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September 3, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 3, 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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center letter PFILORT
Spelling Bee for September 3, 2018

words: 110
score: 518 pts
pangrams: 2
bingo: yes

F x 7
I x 1
L x 5
O x 4
P x 61
R x 8
T x 24

4L x 37
5L x 21
6L x 26
7L x 11
8L x 7
9L x 7
10L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 tot
F 2 - 2 - 1 2 - 7
I 1 - - - - - - 1
L 2 - 1 1 1 - - 5
O 1 1 1 - 1 - - 4
P 25 15 12 3 3 3 - 61
R 1 - 3 2 1 1 - 8
T 5 5 7 5 - 1 1 24
tot 37 21 26 11 7 7 1 110

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
FI x 1 FL x 3 FO x 3
IP x 1
LI x 1 LO x 4
OI x 1 OP x 2 OR x 1
PF x 1 PI x 18 PL x 5 PO x 28 PR x 9
RI x 3 RO x 5
TI x 4 TO x 10 TR x 10

debut appearances 21

PORTFOLIO, TROOPLIFT

word       length      
TOLIPROLOL 10
FOOLPROOF 9 debut
FORPROFIT 9
POPOTILLO 9
PORTFOLIO 9 pangram, debut
PROPROTOR 9
RIOTPROOF 9
TROOPLIFT 9 pangram
FLIPFLOP 8 debut
LOLLIPOP 8 debut
OILPROOF 8 debut
POLTFOOT 8
POROPORO 8
PROPOFOL 8
ROTPROOF 8
LOOPTOP 7
PITIRRI 7
PITPROP 7
POTOROO 7
ROLLTOP 7
ROOFTOP 7 debut
TOOLTIP 7
TRILOOP 7
TRIPLOT 7
TRIPOLI 7
TROLLOP 7
FILLIP 6 debut
FORPIT 6
LOLLOP 6
OPILIO 6
PILOTI 6
PIOPIO 6
PIPIPI 6
PIPIRI 6
PIROOT 6
POLLOI 6
POOPOO 6
POPLIT 6
POPOLO 6
POPPIT 6
PROFIT 6 debut
PROTIP 6
RIFLIP 6
RIPOFF 6 debut
ROOPIT 6
TIPITI 6
TIPOFF 6 debut
TIPTOP 6 debut
TOPLIT 6
TORPOR 6
TRIPIT 6
TROPPO 6
ORLOP 5 disallowed elsewhere
PILOT 5 debut
PIPIT 5
PITOT 5
PLITT 5
PLOOP 5
POLIO 5 debut
POORI 5
POORT 5
PORTO 5
POTLI 5
POTOO 5
POTTO 5
PRILL 5
PRIOR 5
PROOF 5 debut
TOPIL 5
TOPOI 5
TOPPO 5
TROOP 5
TROPO 5
FLIP 4 debut
FLOP 4 debut
IPIL 4
LIPO 4 debut
LOOP 4
OPPO 4
PFFT 4
PIFF 4
PILI 4
PILL 4 debut
PIOT 4
PIPI 4
PIRL 4
PITI 4
PITO 4
PLIP 4
PLOP 4
PLOT 4 debut
POLL 4
POLO 4
POLT 4
POOF 4 debut
POOL 4
POOP 4
POOR 4
POOT 4
POPO 4
PORT 4
POTT 4
PROF 4 debut, disallowed elsewhere
PROP 4
ROOP 4
TIPI 4 allowed elsewhere
TOPI 4
TOPO 4
TORP 4
TRIP 4

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