October 17, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

October 17, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 17, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with OP.

Instructions

In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click redo hints. Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.

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Spelling Bee for October 17, 2023

Related puzzles

Center letter P: March 13, 2021
Center letter E: September 24, 2018

words: 192
score: 1,024 pts
pangrams: 7
plurals: 2
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

plu	6	9	tot
N	-	1	1
P	1	-	1
tot	1	1	2

debut appearances

NEOPENTYL, POLYPEPTONE, POLYPOTENT, POLYTENE, POLYTENY, POLYTONE, POTENTLY

word	length
EELPOT	6
EELY	4
ELEOPTENE	9
ELLEN	5
ELOPE	5
ELOTE	5
ELPEE	5
ENOL	4
ENOYL	5
ENYL	4
ETTLE	5
EYELET	6
LEEP	4
LEET	4
LENE	4
LENO	4
LENT	4
LENTE	5
LENTO	5
LEONE	5
LEOPON	6
LEPPY	5
LEPTO	5
LEPTON	6
LEPTOTENE	9
LEYN	4
LLYN	4
LOLL	4
LOLLOP	6
LOLLOPY	7
LOLLY	5
LOLLYPOP	8
LOLOT	5
LONE	4
LONELY	6
LONNEN	6
LOOEY	5
LOON	4
LOONEY	6
LOONY	5
LOOP	4
LOOPLET	7
LOOPTOP	7
LOOPY	5
LOOT	4
LOOTEN	6
LOPE	4
LOPPET	6
LOPPY	5
LOTE	4
LOTTE	5
LOTTO	5
LYOPELLET	9
NEOPENTYL	9	pangram
NETTLE	6
NETTLY	6
NOEL	4
NOLL	4
NOLO	4
NONENYL	7
NONLONELY	9
NONPEOPLE	^† 9
NONPOLLEN	9
NONYL	5
NONYLENE	8
NOTELET	7
NYLON	5
OLENT	5
OLEO	4
OLEON	5
OLEONE	6
OLEOPTENE	9
OLEOYL	6
OLEYL	5
OLPE	4
ONLENT	6
ONLY	4
OPELET	6
OPENLY	6
OYLET	5
PEEL	4
PEELE	5
PEELOO	6
PELL	4
PELLET	6
PELLETY	7
PELOTON	7
PELT	4
PENLOP	6
PENTENOL	8
PENTENYL	8
PENTOL	6
PENTYL	6
PENTYLENE	9
PENTYNYL	8
PEOPLE	^† 6
PETTLE	6
PEYOTL	6
PLENE	5
PLENTY	6
PLEON	5
PLEYT	5
PLOONET	7
PLOOP	5
PLOP	4
PLOPPY	6
PLOT	4
PLOTLET	7
PLOTTY	6
PLOY	4
POETLY	6
POLE	4
POLEY	5
POLEYN	6
POLL	4
POLLEE	6
POLLEN	6
POLLENY	7
POLLY	5
POLO	4
POLONY	6
POLT	4
POLY	4
POLYENE	7
POLYENONE	9
POLYENYL	8
POLYENYNE	9
POLYOL	6
POLYP	5
POLYPEPTONE	11	pangram
POLYPLET	8
POLYPOLY	8
POLYPOTENT	10	pangram
POLYPTOTE	9
POLYPTOTON	10
POLYTENE	8	pangram
POLYTENY	8	pangram
POLYTON	7
POLYTONE	8	pangram
POLYTONY	8
POLYTOPE	8
POLYTYPE	8
POLYTYPY	8
POLYYNE	7
POLYYNYL	8
POOL	4
POOTLE	6
POPOLO	6
POPPLE	6
POPPLY	6
POTELOT	7
POTENTLY	8	pangram
POTTLE	6
POTTLEPOT	9
PYELO	5
PYELON	6
PYLON	5
TEEL	4
TELE	4
TELETYPE	8
TELL	4
TELLEE	6
TELLEN	6
TELLENOL	8
TELLY	5
TELNET	6
TELOP	5
TELOTYPE	8
TELT	4
TELYN	5
TENTPOLE	8
TETEL	5
TOLE	4
TOLL	4
TOLLON	6
TOLLY	5
TOLT	4
TOLYL	5
TOLYLENE	8
TONLET	6
TOOL	4
TOOTLE	6
TOPPLE	6
TOTTLE	6
TYLE	4
TYLOTE	6
YELL	4
YELP	4
YELPY	5
YNOL	4
YOLE	4
YOLO	4

† plural noun

EE x 2	EL x 5	EN x 3	ET x 1	EY x 1
LE x 14	LL x 1	LO x 25	LY x 1
NE x 3	NO x 10	NY x 1
OL x 8	ON x 2	OP x 2	OY x 1
		OPE x 2
PE x 18	PL x 12	PO x 44	PY x 3
TE x 15	TO x 12	TY x 2
YE x 3	YN x 1	YO x 2

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