April 30, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from April 30, 2023, 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 . 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: 216
score: 1,324 pts
pangrams: 9
perfect: 1
bingo: yes
A x 32
C x 102
E x 15
L x 13
N x 1
P x 40
T x 13
4L x 35
5L x 36
6L x 49
7L x 48
8L x 27
9L x 13
10L x 6
11L x 1
12L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | tot | |
| A | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 32 |
| C | 20 | 16 | 28 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 102 |
| E | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| T | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| tot | 35 | 36 | 49 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 216 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AC x 18 | AL x 3 | AN x 7 | AP x 3 | AT x 1 |
| CA x 75 | CE x 17 | CL x 9 | CT x 1 | |
| EC x 6 | EL x 4 | EN x 3 | EP x 2 | |
| LA x 11 | LE x 2 | |||
| NA x 1 | ||||
| PA x 15 | PE x 15 | PL x 10 | ||
| TA x 5 | TE x 8 |
| debut appearances | 6 | |
| previously disallowed debuts | 1 | |
| newly disallowed words | 1 | peccant |
APLACENTAL, CLAPNET, PANLECTAL, PANTACLE, PENTACLE, PLACENTA, PLACENTAE, PLACENTAL, PLACENTATE
| word | length | |||
| PENTAACETATE | 12 | |||
| PENTACETATE | 11 | |||
| ACCEPTANCE | 10 | |||
| APLACENTAL | 10 | pangram | ||
| CANCELLATE | 10 | |||
| CAPNELLANE | 10 | |||
| CATEPANATE | 10 | |||
| PLACENTATE | 10 | pangram | ||
| ACCEPTANT | 9 | |||
| ACLANTATE | 9 | |||
| ANNECTANT | 9 | |||
| ANNECTENT | 9 | |||
| APPETENCE | 9 | |||
| CALCANEAL | 9 | |||
| CALCANEAN | 9 | |||
| CATAPLANA | 9 | |||
| CATCALLEE | 9 | |||
| PANLECTAL | 9 | pangram | ||
| PENTACENE | 9 | |||
| PLACENTAE | 9 | pangram | ||
| PLACENTAL | 9 | pangram, debut | ||
| ACCEPTEE | 8 | |||
| ANALECTA | 8 | |||
| CALCANEA | 8 | |||
| CALCEATE | 8 | |||
| CANTENNA | 8 | |||
| CAPELLEN | 8 | |||
| CAPELLET | 8 | |||
| CATENANE | 8 | |||
| CATENATE | 8 | |||
| CETACEAN | 8 | |||
| ECLATANT | 8 | |||
| ECTENTAL | 8 | |||
| ELECTANT | 8 | |||
| ENECLANN | 8 | |||
| LANCELET | 8 | |||
| PALPACLE | 8 | |||
| PANACAEA | 8 | |||
| PANACEAE | 8 | |||
| PANACEAN | 8 | |||
| PANCETTA | 8 | |||
| PANTACLE | 8 | pangram | ||
| PENTACLE | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| PLACCATE | 8 | |||
| PLACENTA | 8 | pangram, debut | ||
| TELECALL | 8 | |||
| TENPENCE | 8 | |||
| TENTACLE | 8 | debut | ||
| ACETATE | 7 | |||
| ALCANNA | 7 | |||
| ANELACE | 7 | |||
| ANTEACT | 7 | |||
| ATTACCA | 7 | |||
| CALCANT | 7 | |||
| CALLANT | 7 | |||
| CANELLA | 7 | |||
| CANETTE | 7 | |||
| CANTALA | 7 | |||
| CANTATA | 7 | |||
| CANTEEN | 7 | |||
| CANTLET | 7 | |||
| CAPELAN | 7 | |||
| CAPELET | 7 | |||
| CAPELLE | 7 | |||
| CAPETTE | 7 | |||
| CATALPA | 7 | |||
| CATAPAN | 7 | |||
| CATCALL | 7 | |||
