April 18, 2020 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from April 18, 2020, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with PT.
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 B: January 15, 2023Center letter I: August 17, 2020
Center letter T: September 21, 2019
Center letter N: February 28, 2019
words: 146
score: 731 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 11
plurals: 1
bingo: yes
A x 21
B x 4
I x 3
L x 10
N x 4
P x 93
T x 11
4L x 38
5L x 39
6L x 27
7L x 21
8L x 14
9L x 7
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot | |
| A | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 21 |
| B | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 2 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| N | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| P | 26 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 93 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 11 |
| tot | 38 | 39 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 146 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AL x 5 | AN x 7 | AP x 7 | AT x 2 |
| BI x 3 | BL x 1 | ||
| IN x 2 | IP x 1 | ||
| LA x 8 | LI x 2 | ||
| NA x 2 | NI x 2 | ||
| PA x 40 | PI x 30 | PL x 21 | PT x 2 |
| PTI x 2 | |||
| TA x 8 | TI x 3 | ||
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | tot |
| A | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| P | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| T | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| plu | 4 | tot |
| P | 1 | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 |
LAPATINIB, PAINTBALL
| word | length | |||
| ALAAP | 5 | |||
| ALAP | 4 | |||
| ALAPA | 5 | |||
| ALAPANA | 7 | |||
| ALIPTA | 6 | |||
| ANTIPAIN | 8 | |||
| ANTIPAPAL | 9 | |||
| ANTIPILL | 8 | |||
| ANTIPLANT | 9 | |||
| ANTITIP | 7 | |||
| ANTPIPIT | * 8 | |||
| ANTPITTA | * 8 | |||
| APALA | 5 | |||
| APIAN | 5 | |||
| APIIN | 5 | |||
| APITPAT | 7 | |||
| APLANAT | 7 | |||
| APPAL | 5 | |||
| APPALL | 6 | |||
| ATAP | 4 | |||
| ATTAP | 5 | |||
| BIPA | 4 | |||
| BIPLANAL | 8 | |||
| BIPP | 4 | |||
| BLIP | 4 | |||
| INAPT | 5 | |||
| INPAT | 5 | |||
| IPIL | 4 | |||
| LAPA | 4 | |||
| LAPALAPA | 8 | |||
| LAPATINIB | 9 | pangram | ||
| LAPILLI | 7 | |||
| LAPIN | 5 | |||
| LAPPA | 5 | |||
| LAPTA | 5 | |||
| LAPTI | 5 | |||
| LIPA | 4 | |||
| LIPIN | 5 | |||
| NAPA | 4 | |||
| NAPPA | 5 | |||
| NIPA | 4 | |||
| NIPPIT | 6 | |||
| PAAN | 4 | |||
| PAIBAN | 6 | |||
| PAIL | 4 | |||
| PAILA | 5 | |||
| PAIN | 4 | |||
| PAINT | 5 | |||
| PAINTBALL | * 9 | pangram | ||
| PALA | 4 | |||
| PALAPA | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| PALATAL | 7 | |||
| PALATIAL | 8 | |||
| PALI | 4 | |||
| PALILALIA | 9 | |||
| PALINAL | 7 | |||
| PALL | 4 | |||
| PALLA | 5 | |||
| PALLIA | 6 | |||
| PALLIAL | 7 | |||
| PALP | 4 | |||
| PALPAL | 6 | |||
| PALPI | 5 | |||
| PALPITANT | 9 | |||
| PANIN | 5 | |||
| PANINI | 6 | |||
| PANNI | 5 | |||
| PANT | 4 | |||
| PAPA | 4 | |||
| PAPABILI | 8 | |||
| PAPAIA | 6 | |||
| PAPAIN | 6 | |||
| PAPAITAN | 8 | |||
| PAPAL | 5 | |||
| PAPI | 4 | |||
| PAPILLA | 7 | |||
| PAPPI | 5 | |||
| PATATIN | 7 | |||
| PATBALL | * 7 | |||
| PATIA | 5 | |||
| PATINA | 6 | |||
| PATTIPAN | * 8 | |||
| PIAI | 4 | |||
| PIAL | 4 | |||
| PIAN | 4 | |||
| PIBAL | * 5 | |||
| PILA | 4 | |||
| PILI | † 4 | |||
| PILIN | 5 | |||
| PILL | 4 | |||
| PINA | 4 | |||
| PINATA | 6 | |||
| PINBALL | * 7 | |||
| PININ | 5 | |||
| PINNA | 5 | |||
| PINNAL | 6 | |||
| PINT | 4 | |||
| PINTA | 5 | |||
| PINTAIL | * 7 | |||
| PIPA | 4 | |||
| PIPAL | 5 | |||
| PIPI | 4 | |||
| PIPIPI | 6 | |||
| PIPIT | 5 | |||
| PIPPIAN | 7 | |||
| PIPPIN | 6 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| PITA | 4 | |||
| PITAPAT | * 7 | |||
| PITI | 4 | |||
| PITPAN | 6 | |||
| PITPAT | 6 | |||
| PITTA | 5 | |||
| PLAIN | 5 | |||
| PLAINT | 6 | |||
| PLAIT | 5 | |||
| PLAN | 4 | |||
| PLANA | 5 | |||
| PLANAL | 6 | |||
| PLANITIA | 8 | |||
| PLANT | 5 | |||
| PLANTA | 6 | |||
| PLANTAIN | 8 | |||
| PLANTAL | 7 | |||
| PLAP | 4 | |||
| PLAT | 4 | |||
| PLATAN | 6 | |||
| PLATANNA | 8 | |||
| PLATIN | 6 | |||
| PLATINA | 7 | |||
| PLATINIAN | 9 | |||
| PLIANT | 6 | |||
| PLIP | 4 | |||
| PLITT | 5 | |||
| PTILINA | 7 | |||
| PTILINAL | 8 | |||
| TAILPIN | * 7 | |||
| TAIPAN | 6 | |||
| TALIPAT | 7 | |||
| TANPIT | * 6 | |||
| TAPA | 4 | |||
| TAPAI | 5 | |||
| TAPPA | 5 | |||
| TAPPIT | 6 | |||
| TILAPIA | 7 | |||
| TIPI | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TIPITI | 6 |
* compound(ish) word
† plural noun