February 23, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from February 23, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with TA.
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 Y: May 1, 2021Center letter A: December 15, 2019
Center letter M: May 25, 2018
words: 147
score: 720 pts
pangrams: 2
perfect: 1
compounds: 15
plurals: 6
bingo: yes
A x 12
E x 10
M x 7
N x 9
P x 72
T x 28
Y x 9
4L x 38
5L x 42
6L x 31
7L x 21
8L x 10
9L x 5
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| A | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 12 |
| E | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 10 |
| M | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 7 |
| N | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| P | 16 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 72 |
| T | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 |
| Y | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| tot | 38 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 147 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AN x 2 | AP x 6 | AT x 3 | AY x 1 |
| EM x 4 | EN x 2 | EP x 4 | |
| MA x 4 | ME x 3 | ||
| NA x 5 | NE x 4 | ||
| PA x 32 | PE x 37 | PY x 3 | |
| TA x 10 | TE x 9 | TY x 9 | |
| TAM x 2 | TAP x 8 | ||
| YA x 8 | YE x 1 |
| cmp | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| A | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| P | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| tot | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| plu | 6 | 7 | tot |
| A | 1 | - | 1 |
| P | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| tot | 4 | 2 | 6 |
PAYMENT, TYMPANATE
| word | length | |||
| ANAPNEA | 7 | |||
| ANTETYPE | 8 | |||
| APEMAN | * 6 | |||
| APEMEN | * † 6 | |||
| APNEA | 5 | |||
| APPAM | 5 | |||
| APPETENT | 8 | |||
| APPY | 4 | |||
| ATAP | 4 | |||
| ATTAP | 5 | |||
| ATTEMPT | 7 | |||
| AYAPANA | 7 | |||
| EMPT | 4 | |||
| EMPTY | 5 | |||
| EMPYEMA | 7 | |||
| EMPYEMATA | 9 | |||
| ENNEATYPE | 9 | |||
| ENTYPY | 6 | |||
| EPEE | 4 | |||
| EPEEN | 5 | |||
| EPEME | 5 | |||
| EPPY | 4 | |||
| MAMPY | 5 | |||
| MANTAPA | 7 | |||
| MAPPEN | 6 | |||
| MATAPEE | 7 | |||
| METATYPE | * 8 | |||
| METATYPY | 8 | |||
| METEPA | 6 | |||
| NAMETAPE | * 8 | |||
| NAPA | 4 | |||
| NAPE | 4 | |||
| NAPPA | 5 | |||
| NAPPE | 5 | |||
| NEAP | 4 | |||
| NEAPY | 5 | |||
| NEEP | 4 | |||
| NEPETA | 6 | |||
| PAAN | 4 | |||
| PAEAN | 5 | |||
| PAEPAE | 6 | |||
| PAMPA | 5 | |||
| PAMPEAN | 7 | |||
| PANAMA | 6 | |||
| PANE | 4 | |||
| PANMAN | * 6 | |||
| PANMEN | * † 6 | |||
| PANNE | 5 | |||
| PANT | 4 | |||
| PANTY | 5 | |||
| PANYA | 5 | |||
| PAPA | 4 | |||
| PAPAYA | 6 | |||
| PAPE | 4 | |||
| PAPPY | 5 | |||
| PATE | 4 | |||
| PATEN | 5 | |||
| PATENA | 6 | |||
| PATENT | 6 | |||
| PATENTEE | 8 | |||
| PATTE | 5 | |||
| PATTEE | 6 | |||
| PATTEN | 6 | |||
| PATTY | 5 | |||
| PATTYPAN | * 8 | |||
| PATY | 4 | |||
| PAYA | 4 | |||
| PAYAM | 5 | |||
| PAYEE | 5 | |||
| PAYMENT | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PEAN | 4 | |||
| PEAT | 4 | |||
| PEATMAN | 7 | |||
| PEATMEN | * † 7 | |||
| PEATY | 5 | |||
| PEEN | 4 | |||
| PEENT | 5 | |||
| PEEP | 4 | |||
| PEEPEE | 6 | |||
| PEEPY | 5 | |||
| PENAM | 5 | |||
| PENEM | 5 | |||
| PENMAN | * 6 | |||
| PENMEN | * † 6 | |||
| PENNA | 5 | |||
| PENNAE | † 6 | |||
| PENNAME | * 7 | |||
| PENNANT | 7 | |||
| PENNATE | 7 | |||
| PENNE | 5 | |||
| PENNY | 5 | |||
| PENNYANTE | * 9 | |||
| PENT | 4 | |||
| PENTAENE | 8 | |||
| PENTANE | 7 | |||
| PENTATE | 7 | |||
| PENTENE | 7 | |||
| PENTET | 6 | |||
| PENTETATE | 9 | |||
| PENTYNE | 7 | |||
| PEPPY | 5 | |||
| PETE | 4 | |||
| PETEMAN | 7 | |||
| PETEMEN | * † 7 | |||
| PETNAP | * 6 | |||
| PETTA | 5 | |||
| PETTY | 5 | |||
| PYAT | 4 | |||
| PYET | 4 | |||
| PYMENT | 6 | |||
| TAMP | 4 | |||
| TAMPAN | 6 | |||
| TAPA | 4 | |||
| TAPE | 4 | |||
| TAPETA | 6 | |||
| TAPPA | 5 | |||
| TAPPEE | 6 | |||
| TAPPEN | 6 | |||
| TAPPET | 6 | |||
| TAPPY | 5 | |||
| TEEPEE | 6 | |||
| TEMP | 4 | |||
| TEMPT | 5 | |||
| TENPENNY | * 8 | |||
| TEPA | 4 | |||
| TEPE | 4 | |||
| TEPEE | 5 | |||
| TEPETATE | 8 | |||
| TEPPAN | 6 | |||
| TYMP | 4 | |||
| TYMPAN | 6 | |||
| TYMPANA | 7 | |||
| TYMPANATE | 9 | pangram | ||
| TYMPANY | 7 | |||
| TYPE | 4 | |||
| TYPEY | 5 | |||
| TYPP | 4 | |||
| TYPY | 4 | |||
| YAMP | 4 | |||
| YAMPA | 5 | |||
| YAMPE | 5 | |||
| YAMPEE | 6 | |||
| YAMPY | 5 | |||
| YAPAN | 5 | |||
| YAPP | 4 | |||
| YAPPY | 5 | |||
| YEEP | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun