September 21, 2022 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from September 21, 2022, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with EL.
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: 177
score: 963 pts
pangrams: 7
bingo: yes
A x 15
C x 23
E x 7
F x 102
I x 2
L x 19
T x 9
4L x 48
5L x 28
6L x 31
7L x 37
8L x 22
9L x 6
10L x 4
11L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | tot | |
| A | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
| C | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | 23 |
| E | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| F | 32 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | - | 102 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| T | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| tot | 48 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 177 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AF x 8 | AL x 7 | ||
| CA x 17 | CI x 1 | CL x 5 | |
| EF x 5 | EI x 1 | EL x 1 | |
| ELF x 1 | |||
| FA x 39 | FE x 27 | FI x 18 | FL x 18 |
| IC x 1 | IF x 1 | ||
| LA x 4 | LE x 7 | LI x 8 | |
| TA x 4 | TE x 3 | TI x 2 | |
AFFLICTEE, CALIFATE, FACELIFT, FACILITATE, FACTFILE, FELICITATE, LAETIFICATE
| word | length | |||
| AFACE | 5 | |||
| AFETAL | 6 | |||
| AFFECT | 6 | |||
| AFFECTEE | 8 | |||
| AFFETTI | 7 | |||
| AFFILIATE | 9 | |||
| AFFLICT | 7 | |||
| AFFLICTEE | 9 | pangram | ||
| ALEF | 4 | |||
| ALEFT | 5 | |||
| ALFAIA | 6 | |||
| ALFALFA | 7 | |||
| ALFIL | 5 | |||
| ALIEF | 5 | |||
| ALIF | 4 | |||
| CAFE | 4 | |||
| CAFETITE | 8 | |||
| CAFF | 4 | |||
| CAFFE | 5 | |||
| CAFFEATE | 8 | |||
| CAFFEIC | 7 | |||
| CAFFILA | 7 | |||
| CAFILA | 6 | |||
| CAITIFF | 7 | |||
| CALAFATE | 8 | |||
| CALCIFIC | 8 | |||
| CALF | 4 | |||
| CALIF | 5 | |||
| CALIFATE | 8 | pangram | ||
| CATFACE | 7 | |||
| CATFALL | 7 | |||
| CATFIT | 6 | |||
| CIFAL | 5 | |||
| CLEF | 4 | |||
| CLEFT | 5 | |||
| CLIFF | 5 | |||
| CLIFFLET | 8 | |||
| CLIFT | 5 | |||
| EFFACE | 6 | |||
| EFFECT | 6 | |||
| EFFELL | 6 | |||
| EFFETE | 6 | |||
| EFFLATE | 7 | |||
| EIFELITE | 8 | |||
| ELFETTE | 7 | |||
| FAAL | 4 | |||
| FACACTA | 7 | |||
| FACE | 4 | |||
| FACELET | 7 | |||
| FACELIFT | 8 | pangram | ||
| FACET | 5 | |||
| FACETAL | 7 | |||
| FACETIAE | 8 | |||
| FACIA | 5 | |||
| FACIAL | 6 | |||
| FACILE | 6 | |||
| FACILITATE | 10 | pangram | ||
| FACT | 4 | |||
| FACTA | 5 | |||
| FACTETTE | 8 | |||
| FACTFILE | 8 | pangram | ||
| FACTIC | 6 | |||
| FACTICAL | 8 | |||
| FACTICE | 7 | |||
| FACTITIAL | 9 | |||
| FACTLET | 7 | |||
| FAECAL | 6 | |||
| FAFF | 4 | |||
| FAFFLE | 6 | |||
| FAIL | 4 | |||
| FAILLE | 6 | |||
| FAIT | 4 | |||
| FALAFEL | 7 | |||
| FALCATA | 7 | |||
| FALCATE | 7 | |||
| FALCIAL | 7 | |||
| FALL | 4 | |||
| FALLAL | 6 | |||
| FALT | 4 | |||
| FATAL | 5 | |||
| FATCAT | 6 | |||
| FATE | 4 | |||
| FATELE | 6 | |||
| FATFACE | 7 | |||
| FEAL | 4 | |||
| FEAT | 4 | |||
| FECAL | 5 | |||
| FECEATE | 7 | |||
| FECIAL | 6 | |||
| FECIT | 5 | |||
| FEEL | 4 | |||
| FEELIE | 6 | |||
| FEET | 4 | |||
| FELAFEL | 7 | |||
| FELICIA | 7 | |||
| FELICIFIC | 9 | |||
| FELICITATE | 10 | pangram | ||
| FELL | 4 | |||
| FELLA | 5 | |||
| FELLATE | 7 | |||
| FELLATEE | 8 | |||
| FELLIC | 6 | |||
| FELT | 4 | |||
| FETA | 4 | |||
| FETAL | 5 | |||
| FETE | 4 | |||
| FETIAL | 6 | |||
| FETII | 5 | |||
| FETTA | 5 | |||
| FETTELITE | 9 | |||
| FETTLE | 6 | |||
| FIAT | 4 | |||
| FICE | 4 | |||
| FICTILE | 7 | |||
| FIEF | 4 | |||
| FIFE | 4 | |||
| FIFI | 4 | |||
| FIFIE | 5 | |||
| FILA | 4 | |||
| FILE | 4 | |||
| FILET | 5 | |||
| FILETAIL | 8 | |||
| FILIAL | 6 | |||
| FILIATE | 7 | |||
| FILICAL | 7 | |||
| FILICIC | 7 | |||
| FILL | 4 | |||
| FILLET | 6 | |||
| FITTIE | 6 | |||
| FLAFF | 5 | |||
| FLAIL | 5 | |||
| FLAT | 4 | |||
| FLATETTE | 8 | |||
| FLATFEET | 8 | |||
| FLATLEAF | 8 | |||
| FLATLET | 7 | |||
| FLATTIE | 7 | |||
| FLEA | 4 | |||
| FLEE | 4 | |||
| FLEECE | 6 | |||
| FLEET | 5 | |||
| FLET | 4 | |||
| FLIC | 4 | |||
| FLICFLAC | 8 | |||
| FLIE | 4 | |||
| FLIT | 4 | |||
| FLITE | 5 | |||
| ICEFALL | 7 | |||
| IFIL | 4 | |||
| LACELEAF | 8 | |||
| LACTIFIC | 8 | |||
| LAETIFICATE | 11 | pangram | ||
| LAFFITTITE | 10 | |||
| LEAF | 4 | |||
| LEAFET | 6 | |||
| LEAFFALL | 8 | |||
| LEAFLET | 7 | |||
| LEFT | 4 | |||
| LEFTIE | 6 | |||
| LEIFITE | 7 | |||
| LIEF | 4 | |||
| LIFE | 4 | |||
| LIFELET | 7 | |||
| LIFIE | 5 | |||
| LIFT | 4 | |||
| LIFTIE | 6 | |||
| LITFIC | 6 | |||
| LITTLELEAF | 10 | |||
| TAAFFEITE | 9 | |||
| TAFFETA | 7 | |||
| TAFIA | 5 | |||
| TAFT | 4 | |||
| TEALEAF | 7 | |||
| TEFF | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TEFILLA | 7 | |||
| TIFF | 4 | |||
| TIFT | 4 |