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August 21, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from August 21, 2018, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with PI.


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center letter NCEIPTV
Spelling Bee for August 21, 2018

words: 154
score: 854 pts
pangrams: 1
plurals: 6
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CE x 5 CI x 4 CT x 1
EN x 5 EP x 3 ET x 1 EV x 5
IC x 1 IN x 25
NE x 12 NI x 13
PE x 25 PI x 17
PIC x 4 PIE x 1 PIN x 9 PIP x 2 PIT x 1
TE x 12 TI x 9
VE x 8 VI x 8

plu 5 7 8 9 13 tot
C - 1 1 - - 2
N - - - 1 1 2
P 1 - - - - 1
T - - 1 - - 1
tot 1 1 2 1 1 6

debut appearances 28

INCEPTIVE

word       length      
NINETEENPENCE  13
VINCIENNITE 11
INCIPIENCE 10 debut
VINCENTITE 10
CETINEITE 9
INCENTIVE 9 debut
INCEPTIVE 9 pangram, debut
INCIPIENT 9 debut
INTENTIVE 9
INVECTIVE 9 debut
INVENTIVE 9 debut
NINEPENCE  9
PENITENCE 9 debut
PENITENTE 9
PENNINITE 9
PENTINENE 9
TINTICITE 9
CINCINNI  8
ENCEINTE 8
EVENTIVE 8
EVINCIVE 8
INCITIVE 8
NINETEEN 8
PECTINEI 8
PENITENT 8 debut
PIPEVINE 8
TEINEITE 8
TENPENCE  8
TINNIENT 8
TINNITIC 8
VENITIVE 8
VETIVENE 8
CICINNI  7
ENTENTE 7
ENTITIC 7
EPICENE 7 debut
EPININE 7
INCIPIT 7
INVENIT 7
INVITEE 7 debut
NINEPIN 7 debut
PENNINE 7
PENTENE 7
PENTICE 7
PENTINE 7
PENTITI 7
PINCITE 7
VEENITE 7
VENTIVE 7
VICENIN 7
VINCENT 7
CETENE 6
ENTICE 6
EVINCE 6 debut
INCENT 6
INCEPT 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
INCITE 6
INTEIN 6
INTENT 6
INTINE 6
INVECT 6
INVENT 6 debut
INVITE 6 debut
NECTIN 6
NEINEI 6
NETTIE 6
NINEIN 6
NIPPIT 6
PECTEN 6
PECTIN 6 debut
PEENIE 6
PENTET 6
PENTIC 6
PICEIN 6
PICENE 6
PICINE 6
PICNIC 6
PIECEN 6
PINENE 6
PINITE 6
PINNEE 6
PINNET 6
PINNIE 6
PIPPIN 6 allowed elsewhere
PITTEN 6
TECTIN 6
TEENIE 6
TENPIN 6 debut
TENTEN 6
TENTIE 6
TIEPIN 6 debut
TINNIE 6
VICINE 6
CETIN 5
CINCT 5
CTENE 5
ENNET 5
EPEEN 5
ETTEN 5
EVENT 5 debut
INEPT 5 debut
INNIE 5 allowed elsewhere
INNIT 5
NEPIT 5
NEVEN 5
NICEN 5
NIECE 5
NIEVE 5
NITIC 5
PEENT 5
PEINE 5
PENCE  5
PENII 5
PENNE 5 debut
PENNI 5
PININ 5
TENET 5
TENNE 5
TINCT 5
TITIN 5
VENIN 5
VENTI 5
VINIC 5
CENE 4
CENT 4
CINE 4
EVEN 4 debut
ICEN 4
INEE 4
INTI 4
NEEP 4
NEET 4
NENE 4
NETI 4
NETT 4
NEVE 4
NEVI 4
NICE 4
NINE 4
NITE 4
PEEN 4 debut
PEIN 4
PENT 4 debut
PINE 4 debut
PINT 4
TEEN 4
TEIN 4
TENT 4
TINE 4
TINT 4
VEIN 4 debut
VENT 4 debut
VINE 4 debut
VINT 4

† plural noun

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