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
May 3, 2021 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 3, 2021, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter TACEIPV
Spelling Bee for May 3, 2021

Related puzzles
Center letter C: May 30, 2023
Center letter P: August 11, 2022

words: 175
score: 1,012 pts
pangrams: 8
perfect: 1
compounds: 3
plurals: 6
bingo: yes

A x 32
C x 29
E x 9
I x 1
P x 34
T x 54
V x 16

4L x 36
5L x 36
6L x 42
7L x 27
8L x 18
9L x 8
10L x 6
11L x 1
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 tot
A 5 5 5 8 5 2 2 - - 32
C 3 4 6 4 4 2 4 1 1 29
E 2 3 1 2 - 1 - - - 9
I - 1 - - - - - - - 1
P 7 9 10 7 1 - - - - 34
T 16 10 17 3 6 2 - - - 54
V 3 4 3 3 2 1 - - - 16
tot 36 36 42 27 18 8 6 1 1 175

cmp 6 7 tot
P - 1 1
T 2 - 2
tot 2 1 3

plu 5 6 7 8 tot
C 1 - 1 1 3
V 1 1 1 - 3
tot 2 1 2 1 6

debut appearances 13
newly disallowed words 1 pectic

ACCEPTIVE, CAPACITATIVE, CAPACITIVE, CAPITATIVE, CAPTATIVE, CAPTIVATE, CAPTIVATIVE, CAPTIVE

word       length      
ACCEPT 6
ACCEPTEE 8
ACCEPTIVE 9 pangram
ACETA 5
ACETACETIC 10
ACETATE 7
ACETIC 6
ACTA 4
ACTI 4
ACTIVATE 8 debut
ACTIVE 6 debut
AETAT 5
AETT 4
APATETIC 8
APATITE 7
APATITIC 8
APEPTIC 7
APITPAT 7
APPETITE 8 debut
APPETITIVE 10 debut
ATACICEPT 9
ATACTIC 7
ATAP 4
ATAVIC 6
ATTA 4
ATTACCA 7
ATTAP 5
ATTIC 5
AVCAT 5
AVIATE 6 debut
AVIATIC 7
AVIETTE 7
CACTI  5
CAPACITATE 10 debut, disallowed elsewhere
CAPACITATIVE 12 pangram
CAPACITIVE 10 pangram
CAPETTE 7
CAPITA 6
CAPITATA  8
CAPITATE 8
CAPITATIVE 10 pangram
CAPITE 6
CAPTATIVE 9 pangram
CAPTEE 6
CAPTIVATE 9 pangram, debut
CAPTIVATIVE 11 pangram
CAPTIVE 7 perfect pangram, debut
CATATECTIC 10
CATE 4
CATTE 5
CATTIITE 8
CAVEAT 6 debut
CAVETTI  7
CAVITATE 8
CETACEA 7
CETE 4
CITATE 6
CITE 4
CITEE 5
CIVET 5
CTETIC 6
ECTATIC 7
EPACT 5
ETIC 4
EVEITE 6
EVET 4
EVICT 5
EVICTEE 7
EVITATIVE 9
EVITE 5
ICTIC 5
PACEITE 7
PACT 4
PACTA 5
PATACA 6
PATE 4
PATIA 5
PATTE 5
PATTEE 6
PATTIE 6
PEAT 4
PECTATE 7
PECTIC 6 newly disallowed
PEEVIT 6
PEPITA 6 debut
PEPTIC 6
PETE 4
PETIT 5
PETITE 6
PETITIVE 8
PETTA 5
PICCATA 7
PIET 4
PIETA 5
PIIPITE 7
PIPET 5
PIPETTE 7
PIPIT 5
PITA 4
PITAPAT * 7
PITI 4
PITPAT 6
PITTA 5
PITTIE 6
PITTITE 7
TACCAVI 7
TACE 4
TACET 5
TACIT 5
TACT 4
TACTIC 6
TACTITE 7
TACTITIC 8
TAIT 4
TAPA 4
TAPAI 5
TAPE 4
TAPETA 6
TAPETI 6
TAPPA 5
TAPPEE 6
TAPPET 6
TAPPIT 6
TATA 4
TATAC 5
TATEE 5
TATIE 5
TATT 4
TATTA 5
TATTIE 6
TATTVA 6
TAVA 4
TEAT 4
TECTA 5
TECTATE 7
TEEPEE 6
TEET 4
TEETEE 6
TEEVEE 6
TEPA 4
TEPE 4
TEPEE 5
TEPETATE 8
TETE 4
TICE 4
TICTAC 6
TIETAC * 6
TIETTAITE 9
TIPCAT * 6
TIPI 4 allowed elsewhere
TIPITI 6
TIPPEE 6
TIPPET 6
TITI 4
TITIVATE 8 debut
TITTIVATE 9
TIVAEVAE 8
TIVAIVAI 8
TVEITITE 8
VACATE 6 debut
VATIC 5
VETA 4
VETITIVE 8
VIATIC 6
VIATICA  7
VIATICATE 9
VITA 4
VITAE  5
VITE 4
VITIATE 7 debut
VITICETA 8
VITTA 5
VITTAE  6
VITTATE 7
VIVAT 5

* compound(ish) word
† plural noun

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