Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
November 17, 2018 | Expanded 2-Letter Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from November 17, 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 ECFINTV
Spelling Bee for November 17, 2018

Related puzzles
Center letter C: January 2, 2023
Center letter T: August 19, 2021

words: 153
score: 771 pts
pangrams: 2
compounds: 1
bingo: yes

C x 15
E x 24
F x 26
I x 28
N x 21
T x 21
V x 18

4L x 48
5L x 25
6L x 36
7L x 12
8L x 16
9L x 9
10L x 3
11L x 3
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
C 6 5 3 - - 1 - - - 15
E 4 5 5 3 4 2 1 - - 24
F 10 6 6 3 1 - - - - 26
I 2 1 10 2 4 5 1 2 1 28
N 12 4 4 - 1 - - - - 21
T 8 2 7 - 3 1 - - - 21
V 6 2 1 4 3 - 1 1 - 18
tot 48 25 36 12 16 9 3 3 1 153

Click an item below for its 3-letter tally
CE x 6 CI x 7 CT x 2
EC x 1 EF x 5 EN x 5 ET x 3 EV x 10
FE x 13 FI x 13
IC x 1 IN x 27
NE x 11 NI x 10
TE x 15 TI x 5 TV x 1
VE x 10 VI x 8

cmp 8 tot
N 1 1
tot 1 1

INEFFECTIVE, INFECTIVE

word       length      
INEFFICIENCE 12
INEFFECTIVE 11 pangram
INEFFICIENT 11
VINCIENNITE 11
EFFICIENCE 10
INFINITIVE 10
VINCENTITE 10
CETINEITE 9
EFFECTIVE 9
EFFICIENT 9
INCENTIVE 9
INFECTIVE 9 pangram
INTENTIVE 9
INVECTIVE 9
INVENTIVE 9
TINTICITE 9
ENCEINTE 8
ETIFENIN 8
EVENTIVE 8
EVINCIVE 8
FIENTIVE 8
INCITIVE 8
INFECTEE 8
INFICETE 8
INFINITE 8
NINETEEN * 8
TEINEITE 8
TINNIENT 8
TVEITITE 8
VENITIVE 8
VETITIVE 8
VETIVENE 8
ENTENTE 7
ENTITIC 7
EVICTEE 7
FICTIVE 7 allowed elsewhere
FIENTIC 7
FIFTEEN 7
INVENIT 7
INVITEE 7
VEENITE 7
VENTIVE 7
VICENIN 7
VINCENT 7
CETENE 6
CIVVIE 6
CTETIC 6
EFFECT 6
EFFETE 6
ENTICE 6
EVEITE 6
EVINCE 6
FEEVEE 6
FENITE 6
FENNEC 6
FENTIN 6
FINITE 6
FITTIE 6
INCENT 6
INCITE 6
INFECT 6
INFEFT 6
INTEIN 6
INTENT 6
INTINE 6
INVECT 6
INVENT 6
INVITE 6
NECTIN 6
NEINEI 6
NETTIE 6
NINEIN 6
TECTIN 6
TEENIE 6
TEETEE 6
TEEVEE 6
TENTEN 6
TENTIE 6
TINNIE 6
VICINE 6
CETIN 5
CITEE 5
CIVET 5
CIVIE 5
CTENE 5
ENNET 5
ETTEN 5
EVENT 5
EVICT 5
EVITE 5
FECIT 5
FEINT 5
FENCE 5
FETII 5
FIENT 5
FIFIE 5
INNIE 5 allowed elsewhere
NEVEN 5
NICEN 5
NIECE 5
NIEVE 5
TENET 5
TENNE 5
VENIN 5
VENTI 5
CENE 4
CENT 4
CETE 4
CINE 4
CITE 4
CIVE 4
ECCE 4
ETIC 4
EVEN 4
EVET 4
FEEN 4
FEET 4
FENI 4
FENT 4
FETE 4
FICE 4
FIEF 4
FIFE 4
FINE 4
FIVE 4
ICEN 4
INEE 4
NEET 4
NEIF 4
NENE 4
NETI 4
NETT 4
NEVE 4
NEVI 4
NICE 4
NIEF 4
NIFE 4
NINE 4
NITE 4
TEEN 4
TEET 4
TEFF 4 allowed elsewhere
TEIN 4
TENT 4
TETE 4
TICE 4
TINE 4
VEIN 4
VENT 4
VEVE 4
VICE 4
VINE 4
VITE 4

* compound(ish) word

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