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

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

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 17, 2023, including disallowed words, with four-letter words excluded to facilitate solvers of the print edition.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for December 17, 2023

words: 229
score: 1,597 pts
pangrams: 12
perfect: 2
plurals: 16
bingo: yes

A x 25
E x 4
I x 15
M x 13
N x 12
P x 134
T x 26

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

	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	7	3	6	7	-	2	-	25
E	2	-	1	1	-	-	-	4
I	4	-	2	3	3	2	1	15
M	1	3	5	2	-	1	1	13
N	3	4	2	2	1	-	-	12
P	28	52	34	8	8	4	-	134
T	5	16	2	1	1	1	-	26
tot	50	78	52	24	13	10	2	229

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AM x 1	AN x 8	AP x 14	AT x 2
APA x 2	APE x 2	API x 5	APN x 1	APP x 4
EP x 4
IM x 10	IN x 5
MA x 7	ME x 3	MI x 3
NA x 7	NE x 2	NI x 3
PA x 40	PE x 46	PI x 47	PT x 1
TA x 12	TE x 7	TI x 7

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
ATTAP	5
ATTEMPT	7
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
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
MINEPENTATE	11	pangram
MINIMAP	7
MIPIT	5
NAMETAPE	8
NANPIE	6
NAPITANE	8
NAPPA	5
NAPPE	5
NAPPIE	6
NAPTIME	7	perfect pangram
NEPETA	6
NEPIT	5
NINEPIN	7
NIPPIT	6
NIPPITATE	9
PAEAN	5
PAEPAE	6
PAIME	5
PAINITE	7
PAINT	5
PAMPA	5
PAMPEAN	7
PANAMA	6
PANIN	5
PANINE	6
PANINI	6
PANIPENEM	9
PANMAN	6
PANMEN	^† 6
PANNE	5
PANNI	5
PANPIPE	7
PANTIE	6	debut
PANTINE	7
PAPAIA	6
PAPAIN	6
PAPAITAN	8
PAPPI	5
PATATIN	7
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
PEATMAN	7
PEATMEN	^† 7
PEENIE	6
PEENT	5
PEEPEE	6
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
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
PETEMAN	7
PETEMEN	^† 7
PETIT	5
PETITE	6
PETNAP	6
PETTA	5
PIAIMAN	7
PIANET	6
PIANETTE	8
PIANNET	7
PIEMAN	6
PIEMEN	^† 6
PIETA	5
PIIPITE	7
PIMENT	6
PIMENTA	7	perfect pangram
PINANAMINE	10
PINANE	6
PINATA	6
PINATE	6
PINENE	6
PINETA	^† 6
PININ	5
PINITE	6
PINMAN	6
PINMEN	^† 6
PINNA	5
PINNAE	^† 6
PINNATE	7
PINNEE	6
PINNET	6
PINNIE	6
PINTA	5
PINTMAN	7
PINTMEN	^† 7
PIPEMAN	7
PIPEMEN	^† 7
PIPET	5
PIPETTE	7
PIPIPI	6
PIPIT	5
PIPPIAN	7
PIPPIE	6
PIPPIN	6
PITAPAT	7
PITMAN	6
PITMEN	^† 6
PITPAN	6
PITPAT	6
PITTA	5
PITTEN	6
PITTIE	6
PITTITE	7
PTITIM	6
TAIPAN	6
TAMAPIN	7
TAMPAN	6
TANPIT	6
TAPAI	5
TAPETA	6
TAPETI	6
TAPPA	5
TAPPEE	6
TAPPEN	6
TAPPET	6
TAPPIT	6
TEEPEE	6
TEMPI	^† 5
TEMPT	5
TENPIN	6
TEPEE	5
TEPETATE	8
TEPPAN	6
TIANEPINE	9
TIANEPTINE	10
TIEPIN	6
TIMPANI	7
TIPITI	6
TIPPEE	6
TIPPET	6

† plural noun

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