December 17, 2023: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

December 17, 2023 | Expanded 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

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Spelling Bee for December 17, 2023

words: 276
score: 1,644 pts
pangrams: 12
perfect: 2
compounds: 35
plurals: 16
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

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

plu	5	6	7	10	tot
A	-	1	-	-	1
P	-	8	5	1	14
T	1	-	-	-	1
tot	1	9	5	1	16

debut appearances

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, debut
IMPEN	5
IMPENITENT	10
IMPENNATE	9	pangram
IMPENTAMINE	11	pangram
IMPI	4
IMPIMPI	7
INAPPETENT	10
INAPT	5
INEPT	5
INPAT	5
INPATIENT	* 9	debut
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	debut
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	debut
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
† plural noun

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