December 17, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 17, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 17, 2023, 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 December 17, 2023

words: 276
score: 1,644 pts
pangrams: 12
perfect: 2
compounds: 35
bingo: yes

A x 26
E x 6
I x 16
M x 14
N x 18
P x 163
T x 33

4L x 47
5L x 50
6L x 78
7L x 52
8L x 24
9L x 13
10L x 10
11L x 2

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	1	7	3	6	7	-	2	-	26
E	2	2	-	1	1	-	-	-	6
I	1	4	-	2	3	3	2	1	16
M	1	1	3	5	2	-	1	1	14
N	6	3	4	2	2	1	-	-	18
P	29	28	52	34	8	8	4	-	163
T	7	5	16	2	1	1	1	-	33
tot	47	50	78	52	24	13	10	2	276

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

cmp	6	7	8	9	tot
A	2	-	2	-	4
I	-	-	-	1	1
M	-	3	-	-	3
N	-	2	1	-	3
P	11	9	1	-	21
T	3	-	-	-	3
tot	16	14	4	1	35

AMINEPTINE, IMPANATE, IMPATENT, IMPATIENT, IMPENNATE, IMPENTAMINE, MINEPENTATE, NAPTIME, PATEAMINE, PENTAAMINE, PENTAMINE, PIMENTA

word	length
AMINEPTINE	10	pangram
ANAPAITE	8
ANAPNEA	7
ANTIPAIN	8
ANTIPATENT	10
ANTIPET	7
ANTITIP	7
ANTPIPIT	* 8
ANTPITTA	* 8
APAMIN	6
APATITE	7
APEMAN	* 6
APEMEN	* 6
APIAN	5
APIIN	5
APIMANIA	8
APINE	5
APITPAT	7
APNEA	5
APPAM	5
APPETENT	8
APPETITE	8
APPIE	5
ATAP	4
ATTAP	5
ATTEMPT	7
EMPT	4
EPEE	4
EPEEN	5
EPEME	5
EPINEMIN	8
EPININE	7
IMIPENEM	8
IMPAINT	7
IMPANATE	8	pangram
IMPATENT	8	pangram
IMPATIENT	9	pangram
IMPEN	5
IMPENITENT	10
IMPENNATE	9	pangram
IMPENTAMINE	11	pangram
IMPI	4
IMPIMPI	7
INAPPETENT	10
INAPT	5
INEPT	5
INPAT	5
INPATIENT	* 9
MAINPIN	* 7
MANPAIN	* 7
MANTAPA	7
MAPIMITE	8
MAPPEN	6
MATAPEE	7
MATAPI	6
MENIPPEA	8
METEPA	6
METITEPINE	10
MIMP	4
MINEPENTATE	11	pangram
MINIMAP	* 7
MIPIT	5
NAMETAPE	* 8
NANPIE	6
NAPA	4
NAPE	4
NAPITANE	8
NAPPA	5
NAPPE	5
NAPPIE	6
NAPTIME	* 7	perfect pangram
NEAP	4
NEEP	4
NEPETA	6
NEPIT	5
NIMP	4
NINEPIN	* 7
NIPA	4
NIPPIT	6
NIPPITATE	9
PAAN	4
PAEAN	5
PAEPAE	6
PAIME	5
PAIN	4
PAINITE	7
PAINT	5
PAMPA	5
PAMPEAN	7
PANAMA	6
PANE	4
PANIN	5
PANINE	6
PANINI	6
PANIPENEM	9
PANMAN	* 6
PANMEN	* 6
PANNE	5
PANNI	5
PANPIPE	* 7
PANT	4
PANTIE	6
PANTINE	7
PAPA	4
PAPAIA	6
PAPAIN	6
PAPAITAN	8
PAPE	4
PAPI	4
PAPPI	5
PATATIN	7
PATE	4
PATEAMINE	9	pangram
PATEN	5
PATENA	6
PATENT	6
PATENTEE	8
PATIA	5
PATIENT	7
PATINA	6
PATINAE	7
PATINATE	8
PATINE	6
PATTE	5
PATTEE	6
PATTEN	6
PATTIE	6
PATTIPAN	* 8
PEAN	4
PEAT	4
PEATMAN	7
PEATMEN	* 7
PEEN	4
PEENIE	6
PEENT	5
PEEP	4
PEEPEE	6
PEIN	4
PEINE	5
PENAM	5
PENEM	5
PENII	5
PENITANT	8
PENITENT	8
PENITENTE	9
PENMAN	* 6
PENMEN	* 6
PENNA	5
PENNAE	6
PENNAME	* 7
PENNANT	7
PENNANTITE	10
PENNATE	7
PENNE	5
PENNI	5
PENNIA	6
PENNINE	7
PENNINITE	9
PENT	4
PENTAAMINE	10	pangram
PENTAENE	8
PENTAMINE	9	pangram
PENTANE	7
PENTATE	7
PENTENE	7
PENTET	6
PENTETATE	9
PENTIMENT	9
PENTIMENTI	10
PENTINA	7
PENTINE	7
PENTINENE	9
PENTITI	7
PEPITA	6
PETE	4
PETEMAN	7
PETEMEN	* 7
PETIT	5
PETITE	6
PETNAP	* 6
PETTA	5
PIAI	4
PIAIMAN	7
PIAN	4
PIANET	6
PIANETTE	8
PIANNET	7
PIEM	4
PIEMAN	* 6
PIEMEN	* 6
PIET	4
PIETA	5
PIIPITE	7
PIMA	4
PIMENT	6
PIMENTA	7	perfect pangram
PIMP	4
PINA	4
PINANAMINE	10
PINANE	6
PINATA	6
PINATE	6
PINE	4
PINENE	6
PINETA	6
PININ	5
PINITE	6
PINMAN	* 6
PINMEN	* 6
PINNA	5
PINNAE	6
PINNATE	7
PINNEE	6
PINNET	6
PINNIE	6
PINT	4
PINTA	5
PINTMAN	* 7
PINTMEN	* 7
PIPA	4
PIPE	4
PIPEMAN	* 7
PIPEMEN	* 7
PIPET	5
PIPETTE	7
PIPI	4
PIPIPI	6
PIPIT	5
PIPPIAN	7
PIPPIE	6
PIPPIN	6
PITA	4
PITAPAT	* 7
PITI	4
PITMAN	* 6
PITMEN	* 6
PITPAN	6
PITPAT	6
PITTA	5
PITTEN	6
PITTIE	6
PITTITE	7
PTITIM	6
TAIPAN	6
TAMAPIN	7
TAMP	4
TAMPAN	6
TANPIT	* 6
TAPA	4
TAPAI	5
TAPE	4
TAPETA	6
TAPETI	6
TAPPA	5
TAPPEE	6
TAPPEN	6
TAPPET	6
TAPPIT	6
TEEPEE	6
TEMP	4
TEMPI	5
TEMPT	5
TENPIN	* 6
TEPA	4
TEPE	4
TEPEE	5
TEPETATE	8
TEPPAN	6
TIANEPINE	9
TIANEPTINE	10
TIEPIN	* 6
TIMPANI	7
TIPI	4	allowed elsewhere
TIPITI	6
TIPPEE	6
TIPPET	6

* compound(ish) word

AM x 1	AN x 8	AP x 14	AT x 3
EM x 1	EP x 5
IM x 11	IN x 5
MA x 7	ME x 3	MI x 4
NA x 9	NE x 4	NI x 5
PA x 48	PE x 53	PI x 61	PT x 1
TA x 15	TE x 10	TI x 8

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