September 5, 2018: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

September 5, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 5, 2018, 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 September 5, 2018

words: 220
score: 1,390 pts
pangrams: 8
perfect: 1
plurals: 8
bingo: yes

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

plu	4	5	6	9	tot
A	1	-	-	1	2
C	-	4	-	-	4
D	-	1	-	-	1
I	-	-	1	-	1
tot	1	5	1	1	8

ATTRACTICIDAL, CIRCATIDAL, DIACRITICAL, LACTARIID, RATICIDAL, TRICLAD, TRICLADID, TRIRADICAL

word	length
ATTRACTICIDAL	13	pangram
ACATALLACTIC	12
CATALLACTIC	11
CICATRICIAL	11
DIACRITICAL	11	pangram
TRICRITICAL	11
ACARICIDAL	10
CATARACTAL	10
CATARACTIC	10
CICATRICAL	10
CIRCATIDAL	10	pangram
DIDACTICAL	10
TRIRADICAL	10	pangram
ACARDIACI	^† 9
ACRITICAL	9
ALTRICIAL	9
ATARACTIC	9
CARDIACAL	9
CATALATIC	9
CRACTICID	9
DIACRITIC	9
DIRADICAL	9
LACTARIID	9	pangram
RATICIDAL	9	pangram
TRIACIDIC	9
TRICALCIC	9
TRICLADID	9	pangram
TRIRACIAL	9
TRITACTIC	9
ACARDIAC	8
ALTRICAL	8
ARCTICID	8
CALCARIA	8
CALCARIC	8
CALCITIC	8
CALDARIA	8
CALIDRID	8
CARACARA	8
CARDITIC	8
CARDITID	8
CATARACT	8
CRITICAL	8
DATACARD	8
DIACIDIC	8
DICALCIC	8
DIDACTIC	8
DITACTIC	8
IATRICAL	8
RAILCARD	8
TACTICAL	8
TACTITIC	8
TARICTIC	8
TARTARIC	8
TIDIACIC	8
TRICTRAC	8
ACARDIA	7
ACCIDIA	7
ACRATIA	7
ACRATIC	7
ACRIDID	7
ACTARIT	7
ALACTIC	7
ALDARIC	7
ALLARIC	7
ARACARI	7
ARACIAL	7
ARCADIA	7
ARCTIID	7
ATACTIC	7
ATRACID	7
ATTACCA	7
ATTRACT	7
CARACAL	7
CARACCA	7
CARDIAC	7
CARDIAL	7
CARDIID	7
CARDITA	7
CATCALL	7
CATTAIL	7
CICADID	7
CIDARID	7
CLARIID	7
DACITIC	7
ILIACAL	7
ILLICIA	7
ILLICIT	7
ILLITIC	7
LATITIC	7
RADICAL	7
RAILCAR	7
TALARIC	7
TRACIAL	7
TRIACID	7
TRIADIC	7
TRIATIC	7
TRICLAD	7	perfect pangram
ACACIA	6
ACARID	6
ACIDIC	6
ADDICT	6
AIRCAR	6
ALALIC	6
ALCAIC	6
ALCAID	6
ARCTIC	6
ARIDIC	6
CADDID	6
CALCAR	6
CALCIC	6
CALLID	6
CARDIA	6
CARIAD	6
CICADA	6
CICALA	6
CILIAL	6
CIRCAR	6
CIRRAL	6
CIRRID	6
CITRAL	6
CITRIC	6
CLADAL	6
CLADIC	6
CLAIRT	6
CLIDAL	6
CLITAR	6
CLITIC	6
CRACID	6
CRATIC	6
CRITIC	6
DIACID	6
DIADIC	6
DIDACT	6
ILIACI	^† 6
IRIDIC	6
IRITIC	6
ITALIC	6
LACCIC	6
LACTIC	6
LAICAL	6
RACIAL	6
RICRAC	6
RICTAL	6
TACTIC	6
TICTAC	6
TRIACT	6
TRICAR	6
ACADA	5
ACARA	5
ACARI	5
ACCRA	5
ACRAL	5
ACRID	5
ALCID	5
ARACA	5
ARCID	5
ARTIC	5
ATTIC	5
CACTI	^† 5
CAIRD	5
CALLA	5
CALLI	5
CARAC	5
CARAT	5
CARID	5
CARRI	5
CICAD	5
CILIA	^† 5
CIRCA	5
CIRCI	^† 5
CIRRI	^† 5
CITAL	5
CITRI	5
CLADI	5
CLART	5
CRAIC	5
DALCA	5
DARIC	5
DIACT	5
DICTA	^† 5
ICTAL	5
ICTIC	5
ILIAC	5
LICIT	5
LILAC	5
TACIT	5
TATAC	5
TICAL	5
TRACT	5
TRIAC	5
TRICA	5
ACAI	4
ACCA	4
ACID	4
ACRA	4
ACTA	4
ACTI	4
ADIC	4
ARCI	^† 4
CACA	4
CADI	4
CAID	4
CAIR	4
CALL	4
CARD	4
CARL	4
CARR	4
CART	4
CIID	4
CILL	4
CIRL	4
CLAD	4
CLAT	4
CLIT	4
CRIA	4
CRIT	4
IDIC	4
LAIC	4
TACT	4
TALC	4

† plural noun

AC x 26	AD x 2	AI x 1	AL x 9	AR x 11	AT x 7
CA x 45	CI x 23	CL x 12	CR x 8
DA x 4	DI x 13
IA x 1	IC x 2	ID x 1	IL x 6	IR x 2	IT x 1
LA x 6	LI x 2
RA x 5	RI x 2
TA x 10	TI x 3	TR x 18

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