March 18, 2023 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from March 18, 2023, including disallowed words, plus the three-letter tally for words beginning with CR.
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: 319
score: 2,138 pts
pangrams: 28
perfect: 4
bingo: yes
A x 55
C x 58
I x 10
O x 17
P x 92
R x 15
T x 72
4L x 44
5L x 71
6L x 69
7L x 53
8L x 32
9L x 25
10L x 10
11L x 8
12L x 4
13L x 2
15L x 1
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | tot | |
| A | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 55 |
| C | 6 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| I | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| O | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| P | 12 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 92 |
| R | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| T | 12 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 72 |
| tot | 44 | 71 | 69 | 53 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 319 |
Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
| AA x 1 | AC x 13 | AI x 3 | AO x 1 | AP x 17 | AR x 9 | AT x 11 |
| CA x 29 | CI x 10 | CO x 12 | CR x 7 | |||
| CRA x 2 | CRI x 4 | CRO x 1 | ||||
| IA x 2 | IC x 2 | IO x 2 | IR x 3 | IT x 1 | ||
| OC x 7 | OI x 1 | OO x 1 | OP x 2 | OR x 3 | OT x 3 | |
| PA x 28 | PI x 37 | PO x 8 | PR x 18 | PT x 1 | ||
| RA x 5 | RI x 7 | RO x 3 | ||||
| TA x 17 | TI x 14 | TO x 11 | TR x 30 |
APOTROPAIC, APRICOT, APROTIC, CAPACITATOR, CAPACITOR, CATOPTRIC, COPATRIOT, CORPOCRATIC, CORPORATOCRATIC, IATROPIC, IATROTROPIC, PARAAORTIC, PARAORTIC, PARAPTOTIC, PARATOPIC, PAROTIC, PAROTITIC, PARTICIPATOR, PARTITOCRATIC, PARTOCRATIC, PATRICO, PATRIOTIC, PRACTICO, PROAPOPTOTIC, PROCATARCTIC, PROTACTIC, PROTATIC, TROPOTACTIC
| word | length | |||
| AARTI | 5 | |||
| ACACIA | 6 | |||
| ACACIO | 6 | |||
| ACAI | 4 | |||
| ACARI | 5 | |||
| ACOPIA | 6 | |||
| ACOPIC | 6 | |||
| ACOPTIC | 7 | |||
| ACRATIA | 7 | |||
| ACRATIC | 7 | |||
| ACROATIC | 8 | |||
| ACROTIC | 7 | |||
| ACTARIT | 7 | |||
| ACTI | 4 | |||
| AIRCAR | 6 | |||
| AIRPORT | 7 | |||
| AIRT | 4 | |||
| AORTIC | 6 | |||
| APATITIC | 8 | |||
| APIC | 4 | |||
| APIO | 4 | |||
| APITPAT | 7 | |||
| APOCOPIC | 8 | |||
| APOPTOTIC | 9 | |||
| APORIA | 6 | |||
| APORIC | 6 | |||
| APOTROPAIA | 10 | |||
| APOTROPAIC | 10 | pangram | ||
| APPARATI | 8 | |||
| APPARITOR | 9 | |||
| APPROPRIATOR | 12 | |||
| APRACTIC | 8 | |||
| APRICOT | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| APROTIC | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| APTOTIC | 7 | |||
| ARACARI | 7 | |||
| ARATI | 5 | |||
| ARCI | 4 | |||
| ARCTIC | 6 | |||
| ARIA | 4 | |||
| ARIOT | 5 | |||
| ARRICCIO | 8 | |||
| ARTIC | 5 | |||
| ARTOI | 5 | |||
| ATACTIC | 7 | |||
| ATARACTIC | 9 | |||
