September 22, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 22, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with CE.
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 N: April 28, 2023Center letter T: February 13, 2022
Center letter T: August 10, 2019
words: 109
score: 569 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 12
plurals: 11
bingo: yes
C x 9
E x 18
I x 15
M x 49
N x 4
T x 13
X x 1
4L x 26
5L x 22
6L x 25
7L x 20
8L x 11
9L x 2
10L x 3
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | tot | |
| C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 |
| E | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 18 |
| I | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| M | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 49 |
| N | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | 2 | - | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| X | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 26 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 109 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| CE x 6 | CI x 2 | CM x 1 | |
| CEM x 3 | CEN x 3 | ||
| EM x 12 | EN x 3 | ET x 1 | EX x 2 |
| IC x 2 | IM x 8 | IN x 4 | IT x 1 |
| ME x 15 | MI x 31 | MN x 3 | |
| NE x 3 | NI x 1 | ||
| TE x 6 | TI x 6 | TM x 1 | |
| XE x 1 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | tot |
| E | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| M | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| N | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| T | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| tot | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| plu | 4 | 6 | 7 | tot |
| I | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| N | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| T | - | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| tot | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
EXCITEMENT
| word | length | |||
| CEMENT | 6 | |||
| CEMENTITE | 9 | |||
| CEMI | 4 | |||
| CENEME | 6 | |||
| CENEMIC | 7 | |||
| CENTIME | 7 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| CIMEX | 5 | |||
| CIMINITE | 8 | |||
| CMENE | 5 | |||
| EMCEE | * 5 | |||
| EMEME | 5 | |||
| EMETIC | 6 | |||
| EMETIN | 6 | |||
| EMETINE | 7 | |||
| EMIC | 4 | |||
| EMICIN | 6 | |||
| EMINENCE | 8 | |||
| EMINENT | 7 | |||
| EMIT | 4 | |||
| EMITTENT | 8 | |||
| EMMET | 5 | |||
| ENIMINE | 7 | |||
| ENMEIN | 6 | |||
| ENTICEMENT | 10 | |||
| ETEM | 4 | |||
| EXCITEMENT | 10 | pangram | ||
| EXEME | 5 | |||
| ICEMEN | * † 6 | |||
| ICETIME | * 7 | |||
| IMENE | 5 | |||
| IMIN | 4 | |||
| IMINE | 5 | |||
| IMINIC | 6 | |||
| IMMIE | 5 | |||
| IMMINENCE | 9 | |||
| IMMINENT | 8 | |||
| IMMIX | 5 | |||
| INCITEMENT | 10 | |||
| INIMIC | 6 | |||
| INMIX | * 5 | |||
| INTIMIN | 7 | |||
| ITEM | 4 | |||
| MEEM | 4 | |||
| MEET | 4 | |||
| MEETEN | 6 | |||
| MEINIE | 6 | |||
| MEME | 4 | |||
| MEMETIC | 7 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| MEMEX | 5 | |||
| MEMIC | 5 | |||
| MENE | 4 | |||
| MENINX | 6 | |||
| MENTEE | 6 | |||
| METE | 4 | |||
| METIC | 5 | |||
| METIXENE | 8 | |||
| METT | 4 | |||
| MICE | † 4 | |||
| MICI | 4 | |||
| MICTIC | 6 | |||
| MIEN | 4 | |||
| MIME | 4 | |||
| MIMETENE | 8 | |||
| MIMETIC | 7 | |||
| MIMETITE | 8 | |||
| MIMIC | 5 | |||
| MINCE | 5 | |||
| MINE | 4 | |||
| MINETTE | 7 | |||
| MINI | 4 | |||
| MINIM | 5 | |||
| MINIMI | † 6 | |||
| MINIMIN | * 7 | |||
| MINMI | 5 | |||
| MINNIE | 6 | |||
| MINT | 4 | |||
| MINTMEN | * † 7 | |||
| MINX | 4 | |||
| MITE | 4 | |||
| MITITEI | 7 | |||
| MITT | 4 | |||
| MITTEN | 6 | |||
| MITTIMI | † 7 | |||
| MIXEN | 5 | |||
| MIXIE | 5 | |||
| MIXITE | 6 | |||
| MIXTE | 5 | |||
| MIXTITE | 7 | |||
| MNEME | 5 | |||
| MNEMENIC | 8 | |||
| MNEMIC | 6 | |||
| NEEM | 4 | |||
| NEMETIC | 7 | |||
| NETMEN | * † 6 | |||
| NIMITE | 6 | |||
| TEEM | 4 | |||
| TEMENE | † 6 | |||
| TENEMENT | 8 | |||
| TEXTEME | 7 | |||
| TEXTEMIC | 8 | |||
| TEXTMEN | * † 7 | |||
| TIME | 4 | |||
| TIMENTIN | 8 | |||
| TINMEN | * † 6 | |||
| TINMINE | * 7 | |||
| TITMEN | * † 6 | |||
| TITMICE | * † 7 | |||
| TMETIC | 6 | |||
| XEME | 4 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun