November 18, 2023 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from November 18, 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 . 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.
words: 196
score: 881 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 10
bingo: yes
A x 28
B x 40
C x 29
E x 6
K x 24
L x 19
P x 50
4L x 68
5L x 50
6L x 37
7L x 14
8L x 19
9L x 5
10L x 2
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 28 |
| B | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 40 |
| C | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 29 |
| E | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| K | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 24 |
| L | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 19 |
| P | 16 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 50 |
| tot | 68 | 50 | 37 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 196 |
| cmp | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | tot |
| A | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| B | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| L | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| P | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| tot | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
BACKPACKABLE, PACKABLE
| word | length | |||
| ABBE | 4 | |||
| ABELE | 5 | |||
| ABLE | 4 | |||
| ACKEE | 5 | |||
| ACLE | 4 | |||
| AKEAKE | 6 | |||
| AKEE | 4 | |||
| AKEKEE | 6 | |||
| AKELA | 5 | |||
| AKEPA | 5 | |||
| ALAE | 4 | |||
| ALBE | 4 | |||
| ALEAK | 5 | |||
| ALEC | 4 | |||
| ALEE | 4 | |||
| ALEKEEP | * 7 | |||
| ALLEE | 5 | |||
| ALLELE | 6 | |||
| APACE | 5 | |||
| APEAK | 5 | |||
| APEEK | 5 | |||
| APELLA | 6 | |||
| APPEAL | 6 | |||
| APPEALABLE | 10 | |||
| APPEL | 5 | |||
| APPELLABLE | 10 | |||
| APPELLEE | 8 | |||
| APPLE | 5 | |||
| BABBLE | 6 | |||
| BABE | 4 | |||
| BABEL | 5 | |||
| BACKABLE | 8 | |||
| BACKPACKABLE | * 12 | pangram | ||
| BAEL | 4 | |||
| BAKABLE | 7 | |||
| BAKE | 4 | |||
| BAKEABLE | 8 | |||
| BAKEAPPLE | * 9 | |||
| BALE | 4 | |||
| BEABLE | 6 | |||
| BEAK | 4 | |||
| BEAL | 4 | |||
| BECAK | 5 | |||
| BECALL | 6 | |||
| BECCAL | 6 | |||
| BECK | 4 | |||
| BECLAP | 6 | |||
| BEEBEE | * 6 | |||
| BEEK | 4 | |||
| BEEKEEP | * 7 | |||
| BEEL | 4 | |||
| BEEP | 4 | |||
| BEKA | 4 | |||
| BELACE | 6 | |||
| BELAP | 5 | |||
| BELEAP | 6 | |||
| BELL | 4 | |||
| BELLE | 5 | |||
| BLAE | 4 | |||
| BLAKE | 5 | |||
| BLEA | 4 | |||
| BLEAK | 5 | |||
| BLEB | 4 | |||
| BLECK | 5 | |||
| BLEE | 4 | |||
| BLEEP | 5 | |||
| BLEEPABLE | 9 | |||
| BLEP | 4 | |||
| CAAPEBA | 7 | |||
| CABBLE | 6 | |||
| CABLE | 5 | |||
| CACKLE | 6 | |||
| CAECA | 5 | |||
| CAECAL | 6 | |||
| CAKE | 4 | |||
| CALE | 4 | |||
| CALLABLE | 8 | |||
| CALLEE | 6 | |||
| CAPABLE | 7 | |||
| CAPE | 4 | |||
| CAPEA | 5 | |||
| CAPEL | 5 | |||
| CAPELLE | 7 | |||
| CAPPABLE | 8 | |||
| CAPPAE | 6 | |||
| CECA | 4 | |||
| CECAL | 5 | |||
| CELEB | 5 | |||
| CELL | 4 | |||
| CELLA | 5 | |||
| CELLAE | 6 | |||
| CEPE | 4 | |||
| CLAPE | 5 | |||
| CLECK | 5 | |||
| CLEEK | 5 | |||
| CLEEP | 5 | |||
| CLEPE | 5 | |||
| ECCE | 4 | |||
| ECCLE | 5 | |||
| ECKA | 4 | |||
| EKKA | 4 | |||
| ELPEE | * 5 | |||
| EPEE | 4 | |||
| KABELE | 6 | |||
| KACKLE | 6 | |||
| KAEP | 4 | |||
| KAKABEAK | * 8 | |||
| KAKKE | 5 | |||
| KALE | 4 | |||
| KAPELLE | 7 | |||
| KEAK | 4 | |||
| KEBAB | 5 | |||
| KEBAP | 5 | |||
| KEBELE | 6 | |||
| KEBELLE | 7 | |||
| KECAK | 5 | |||
| KECK | 4 | |||
| KECKLE | 6 | |||
| KEEK | 4 | |||
| KEEL | 4 | |||
| KEELBACK | * 8 | |||
| KEEP | 4 | |||
| KEEPABLE | 8 | |||
| KELEBE | 6 | |||
| KELEP | 5 | |||
| KELL | 4 | |||
| KELP | 4 | |||
| LABEL | 5 | |||
| LABELABLE | 9 | |||
| LABELLA | 7 | |||
| LACE | 4 | |||
| LACEABLE | 8 | |||
| LACEBACK | * 8 | |||
| LAKE | 4 | |||
| LAPEL | 5 | |||
| LEAK | 4 | |||
| LEAKABLE | 8 | |||
| LEAKEE | 6 | |||
| LEAL | 4 | |||
| LEAP | 4 | |||
| LEAPABLE | 8 | |||
| LEBBEK | 6 | |||
| LEEK | 4 | |||
| LEEP | 4 | |||
| LEKE | 4 | |||
| LEPAK | 5 | |||
| PACABLE | 7 | |||
| PACE | 4 | |||
| PACKABLE | 8 | pangram | ||
| PAELLA | 6 | |||
| PAEPAE | 6 | |||
| PALACE | 6 | |||
| PALAE | 5 | |||
| PALE | 4 | |||
| PALEA | 5 | |||
| PALEAE | 6 | |||
| PALEAL | 6 | |||
| PALKEE | 6 | |||
| PALLAE | 6 | |||
| PALPABLE | 8 | |||
| PALPACLE | 8 | |||
| PAPABLE | 7 | |||
| PAPE | 4 | |||
| PEACAKE | * 7 | |||
| PEACE | 5 | |||
| PEACEABLE | 9 | |||
| PEAK | 4 | |||
| PEAL | 4 | |||
| PEBA | 4 | |||
| PEBBLE | 6 | |||
| PECCABLE | 8 | |||
| PECK | 4 | |||
| PEEK | 4 | |||
| PEEKABLE | 8 | |||
| PEEL | 4 | |||
| PEELABLE | 8 | |||
| PEELE | 5 | |||
| PEEP | 4 | |||
| PEEPAL | 6 | |||
| PEEPEE | 6 | |||
| PEKE | 4 | |||
| PELA | 4 | |||
| PELEA | 5 | |||
| PELL | 4 | |||
| PELLACK | 7 | |||
| PEPLA | 5 | |||
| PLACABLE | 8 | |||
| PLACE | 5 | |||
| PLACEABLE | 9 | |||
| PLAKEA | 6 | |||
| PLAKEAL | 7 | |||
| PLEA | 4 | |||
| PLEB | 4 | |||
| PLEBE | 5 | |||
| PLEC | 4 | |||
| PLECK | 5 |
* compound(ish) word