August 12, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

August 12, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 12, 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 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 August 12, 2023

Related puzzles

Center letter M: February 2, 2022
Center letter L: June 5, 2021

words: 187
score: 933 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 2
plurals: 9
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

plu	4	5	6	7	12	tot
C	-	1	-	-	-	1
E	-	-	-	1	-	1
L	1	-	-	-	-	1
M	1	-	-	-	-	1
O	1	-	-	-	-	1
P	-	1	2	-	1	4
tot	3	2	2	1	1	9

debut appearances

COMPILE, PICOMOLE, POLEMIC

word	length
CECIL	5
CECOCOLIC	9
CEIL	4
CEILI	5
CELL	4
CELLI	^† 5
CELLIE	6
CELLO	5
CELLOME	7
CELLOMIC	8
CELOM	5
CELOMIC	7
CEMI	4
CEPE	4
CIEL	4
CILICE	6
CILIOME	7
CLEEP	5
CLEM	4
CLEOME	6
CLEPE	5
CLIME	5
CLIPEI	6
CLIPPIE	7
CLOME	5
COELOM	6
COELOME	7
COELOMIC	8
COLE	4
COLLIE	6
COLPOCELE	9
COME	4
COMMIE	6
COMPEL	6
COMPILE	7	perfect pangram
COOEE	5
COPE	4
COPPE	5
COPPICE	7
COPPIE	6
COPPLE	6
ECCE	4
ECCLE	5
ECILOP	6
ECOPOEM	7
ELEMI	5
ELOPE	5
ELPEE	5
EMCEE	5
EMEME	5
EMIC	4
EOLIC	5
EOLIPILE	8
EOLOPILE	8
EPEE	4
EPEME	5
EPIC	4
EPICOELE	8
EPICOLIC	8
EPILOCI	^† 7
EPIPELIC	8
EPIPLOCE	8
EPIPLOCELE	10
EPIPLOIC	8
EPIPOLE	7
EPOPEE	6
ICICLE	6
ILEOCECOCOLIC	13
ILEOCOLIC	9
ILLIPE	6
IMMIE	5
IMPEL	5
LEEP	4
LEME	4
LEMEL	5
LEMME	5
LICE	^† 4
LIEMPO	6
LIME	4
LIMPLE	6
LIPE	4
LIPEMIC	7
LIPPIE	6
LOIPE	5
LOOIE	5
LOOPIE	6
LOPE	4
MEEM	4
MEEPLE	6
MEIOME	6
MELE	4
MELEE	5
MELEM	5
MELIC	5
MELL	4
MELLO	5
MELOMEL	7
MEME	4
MEMIC	5
MEMO	4
MEMOME	6
MICE	^† 4
MICELL	6
MICELLE	7
MIELIE	6
MILE	4
MILLE	5
MILLIE	6
MILLIEME	8
MILLILE	7
MILLIME	7
MILLIMOLE	9
MIME	4
MIMEO	5
MOEL	4
MOEPEL	6
MOILE	5
MOILEE	6
MOLE	4
MOLLE	5
MOLLIE	6
MOME	4
MOMME	5
MOMMIE	6
MOPE	4
OCELLI	6
OECI	^† 4
OLEIC	5
OLEO	4
OLLIE	5
OLPE	4
OMEE	4
OPEPE	5
PECCO	5
PEEL	4
PEELE	5
PEELIE	6
PEELOO	6
PEEP	4
PEEPEE	6
PELL	4
PELLICLE	8
PELLMELL	8
PEOPLE	^† 6
PEPLI	^† 5
PEPLOI	^† 6
PEPO	4
PICE	4
PICEOL	6
PICOCELL	8
PICOMOLE	8	pangram
PIECE	5
PIEM	4
PILE	4
PILEI	5
PILEOLI	7
PIMELIC	7
PIMPLE	6
PIPE	4
PIPECOLIC	9
PIPELLE	7
PIPPIE	6
PIPPLE	6
PLEC	4
PLECO	5
PLEOMELE	8
PLIE	4
PLOCE	5
POEE	4
POEM	4
POLE	4
POLEMIC	7	perfect pangram
POLEPIECE	9
POLICE	6
POLICEPEOPLE	^† 12
POLLEE	6
POLLIE	6
POME	4
POMELLE	7
POMELO	6
POMME	5
POMMEE	6
POMMEL	6
POMMELO	7
POOPIE	6
POPE	4
POPPLE	6

† plural noun

CE x 14	CI x 3	CL x 8	CO x 16
EC x 4	EL x 3	EM x 3	EO x 3	EP x 12
IC x 1	IL x 3	IM x 2
LE x 4	LI x 7	LO x 4
ME x 14	MI x 13	MO x 11
OC x 1	OE x 1	OL x 4	OM x 1	OP x 1
PE x 14	PI x 16	PL x 5	PO x 19

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