October 16, 2023: Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

October 16, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More

This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from October 16, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with TI.

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Instructions

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Spelling Bee for October 16, 2023

words: 277
score: 1,648 pts
pangrams: 6
perfect: 1
plurals: 11
bingo: yes

A x 63
C x 41
E x 51
I x 21
N x 33
T x 63
X x 5

4L x 45
5L x 44
6L x 79
7L x 44
8L x 35
9L x 22
10L x 7
11L x 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	tot
A	8	10	14	12	9	6	3	1	63
C	8	5	10	8	6	2	2	-	41
E	5	10	9	11	11	5	-	-	51
I	3	2	8	3	2	3	-	-	21
N	10	5	12	1	2	3	-	-	33
T	11	10	23	9	5	3	2	-	63
X	-	2	3	-	-	-	-	-	5
tot	45	44	79	44	35	22	7	1	277

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally

AC x 15	AE x 3	AI x 2	AN x 35	AT x 4	AX x 4
CA x 20	CE x 14	CI x 5	CT x 2
EA x 1	EC x 4	EN x 18	ET x 4	EX x 24
IC x 2	IN x 19
NA x 7	NE x 15	NI x 11
TA x 20	TE x 31	TI x 12
TIC x 1	TIE x 2	TIN x 7	TIT x 2
XE x 4	XI x 1

plu	5	6	7	8	9	tot
A	2	1	-	2	-	5
C	-	1	1	-	1	3
T	-	2	1	-	-	3
tot	2	4	2	2	1	11

debut appearances

ANATEXITIC, EXACINATE, EXCITANCE, EXCITANT, EXITANCE, INEXACT

word	length
ANTITETANIC	11
ACETACETIC	10
ANATEXITIC	10	pangram
ANTENICENE	10
CATATECTIC	10
CINCINNATE	10
TENNANTITE	10
TINTINAITE	10
ACETANNIN	9
ANATECTIC	9
ANATEXITE	9
ANNECTANT	9
ANNECTENT	9
ANTENNATE	9
CENTENNIA	^† 9
CETINEITE	9
ENNIANTIN	9
ENNIATINE	9
EXACINATE	9	pangram
EXCITANCE	9	pangram
EXTINCTIC	9
INCANTATE	9
INEXTINCT	9
INTEXTINE	9
NANTENINE	9
NIACINATE	9
NICTITATE	9
TANACETIN	9
TIETTAITE	9
TINTICITE	9
ACACETIN	8
ACINETIC	8
ACTINATE	8
ACTINIAE	^† 8
ANCIENCE	8
ANTENATI	8
ANTENNAE	^† 8
ANTIACNE	8
ATTENTAT	8
CAENACIN	8
CANTENNA	8
CATENANE	8
CATENATE	8
CATTIITE	8
CETACEAN	8
ECTEXINE	8
ENCAENIA	8
ENCEINTE	8
ENNIATIN	8
ENTACTIN	8
EXATECAN	8
EXCITANT	8	pangram
EXCITATE	8
EXICCATE	8
EXINITIC	8
EXITANCE	8	pangram
INEXTANT	8
INITIATE	8
NATANITE	8
NINETEEN	8
TAENIATE	8
TEINEITE	8
TINNIENT	8
TITANATE	8
TITANITE	8
ACACINE	7
ACETATE	7
ANATINE	7
ANCIENT	7
ANECTIC	7
ANNEXIN	7
ANTEACT	7
ANTENNA	7
ANTITEA	7
ATAXITE	7
ATTEINT	7
AXINITE	7
CANETTE	7
CANTEEN	7
CANTINE	7
CATENAE	^† 7
CATENET	7
CATENIN	7
CENEXIN	7
CETACEA	7
ECTATIC	7
ECTENIA	7
ENACTIN	7
ENCENIA	7
ENTATIC	7
ENTENTE	7
ENTITIC	7
EXENNIA	7
EXINITE	7
EXTATIC	7
EXTINCT	7
INCAITE	7
INEXACT	7	perfect pangram, debut
INNEXIN	7
NICTATE	7
TACTITE	7
TAENIAE	^† 7
TAENITE	7
TANNATE	7
TANTITE	7
TECTATE	7
TENACIN	7
TETANIC	7
TETANIN	7
ACCENT	6
ACETAN	6
ACETIC	6
ACETIN	6
ANECIC	6
ANETIC	6
ANEXIC	6
ANNATE	6
ANNEXA	6
ANNEXE	6
ANNITE	6
ANTIAE	^† 6
ATTINE	6
AXENIC	6
CANINE	6
CANNAE	6
CANNET	6
CATENA	6
CECINA	6
CENTAI	^† 6
CETANE	6
CETENE	6
CITATE	6
CTETIC	6
ENATIC	6
ENCINA	6
ENTICE	6
EXACTA	6
EXCITE	6
EXTANT	6
EXTEIN	6
EXTENT	6
EXTINE	6
ICEANE	6
INCENT	6
INCITE	6
INNATE	6
INTEIN	6
INTENT	6
INTEXT	6
INTINE	6
NAENIA	6
NANITE	6
NANNIE	6
NANTEE	6
NANTEN	6
NEANIC	6
NEATEN	6
NECTIN	6
NEINEI	6
NETTIE	6
NEXINE	6
NINEIN	6
TAENIA	6
TANITE	6
TANNIE	6
TATTIE	6
TAXANE	6
TAXINE	6
TAXITE	6
TECTIN	6
TEENIE	6
TEETAN	6
TEETEE	6
TENACE	6
TENANT	6
TENATE	6
TENIAE	^† 6
TENTEN	6
TENTIE	6
TETANI	6
TETTIX	6
TEXTEE	6
TIETAC	6
TINEAE	^† 6
TINNIE	6
XENATE	6
XENICA	6
XIEXIE	6
ACENE	5
ACETA	5
AECIA	^† 5
AETAT	5
ANENT	5
ANNET	5
ANNEX	5
ANTAE	^† 5
ANTIE	5
AXITE	5
CAECA	5
CATTE	5
CETIN	5
CITEE	5
CTENE	5
EATEN	5
ENACT	5
ENATE	5
ENNET	5
ENTIA	5
ETEXT	5
ETTEN	5
EXACT	5
EXEAT	5
EXINE	5
INANE	5
INNIE	5
NENIA	5
NEXIN	5
NICEN	5
NIECE	5
NIXIE	5
TACET	5
TATEE	5
TATIE	5
TAXEE	5
TECTA	5
TENET	5
TENIA	5
TENNE	5
TEXTA	5
TINEA	5
XENIA	5
XENIC	5
ACNE	4
AETT	4
AIEA	4
AIEE	4
ANET	4
ANEX	4
ANTE	4
AXEN	4
CANE	4
CATE	4
CECA	4
CENE	4
CENT	4
CETE	4
CINE	4
CITE	4
ECCE	4
ETIC	4
ETNA	4
EXEC	4
EXIT	4
ICEN	4
INEE	4
INEX	4
NEAT	4
NEET	4
NENE	4
NETA	4
NETI	4
NETT	4
NEXT	4
NICE	4
NINE	4
NITE	4
TACE	4
TANE	4
TEAT	4
TEEN	4
TEET	4
TEIN	4
TENT	4
TETE	4
TEXT	4
TICE	4
TINE	4

† plural noun

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