December 17, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from December 17, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with AP.
Instructions
In the box below, enter the 7 letters from today’s New York Times Spelling Bee and click . Be sure to capitalize the puzzle’s center letter, and enter the other letters in lower case.
Alternatively, simply click above for help with today’s puzzle. Mark the checkboxes below and click to customize your level of help.
words: 276
score: 1,644 pts
pangrams: 12
perfect: 2
bingo: yes
A x 26
E x 6
I x 16
M x 14
N x 18
P x 163
T x 33
4L x 47
5L x 50
6L x 78
7L x 52
8L x 24
9L x 13
10L x 10
11L x 2
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | - | 2 | - | 26 |
| E | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| M | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| N | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 18 |
| P | 29 | 28 | 52 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 4 | - | 163 |
| T | 7 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 33 |
| tot | 47 | 50 | 78 | 52 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 276 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AM x 1 | AN x 8 | AP x 14 | AT x 3 | |
| APA x 2 | APE x 2 | API x 5 | APN x 1 | APP x 4 |
| EM x 1 | EP x 5 | |||
| IM x 11 | IN x 5 | |||
| MA x 7 | ME x 3 | MI x 4 | ||
| NA x 9 | NE x 4 | NI x 5 | ||
| PA x 48 | PE x 53 | PI x 61 | PT x 1 | |
| TA x 15 | TE x 10 | TI x 8 |
| debut appearances | 4 |
AMINEPTINE, IMPANATE, IMPATENT, IMPATIENT, IMPENNATE, IMPENTAMINE, MINEPENTATE, NAPTIME, PATEAMINE, PENTAAMINE, PENTAMINE, PIMENTA
| word | length | |||
| AMINEPTINE | 10 | pangram | ||
| ANAPAITE | 8 | |||
| ANAPNEA | 7 | |||
| ANTIPAIN | 8 | |||
| ANTIPATENT | 10 | |||
| ANTIPET | 7 | |||
| ANTITIP | 7 | |||
| ANTPIPIT | 8 | |||
| ANTPITTA | 8 | |||
| APAMIN | 6 | |||
| APATITE | 7 | |||
| APEMAN | 6 | |||
| APEMEN | 6 | |||
| APIAN | 5 | |||
| APIIN | 5 | |||
| APIMANIA | 8 | |||
| APINE | 5 | |||
| APITPAT | 7 | |||
| APNEA | 5 | |||
| APPAM | 5 | |||
| APPETENT | 8 | |||
| APPETITE | 8 | |||
| APPIE | 5 | |||
| ATAP | 4 | |||
| ATTAP | 5 | |||
| ATTEMPT | 7 | |||
| EMPT | 4 | |||
| EPEE | 4 | |||
| EPEEN | 5 | |||
| EPEME | 5 | |||
| EPINEMIN | 8 | |||
| EPININE | 7 | |||
| IMIPENEM | 8 | |||
| IMPAINT | 7 | |||
| IMPANATE | 8 | pangram | ||
| IMPATENT | 8 | pangram | ||
| IMPATIENT | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| IMPEN | 5 | |||
| IMPENITENT | 10 | |||
| IMPENNATE | 9 | pangram | ||
| IMPENTAMINE | 11 | pangram | ||
| IMPI | 4 | |||
| IMPIMPI | 7 | |||
| INAPPETENT | 10 | |||
| INAPT | 5 | |||
| INEPT | 5 | |||
| INPAT | 5 | |||
| INPATIENT | 9 | debut | ||
| MAINPIN | 7 | |||
| MANPAIN | 7 | |||
| MANTAPA | 7 | |||
| MAPIMITE | 8 | |||
| MAPPEN | 6 | |||
| MATAPEE | 7 | |||
| MATAPI | 6 | |||
| MENIPPEA | 8 | |||
| METEPA | 6 | |||
| METITEPINE | 10 | |||
| MIMP | 4 | |||
| MINEPENTATE | 11 | pangram | ||
| MINIMAP | 7 | |||
| MIPIT | 5 | |||
| NAMETAPE | 8 | |||
| NANPIE | 6 | |||
| NAPA | 4 | |||
| NAPE | 4 | |||
| NAPITANE | 8 | |||
| NAPPA | 5 | |||
| NAPPE | 5 | |||
| NAPPIE | 6 | |||
| NAPTIME | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| NEAP | 4 | |||
| NEEP | 4 | |||
| NEPETA | 6 | |||
| NEPIT | 5 | |||
| NIMP | 4 | |||
| NINEPIN | 7 | |||
| NIPA | 4 | |||
| NIPPIT | 6 | |||
| NIPPITATE | 9 | |||
| PAAN | 4 | |||
| PAEAN | 5 | |||
| PAEPAE | 6 | |||
| PAIME | 5 | |||
| PAIN | 4 | |||
| PAINITE | 7 | |||
| PAINT | 5 | |||
| PAMPA | 5 | |||
| PAMPEAN | 7 | |||
| PANAMA | 6 | |||
| PANE | 4 | |||
| PANIN | 5 | |||
| PANINE | 6 | |||
