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

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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