September 27, 2018 | Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 27, 2018, 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.
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Related puzzles
Center letter F: June 29, 2022Center letter T: February 17, 2020
words: 68
score: 331 pts
pangrams: 1
compounds: 2
A x 7
C x 14
F x 19
I x 6
L x 12
T x 10
4L x 23
5L x 15
6L x 7
7L x 11
8L x 7
9L x 2
10L x 2
13L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | tot | |
| A | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| F | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | 19 |
| I | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| L | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| T | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 10 |
| tot | 23 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 68 |
| cmp | 7 | tot |
| C | 2 | 2 |
| tot | 2 | 2 |
| debut appearances | 12 |
FACILITY
| word | length | |||
| CATALYTICALLY | 13 | debut | ||
| CYCLICALLY | 10 | |||
| TACTICALLY | 10 | debut | ||
| CATALYTIC | 9 | debut | ||
| ILLICITLY | 9 | |||
| CYCLICAL | 8 | |||
| FACIALLY | 8 | |||
| FACILITY | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| FATALITY | 8 | debut | ||
| FILIALLY | 8 | |||
| LAICALLY | 8 | disallowed elsewhere | ||
| TACTICAL | 8 | |||
| ACYCLIC | 7 | |||
| AFFLICT | 7 | debut | ||
| ALFALFA | 7 | |||
| CALCIFY | 7 | |||
| CATCALL | * 7 | |||
| CATTAIL | * 7 | |||
| FALLACY | 7 | |||
| FATALLY | 7 | debut | ||
| ILLICIT | 7 | |||
| LICITLY | 7 | |||
| TACITLY | 7 | debut | ||
| CYCLIC | 6 | |||
| FACIAL | 6 | |||
| FILIAL | 6 | |||
| FLATLY | 6 | debut | ||
| ITALIC | 6 | |||
| LACTIC | 6 | |||
| LAICAL | 6 | |||
| ALLAY | 5 | |||
| ATILT | 5 | |||
| CALLA | 5 | |||
| CILIA | 5 | |||
| CLIFF | 5 | |||
| FATAL | 5 | |||
| FILLY | 5 | |||
| FITLY | 5 | debut | ||
| FLAIL | 5 | |||
| ICILY | 5 | |||
| ILIAC | 5 | |||
| LAITY | 5 | |||
| LICIT | 5 | |||
| LILAC | 5 | |||
| TALLY | 5 | |||
| ALIT | 4 | |||
| ALLY | 4 | |||
| CALF | 4 | |||
| CALL | 4 | |||
| CLAY | 4 | |||
| FAIL | 4 | |||
| FALL | 4 | |||
| FILL | 4 | |||
| FLAT | 4 | |||
| FLAY | 4 | |||
| FLIT | 4 | debut | ||
| ILLY | 4 | |||
| LACY | 4 | |||
| LAIC | 4 | |||
| LIFT | 4 | debut | ||
| LILT | 4 | |||
| LILY | 4 | |||
| TAIL | 4 | |||
| TALC | 4 | |||
| TALI | 4 | |||
| TALL | 4 | |||
| TILL | 4 | |||
| TILT | 4 |
* compound(ish) word