
INNELITE 8
INNIE 5
INNIT 5
INTEIN 6
INTEL 5
INTENT 6
INTI 4
INTIL 5
INTIMIN 7
INTINE 6
INTITLE 7
LEBEN 5
LEBNI 5
LEETMEN *  7
LEINT 5
LENE 4
LENIENT 7
LENITE 6
LENT 4
LENTE 5
LENTIL 6
LIEMENT 7
LIEN 4
LIENEE 6
LIMBLINE * 8
LIMEN 5
LIMETTIN 8
LIMN 4
LIMNITE 7
LINE 4
LINELET 7
LINEMEN *  7
LINEN 5
LINENETTE 9
LINIMENT 8
LININ 5
LINN 4
LINNET 6
LINT 4
LINTEL 6
LINTIE 6
LITTEN 6
MEBENIL 7
MEETEN 6
MEINIE 6
MELENE 6
MELENITE 8
MELETIN 7
MELINE 6
MELINITE 8
MELITTIN 8
MENE 4
MENILITE 8
MENTEE 6
MIEN 4
MILLINE 7
MILLINET 8
MILLMEN *  7
MIMETENE 8
MINE 4
MINETTE 7
MINI 4
MINIBITE * 8
MINIM 5
MINIMI  6
MINIMILL * 8
MINIMIN * 7
MINMI 5
MINNIE 6
MINT 4
MINTMEN *  7
MITTEN 6
MNEME 5
NEBEL 5
NEEB 4
NEEM 4
NEEMB 5
NEET 4
NEINEI 6
NELENITE 8
NEMBIE 6
NENE 4
NETI 4
NETMEN *  6
NETT 4
NETTIE 6
NETTLE 6
NIBBLE 6
NIBLET 6
NIELLI 6
NILL 4
NIMB 4
NIMBI  5
NIMBLE 6
NIMITE 6
NINE 4
NINEIN 6
NINETEEN * 8
NITE 4
TEEN 4
TEENIE 6
TEIN 4
TEINEITE 8
TELEMEN  7
TELLEN 6
TELLIN 6
TELNET * 6 disallowed elsewhere
TEMENE  6
TENEMENT 8
TENET 5
TENIBLE 7
TENNE 5
TENT 4
TENTEN 6
TENTIE 6
TIMELINE * 8
TIMENTIN 8
TINE 4
TINMEN *  6
TINMINE * 7
TINNIE 6
TINNIENT 8
TINT 4
TITIN 5
TITLENE 7
TITMEN *  6

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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