| PANINI | 6 | |||
| PANIPENEM | 9 | |||
| PANMAN | 6 | |||
| PANMEN | 6 | |||
| PANNE | 5 | |||
| PANNI | 5 | |||
| PANPIPE | 7 | |||
| PANT | 4 | |||
| PANTIE | 6 | debut | ||
| PANTINE | 7 | |||
| PAPA | 4 | |||
| PAPAIA | 6 | |||
| PAPAIN | 6 | |||
| PAPAITAN | 8 | |||
| PAPE | 4 | |||
| PAPI | 4 | |||
| PAPPI | 5 | |||
| PATATIN | 7 | |||
| PATE | 4 | |||
| PATEAMINE | 9 | pangram | ||
| PATEN | 5 | |||
| PATENA | 6 | |||
| PATENT | 6 | |||
| PATENTEE | 8 | |||
| PATIA | 5 | |||
| PATIENT | 7 | debut | ||
| PATINA | 6 | |||
| PATINAE | 7 | |||
| PATINATE | 8 | |||
| PATINE | 6 | |||
| PATTE | 5 | |||
| PATTEE | 6 | |||
| PATTEN | 6 | |||
| PATTIE | 6 | |||
| PATTIPAN | 8 | |||
| PEAN | 4 | |||
| PEAT | 4 | |||
| PEATMAN | 7 | |||
| PEATMEN | 7 | |||
| PEEN | 4 | |||
| PEENIE | 6 | |||
| PEENT | 5 | |||
| PEEP | 4 | |||
| PEEPEE | 6 | |||
| PEIN | 4 | |||
| PEINE | 5 | |||
| PENAM | 5 | |||
| PENEM | 5 | |||
| PENII | 5 | |||
| PENITANT | 8 | |||
| PENITENT | 8 | |||
| PENITENTE | 9 | |||
| PENMAN | 6 | |||
| PENMEN | 6 | |||
| PENNA | 5 | |||
| PENNAE | 6 | |||
| PENNAME | 7 | |||
| PENNANT | 7 | |||
| PENNANTITE | 10 | |||
| PENNATE | 7 | |||
| PENNE | 5 | |||
| PENNI | 5 | |||
| PENNIA | 6 | |||
| PENNINE | 7 | |||
| PENNINITE | 9 | |||
| PENT | 4 | |||
| PENTAAMINE | 10 | pangram | ||
| PENTAENE | 8 | |||
| PENTAMINE | 9 | pangram | ||
| PENTANE | 7 | |||
| PENTATE | 7 | |||
| PENTENE | 7 | |||
| PENTET | 6 | |||
| PENTETATE | 9 | |||
| PENTIMENT | 9 | |||
| PENTIMENTI | 10 | |||
| PENTINA | 7 | |||
| PENTINE | 7 | |||
| PENTINENE | 9 | |||
| PENTITI | 7 | |||
| PEPITA | 6 | |||
| PETE | 4 | |||
| PETEMAN | 7 | |||
| PETEMEN | 7 | |||
| PETIT | 5 | |||
| PETITE | 6 | |||
| PETNAP | 6 | |||
| PETTA | 5 | |||
| PIAI | 4 | |||
| PIAIMAN | 7 | |||
| PIAN | 4 | |||
| PIANET | 6 | |||
| PIANETTE | 8 | |||
| PIANNET | 7 | |||
| PIEM | 4 | |||
| PIEMAN | 6 | |||
| PIEMEN | 6 | |||
| PIET | 4 | |||
| PIETA | 5 | |||
| PIIPITE | 7 | |||
| PIMA | 4 | |||
| PIMENT | 6 | |||
| PIMENTA | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PIMP | 4 | |||
| PINA | 4 | |||
| PINANAMINE | 10 | |||
| PINANE | 6 | |||
| PINATA | 6 | |||
| PINATE | 6 | |||
| PINE | 4 | |||
| PINENE | 6 | |||
| PINETA | 6 | |||
| PININ | 5 | |||
| PINITE | 6 | |||
| PINMAN | 6 | |||
| PINMEN | 6 | |||
| PINNA | 5 | |||
| PINNAE | 6 | |||
| PINNATE | 7 | |||
| PINNEE | 6 | |||
| PINNET | 6 | |||
| PINNIE | 6 | |||
| PINT | 4 | |||
| PINTA | 5 | |||
| PINTMAN | 7 | |||
| PINTMEN | 7 | |||
| PIPA | 4 | |||
| PIPE | 4 | |||
| PIPEMAN | 7 | |||
| PIPEMEN | 7 | |||
| PIPET | 5 | |||
| PIPETTE | 7 | |||
| PIPI | 4 | |||
| PIPIPI | 6 | |||
| PIPIT | 5 | |||
| PIPPIAN | 7 | |||
| PIPPIE | 6 | |||
| PIPPIN | 6 | |||
| PITA | 4 | |||
| PITAPAT | 7 | |||
| PITI | 4 | |||
| PITMAN | 6 | |||
| PITMEN | 6 | |||
| PITPAN | 6 | |||
| PITPAT | 6 | |||
| PITTA | 5 | |||
| PITTEN | 6 | |||
| PITTIE | 6 | |||
| PITTITE | 7 | |||
| PTITIM | 6 | |||
| TAIPAN | 6 | |||
| TAMAPIN | 7 | |||
| TAMP | 4 | |||
| TAMPAN | 6 | |||
| TANPIT | 6 | |||
| TAPA | 4 | |||
| TAPAI | 5 | |||
| TAPE | 4 | |||
| TAPETA | 6 | |||
| TAPETI | 6 | |||
| TAPPA | 5 | |||
| TAPPEE | 6 | |||
| TAPPEN | 6 | |||
| TAPPET | 6 | |||
| TAPPIT | 6 | |||
| TEEPEE | 6 | |||
| TEMP | 4 | |||
| TEMPI | 5 | |||
| TEMPT | 5 | |||
| TENPIN | 6 | |||
| TEPA | 4 | |||
| TEPE | 4 | |||
| TEPEE | 5 | |||
| TEPETATE | 8 | |||
| TEPPAN | 6 | |||
| TIANEPINE | 9 | |||
| TIANEPTINE | 10 | |||
| TIEPIN | 6 | |||
| TIMPANI | 7 | |||
| TIPI | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TIPITI | 6 | |||
| TIPPEE | 6 | |||
| TIPPET | 6 |