| ATARI | 5 | |||
| ATOCIA | 6 | |||
| ATOPIC | 6 | |||
| ATRIA | 5 | |||
| ATRIP | 5 | |||
| ATROPIA | 7 | |||
| ATTIC | 5 | |||
| ATTRIT | 6 | |||
| ATTRITOR | 8 | |||
| CAAPI | 5 | |||
| CACCIATORA | 10 | |||
| CACOTOPIA | 9 | |||
| CACTI | 5 | |||
| CAICCO | 6 | |||
| CAIR | 4 | |||
| CAPACITATOR | 11 | pangram | ||
| CAPACITOR | 9 | pangram | ||
| CAPI | 4 | |||
| CAPITA | 6 | |||
| CAPITATA | 8 | |||
| CAPRI | 5 | |||
| CAPRIC | 6 | |||
| CAPRICCI | 8 | |||
| CAPRICCIO | 9 | |||
| CAPROIC | 7 | |||
| CARAIPI | 7 | |||
| CARIOCA | 7 | |||
| CAROTIC | 7 | |||
| CARPACCIO | 9 | |||
| CARPI | 5 | |||
| CARRI | 5 | |||
| CARROCCI | 8 | |||
| CARROCCIO | 9 | |||
| CARROCIO | 8 | |||
| CATACROTIC | 10 | |||
| CATARACTIC | 10 | |||
| CATIO | 5 | |||
| CATOPTRIC | 9 | pangram | ||
| CIAO | 4 | |||
| CIPPI | 5 | |||
| CIRCA | 5 | |||
| CIRCAR | 6 | |||
| CIRCI | 5 | |||
| CIRIO | 5 | |||
| CIRRI | 5 | |||
| CITATOR | 7 | |||
| CITRI | 5 | |||
| CITRIC | 6 | |||
| COAITA | 6 | |||
| COATI | 5 | |||
| COCCI | 5 | |||
| COCCIC | 6 | |||
| COCRICO | 7 | |||
| COIR | 4 | |||
| COPATRIOT | 9 | pangram | ||
| CORCAIR | 7 | |||
| CORIA | 5 | |||
| CORPOCRATIC | 11 | pangram | ||
| CORPORATOCRATIC | 15 | pangram | ||
| CORTICOTROPIC | 13 | |||
| CRAIC | 5 | |||
| CRATIC | 6 | |||
| CRIA | 4 | |||
| CRIT | 4 | |||
| CRITIC | 6 | |||
| CRITOCRATIC | 11 | |||
| CROCI | 5 | |||
| IATROPIC | 8 | pangram | ||
| IATROTROPIC | 11 | pangram | ||
| ICACO | 5 | |||
| ICTIC | 5 | |||
| IORA | 4 | |||
| IOTA | 4 | |||
| IRITIC | 6 | |||
| IRORI | 5 | |||
| IRRITATOR | 9 | |||
| ITTAR | 5 | |||
| OCCIPITA | 8 | |||
| OCICAT | 6 | |||
| OCTIC | 5 | |||
| OCTOIC | 6 | |||
| OCTOPI | 6 | |||
| OCTOPIC | 7 | |||
| OCTROI | 6 | |||
| OITICICA | 8 | |||
| OORARI | 6 | |||
| OPPARI | 6 | |||
| OPTIC | 5 | |||
| ORARIA | 6 | |||
| ORATORIO | 8 | |||
| OROTIC | 6 | |||
| OTIATRIC | 8 | |||
| OTIC | 4 | |||
| OTITIC | 6 | |||
| PAIPO | 5 | |||
| PAIR | 4 | |||
| PAOCAI | 6 | |||
| PAPAIA | 6 | |||
| PAPI | 4 | |||
| PAPPI | 5 | |||
| PAPRI | 5 | |||
| PARAAORTIC | 10 | pangram | ||
| PARACOCCI | 9 | |||
| PARAORTIC | 9 | pangram | ||
| PARAPATRIC | 10 | |||
| PARAPTOTIC | 10 | pangram | ||
| PARATACTIC | 10 | |||
| PARATOPIC | 9 | pangram | ||
| PARICA | 6 | |||
| PARITOR | 7 | |||
| PAROTIC | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PAROTITIC | 9 | pangram | ||
| PARTI | 5 | |||
| PARTICIPATOR | 12 | pangram | ||
| PARTITA | 7 | |||
| PARTITOCRATIC | 13 | pangram | ||
| PARTOCRATIC | 11 | pangram | ||
| PATIA | 5 | |||
| PATIO | 5 | |||
| PATRICO | 7 | perfect pangram | ||
| PATRIOT | 7 | |||
| PATRIOTIC | 9 | pangram | ||
| PIAI | 4 | |||
| PIAPIAC | 7 | |||
| PICA | 4 | |||
| PICARO | 6 | |||
| PICCATA | 7 | |||
| PICI | 4 | |||
| PICO | 4 | |||
| PICOT | 5 | |||
| PICOTA | 6 | |||