| CATENAE | 7 | |||
| CATENAL | 7 | |||
| CATENET | 7 | |||
| CATEPAN | 7 | |||
| CENACLE | 7 | |||
| CEPAENE | 7 | |||
| CETACEA | 7 | |||
| CLAPNET | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| ELECTEE | 7 | |||
| ELTENAC | 7 | |||
| EPACTAL | 7 | |||
| LACCATE | 7 | |||
| LACTANT | 7 | |||
| LACTATE | 7 | |||
| LACTEAL | 7 | |||
| LACTEAN | 7 | |||
| LATENCE | 7 | |||
| NACELLE | 7 | debut, previously disallowed | ||
| PANACEA | 7 | |||
| PECCANT | 7 | newly disallowed | ||
| PECTATE | 7 | |||
| PENANCE | 7 | |||
| PENCELL | 7 | |||
| PENTACT | 7 | |||
| PLACATE | 7 | |||
| PLACCAT | 7 | |||
| TECTATE | 7 | |||
| TENACLE | 7 | |||
| ACCENT | 6 | |||
| ACCEPT | 6 | |||
| ACELET | 6 | |||
| ACETAL | 6 | |||
| ACETAN | 6 | |||
| ACTANT | 6 | |||
| ALPACA | 6 | |||
| ANLACE | 6 | |||
| CAECAL | 6 | |||
| CALEAN | 6 | |||
| CALLEE | 6 | |||
| CALLET | 6 | |||
| CALPAC | 6 | |||
| CANAPE | 6 | |||
| CANCAN | 6 | |||
| CANCEL | 6 | |||
| CANNAE | 6 | |||
| CANNEL | 6 | |||
| CANNET | 6 | |||
| CANTAL | 6 | |||
| CANTEL | 6 | |||
| CANTLE | 6 | |||
| CAPLET | 6 | |||
| CAPPAE | 6 | |||
| CAPTAN | 6 | |||
| CAPTEE | 6 | |||
| CATENA | 6 | |||
| CATLAP | 6 | |||
| CATLET | 6 | |||
| CATNAP | 6 | |||
| CATNEP | 6 | |||
| CATTLE | 6 | |||
| CELLAE | 6 | |||
| CENTAL | 6 | |||
| CETANE | 6 | |||
| CETENE | 6 | |||
| ENLACE | 6 | |||
| LANCET | 6 | debut | ||
| LAPCAT | 6 | |||
| LECTAL | 6 | |||
| PACCAN | 6 | |||
| PALACE | 6 | |||
| PATACA | 6 | |||
| PEACEN | 6 | |||
| PECTEN | 6 | |||
| PENCEL | 6 | |||
| PLACET | 6 | |||
| TECTAL | 6 | |||
| TENACE | 6 | |||
| ACANA | 5 | |||
| ACENE | 5 | |||
| ACETA | 5 | |||
| ANCLE | 5 | |||
| APACE | 5 | |||
| CAECA | 5 | |||
| CALLA | 5 | |||
| CANAL | 5 | |||
| CANNA | 5 | |||
| CAPEA | 5 | |||
| CAPEL | 5 | |||
| CAPPA | 5 | |||
| CATTE | 5 | |||
| CECAL | 5 | |||
| CELLA | 5 | |||
| CLAPE | 5 | |||
| CLEAN | 5 | |||
| CLEAT | 5 | |||
| CLEEP | 5 | |||
| CLEPE | 5 | |||
| CTENE | 5 | |||
| ECCLE | 5 | |||
| ECLAT | 5 | |||
| ECTAL | 5 | |||
| ELECT | 5 | |||
| ENACT | 5 | |||
| EPACT | 5 | |||
| LANCE | 5 | |||
| PACTA | 5 | |||
| PEACE | 5 | |||
| PECAN | 5 | |||
| PENCE | 5 | |||
| PLACE | 5 | |||
| TACET | 5 | |||
| TATAC | 5 | |||
| TECTA | 5 | |||
| ACCA | 4 | |||
| ACLE | 4 | |||
| ACNE | 4 | |||
| ACTA | 4 | |||
| ALEC | 4 | |||
| CACA | 4 | |||
| CALE | 4 | |||
| CALL | 4 | |||
| CALP | 4 | |||
| CANE | 4 | |||
| CANN | 4 | |||
| CANT | 4 | |||
| CAPA | 4 | |||
| CAPE | 4 | |||
| CATE | 4 | |||
| CECA | 4 | |||
| CELL | 4 | |||
| CELT | 4 | |||
| CENE | 4 | |||
| CENT | 4 | |||
| CEPE | 4 | |||
| CETE | 4 | |||
| CLAN | 4 | |||
| CLAP | 4 | |||
| CLAT | 4 | |||
| ECCE | 4 | |||
| LACE | 4 | |||
| LECT | 4 | |||
| PACA | 4 | |||
| PACE | 4 | |||
| PACT | 4 | |||
| PLEC | 4 | |||
| TACE | 4 | |||
| TACT | 4 | |||
| TALC | 4 |