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September 17, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 17, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter CAFLNTU
Spelling Bee for September 17, 2018

words: 83
score: 448 pts
pangrams: 3

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
AC x 6 AF x 1 AL x 1 AT x 1
CA x 32 CL x 3 CU x 5
FA x 10 FL x 3 FU x 2
LA x 3
TA x 5 TU x 1
UN x 10

debut appearances 13

FLUCTUANT, UNFACTUAL, UNTACTFUL

word       length      
CALFACTANT 10
CALCULANT 9
FLUCTUANT 9 pangram, debut
UNFACTUAL 9 pangram
UNTACTFUL 9 pangram, debut
CALCTUFA 8
CALCTUFF 8
CATALUFA 8
UNACTUAL 8
ALCANNA 7
ATTACCA 7
CALCANT 7
CALLANT 7
CALLUNA 7
CANNULA 7 allowed elsewhere
CANTALA 7
CANTATA 7
CANTUTA 7
CATCALL 7
CATFALL 7
FACACTA 7
FACTFUL 7
FACTUAL 7 debut
FALCATA 7
FALCULA 7
FLUCCAN 7
LACTANT 7
LACUNAL 7 debut, disallowed elsewhere
TACTFUL 7 debut
TACTUAL 7 debut
ACAULT 6
ACTANT 6
ACTUAL 6 debut
CAFTAN 6 debut
CALALU 6
CANCAN 6
CANFUL 6 debut, disallowed elsewhere
CANTAL 6
CANULA 6
FACULA 6
FATCAT 6
FAUCAL 6
FLUCAN 6
LACUNA 6 debut
UNCUFF 6 debut
UNFACT 6
UNTACT 6
ACANA 5
AFANC 5
CALLA 5
CANAL 5
CANNA 5 allowed elsewhere
CANUN 5
CLAUT 5
CUTAN 5
FACTA 5
FUCAN 5
FUNCT 5
TATAC 5
TUCAN 5
UNCAL 5
UNCAN 5
UNCUT 5
ACCA 4
ACTA 4
CACA 4
CAFF 4
CALF 4
CALL 4
CANN 4
CANT 4
CAUF 4
CAUL 4 debut
CLAN 4
CLAT 4
CUCA 4
CUFF 4 debut
CULL 4
CULT 4
FACT 4
TACT 4
TALC 4
UNCT 4

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