September 20, 2018: Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

September 20, 2018 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 20, 2018, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.

Instructions

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Spelling Bee for September 20, 2018

words: 151
score: 723 pts
pangrams: 2
plurals: 3
bingo: yes

plu	4	5	tot
C	-	1	1
L	1	-	1
P	-	1	1
tot	1	2	3

debut appearances

EXPECTILE, EXPLICIT

word	length
CECIL	5
CEIL	4
CEILI	5
CELL	4
CELLI	^† 5
CELLIE	6
CELT	4
CEPE	4
CETE	4
CIEL	4
CILEXETIL	9
CILICE	6
CITE	4
CITEE	5
CLEEP	5
CLEIT	5
CLEPE	5
CLIPEI	6
CLIPPIE	7
CTETIC	6
ECCE	4
ECCLE	5
ECLECTIC	8	debut
ECLIPTIC	8	debut
EITELITE	8
ELECT	5
ELECTEE	7
ELICIT	6	debut
ELITE	5
ELLIPT	6
ELLIPTIC	8	debut
ELPEE	5
EPEE	4
EPIC	4	debut
EPILEPTIC	9	debut
EPIPELIC	8
ETEXT	5
ETIC	4
ETTLE	5
EXCEL	5	debut
EXCEPT	6	debut
EXCIPLE	7
EXCIPLEX	8
EXCITE	6	debut
EXEC	4
EXILE	5	debut
EXILEE	6
EXILIC	6	debut, disallowed elsewhere
EXIT	4	debut
EXPECT	6	debut
EXPECTEE	8
EXPECTILE	9	pangram
EXPEL	5	debut
EXPELEE	7
EXPELLEE	8	debut
EXPLICIT	8	pangram, debut
ICICLE	6
ILEX	4	debut, disallowed elsewhere
ILLIPE	6
ILLITE	6
IXTLE	5
LECT	4
LECTIC	6
LEEP	4
LEET	4
LEITEITE	8
LETTICE	7
LEXIC	5
LEXIE	5
LICE	^† 4
LIPE	4
LIPLET	6
LIPPIE	6
LITE	4
LITTLE	6
LITTLIE	7
PECTIC	6	debut, disallowed elsewhere
PEEL	4
PEELE	5
PEELIE	6
PEEP	4
PEEPEE	6
PELITE	6
PELITIC	7
PELL	4
PELLET	6
PELLICLE	8	debut
PELT	4
PEPLI	^† 5
PEPTIC	6	debut
PETE	4
PETIT	5
PETITE	6
PETTLE	6
PICE	4
PICTEL	6
PIECE	5	debut
PIET	4
PIIPITE	7
PILE	4
PILEI	5
PIPE	4
PIPELLE	7
PIPET	5
PIPETTE	7
PIPPIE	6
PIPPLE	6
PITTIE	6
PITTITE	7
PITTLE	6
PIXEL	5	debut
PIXIE	5	debut
PLEC	4
PLECTIC	7
PLEX	4
PLIE	4
TEEL	4
TEEPEE	6
TEEPLEITE	9
TEET	4
TEETEE	6
TEIL	4
TELE	4
TELEPIC	7
TELETEX	7
TELETEXT	8	debut
TELEX	5	debut
TELIC	5	debut, disallowed elsewhere
TELL	4
TELLEE	6
TELT	4
TEPE	4
TEPEE	5
TETE	4
TETEL	5
TETTIX	6
TEXEL	5
TEXT	4	debut
TEXTEE	6
TEXTILE	7	debut
TICE	4
TILE	4
TILLET	6
TILLITE	7
TIPLE	5
TIPPEE	6
TIPPET	6
TIPPLE	6
TITLE	5
TITTLE	6
XIEXIE	6

† plural noun

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