| PICOTITIC | 9 | |||
| PICOTTA | 7 | |||
| PICRA | 5 | |||
| PICRIC | 6 | |||
| PICRITIC | 8 | |||
| PICTORIC | 8 | |||
| PIOPIO | 6 | |||
| PIOT | 4 | |||
| PIPA | 4 | |||
| PIPI | 4 | |||
| PIPIPI | 6 | |||
| PIPIRI | 6 | |||
| PIPIT | 5 | |||
| PIPRA | 5 | |||
| PIRAI | 5 | |||
| PIRATIC | 7 | |||
| PIRITA | 6 | |||
| PIROOT | 6 | |||
| PITA | 4 | |||
| PITAPAT | 7 | |||
| PITARA | 6 | |||
| PITI | 4 | |||
| PITIRRI | 7 | |||
| PITO | 4 | |||
| PITOT | 5 | |||
| PITPAT | 6 | |||
| PITPROP | 7 | |||
| PITTA | 5 | |||
| POORI | 5 | |||
| POPPIT | 6 | |||
| PORIA | 5 | |||
| POROTIC | 7 | |||
| PORPITA | 7 | |||
| PORTICO | 7 | |||
| PORTRAIT | 8 | |||
| POTICA | 6 | |||
| PRACTIC | 7 | |||
| PRACTICA | 8 | |||
| PRACTICO | 8 | pangram | ||
| PRATIC | 6 | |||
| PRIAPI | 6 | |||
| PRIAPIC | 7 | |||
| PRIOR | 5 | |||
| PROAPOPTOTIC | 12 | pangram | ||
| PROCATARCTIC | 12 | pangram | ||
| PROOTIC | 7 | |||
| PROPITIATOR | 11 | |||
| PROPRIA | 7 | |||
| PROPTOTIC | 9 | |||
| PROTACTIC | 9 | pangram | ||
| PROTATIC | 8 | pangram | ||
| PROTIC | 6 | |||
| PROTIP | 6 | |||
| PROTOTROPIC | 11 | |||
| PTOTIC | 6 | |||
| RAIAT | 5 | |||
| RAIP | 4 | |||
| RAITA | 5 | |||
| RARIORA | 7 | |||
| RATIO | 5 | |||
| RIATA | 5 | |||
| RICOTTA | 7 | |||
| RICRAC | 6 | |||
| RIOT | 4 | |||
| RIPRAP | 6 | |||
| RIRORIRO | 8 | |||
| RITT | 4 | |||
| ROOPIT | 6 | |||
| RORIC | 5 | |||
| ROTI | 4 | |||
| TACIT | 5 | |||
| TACTIC | 6 | |||
| TACTITIC | 8 | |||
| TAIPO | 5 | |||
| TAIRA | 5 | |||
| TAIT | 4 | |||
| TAOTAI | 6 | |||
| TAPAI | 5 | |||
| TAPIOCA | 7 | |||
| TAPIR | 5 | |||
| TAPPIT | 6 | |||
| TARAI | 5 | |||
| TARAIRI | 7 | |||
| TARICTIC | 8 | |||
| TAROTIC | 7 | |||
| TARPIT | 6 | |||
| TARTARIC | 8 | |||
| TIAR | 4 | |||
| TIARA | 5 | |||
| TIATR | 5 | |||
| TICTAC | 6 | |||
| TIPCART | 7 | |||
| TIPCAT | 6 | |||
| TIPI | 4 | allowed elsewhere | ||
| TIPITI | 6 | |||
| TIPTOP | 6 | |||
| TIRO | 4 | |||
| TIROPITA | 8 | |||
| TIRR | 4 | |||
| TITI | 4 | |||
| TITRATOR | 8 | |||
| TOIT | 4 | |||
| TOITOI | 6 | |||
| TOPI | 4 | |||
| TOPIA | 5 | |||
| TOPIC | 5 | |||
| TOPOI | 5 | |||
| TOPOTACTIC | 10 | |||
| TORI | 4 | |||
| TORIC | 5 | |||
| TORII | 5 | |||
| TOTTARI | 7 | |||
| TRACIATOR | 9 | |||
| TRAIT | 5 | |||
| TRAITOR | 7 | |||
| TRATTORIA | 9 | |||
| TRIAC | 5 | |||
| TRIACT | 6 | |||
| TRIARII | 7 | |||
| TRIATIC | 7 | |||
| TRICA | 5 | |||
| TRICAR | 6 | |||
| TRICOT | 6 | |||
| TRICROTIC | 9 | |||
| TRICTRAC | 8 | |||
| TRIO | 4 | |||
| TRIOR | 5 | |||
| TRIP | 4 | |||
| TRIPARA | 7 | |||
| TRIPART | 7 | |||
| TRIPIT | 6 | |||
| TRIPROTIC | 9 | |||
| TRIPTOTIC | 9 | |||
| TRIPTRAP | 8 | |||
| TRIT | 4 | |||
| TRITACTIC | 9 | |||
| TROPAIA | 7 | |||
| TROPARIA | 8 | |||
| TROPIA | 6 | |||
| TROPIC | 6 | |||
| TROPOTACTIC | 11 | pangram | ||
| TROTTOIR | 8 |