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Contents
NYT Spelling Bee September 20, 2018 Hints
Letters in the Puzzle:
ECILPTX
Words: 59
Score: 304 pts
Pangrams: 5
Perfect Pangrams: 0
Bingo: no
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Spelling Bee Grid
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
| C | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| E | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| I | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| L | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
| P | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 17 |
| T | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 13 |
| Σ | 18 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 59 |
| Σ = Total | |||||||
Total words by Letter:
C x 3
E x 21
I x 2
L x 3
P x 17
T x 13
Total words by length:
4L x 18
5L x 15
6L x 15
7L x 3
8L x 7
9L x 1
Two Letter List
CE – 2 CI – 1
EC – 2 EL – 5 EP – 3 EX – 11
IC – 1 IL – 1
LI – 3
PE – 9 PI – 7 PL – 1
TE – 8 TI – 5
NYT Spelling Bee September 20, 2018 Answers
Below, you’ll find answers to the NYT Spelling Bee September 20, 2018 puzzle game. The puzzle contains 59 words with five pangrams, none of them is a perfect pangram.
PANGRAMS: EXILIC, EXPLICIT, ILEX, PECTIC, TELIC
The maximum number of points you can score by solving this puzzle is 304 pts.
| WORD | LENGTH | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CELL | 4 | 1 | |
| CELLI | 5 | 5 | |
| ICICLE | 6 | 6 | |
| LICE | 4 | 1 | |
| ELITE | 5 | 5 | |
| LITE | 4 | 1 | |
| LITTLE | 6 | 6 | |
| TILE | 4 | 1 | |
| TITLE | 5 | 5 | |
| TITTLE | 6 | 6 | |
| TELL | 4 | 1 | |
| EXEC | 4 | 1 | |
| ELECT | 5 | 5 | |
| ELECTEE | 7 | 7 | |
| CITE | 4 | 1 | |
| EPEE | 4 | 1 | |
| PEEL | 4 | 1 | |
| PEEP | 4 | 1 | |
| PELLET | 6 | 6 | |
| PELT | 4 | 1 | |
| PETIT | 5 | 5 | |
| PETITE | 6 | 6 | |
| PILE | 4 | 1 | |
| PIPE | 4 | 1 | |
| PIPET | 5 | 5 | |
| PIPETTE | 7 | 7 | |
| PLIE | 4 | 1 | |
| TEEPEE | 6 | 6 | |
| TEPEE | 5 | 5 | |
| TIPPET | 6 | 6 | |
| TIPPLE | 6 | 6 | |
| ECLECTIC | 8 | 8 | |
| ECLIPTIC | 8 | 8 | |
| ELICIT | 6 | 6 | |
| ELLIPTIC | 8 | 8 | |
| EPIC | 4 | 1 | |
| EPILEPTIC | 9 | 9 | |
| EXCEL | 5 | 5 | |
| EXCEPT | 6 | 6 | |
| EXCITE | 6 | 6 | |
| EXILE | 5 | 5 | |
| EXILIC | 6 | 13 | pangram |
| EXIT | 4 | 1 | |
| EXPECT | 6 | 6 | |
| EXPEL | 5 | 5 | |
| EXPELLEE | 8 | 8 | |
| EXPLICIT | 8 | 15 | pangram |
| ILEX | 4 | 8 | pangram |
| PECTIC | 6 | 13 | pangram |
| PELLICLE | 8 | 8 | |
| PEPTIC | 6 | 6 | |
| PIECE | 5 | 5 | |
| PIXEL | 5 | 5 | |
| PIXIE | 5 | 5 | |
| TELETEXT | 8 | 8 | |
| TELEX | 5 | 5 | |
| TELIC | 5 | 12 | pangram |
| TEXT | 4 | 1 | |
| TEXTILE | 7 | 7 |